‘Do more and talk less’: Roy Barreras to president of Colpensiones

Recently, the president of Colpensiones, Jaime Dussán, spoke about the destination of pension savings. Statements that generated controversy and strong criticism of the Government.

(Read: What can pension savings be used for? This is allowed by law).

Dussán assured that the changes that are planned to be made would be focused on creating a single pension system for the country, looking for a transition regime so that more people contribute to Colpensiones; and, second, that that money from savings would be used in social and infrastructure works“like the train between Buenaventura and Barranquilla”.

Given these statements, the President Gustavo Petro clarified the aspirations that his government has regarding pension savings. “It is not true that the savings that the Government makes from its transfers to Colpensiones today will be spent tomorrow, with the reform, on infrastructure“, assured the president.

Added to Petro’s clarifications was the President of Congress, Roy Barreras, who supported the head of state. “High state officials help President Gustavo Petro if they follow his clear guidelines, instead of distorting them. They are not loose wheels. do more and talk lessdemanded the senator.

Other experts have also spoken out regarding the pension reform that seeks to bring you before Congress during the first semester of 2023.

One of the people who joined the debate was the President of the Colombian American Chamber of Commerce, María Claudia Lacouturewho assured that “the savings of workers for their retirement must be sacred.”

Also, the professor and economist Gilberto Tobón He assured that: “A pension reform must be promoted that prioritizes the worker’s pension over the banker’s profit.”

Together with them, Wilson Arias, senator from the Historical Pact, said that this reform seeks “guarantee of rights with a broad protective floor and technical management of contributions“.

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