Opposition presses and the ruling party slows down: wage indexation remains stalled in Congress

Santo Domingo. – The salary indexing projects submitted by senators Félix Bautista and Cristóbal Venerado Castillo remain stalled in the Senate, just one month before they expire. The fight to restore the mandate contemplated in the Tax Code has found strength in the voice of opposition legislators, while those in the ruling party insist on the lack of conditions for its application. Senator Ginette Bournigal of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) stated that although the issue “has been evaded,” the Government has promoted other claims and subsidies for the benefit of employees. In addition, she pointed out that the Executive is working on the matter “to reach a solution” and find a definitive solution.

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On his part, Senator Santiago Zorrilla favored that the citizen must be given everything that corresponds to him by law and in that direction they are studying the bills looking for ways to enrich them or leave them as they were submitted. The two Senate projects propose to amend Article 296 of the Tax Code to update the income tax scale for natural persons. 2026 Budget Project maintains “frozen” salary indexation When consulting the deputy of the Fuerza del Pueblo, José David Báez, he explained that upon reviewing the report of the bill for the General State Budget for the year 2026, the provision of indexation in article 45 “remains frozen”. “We have the proposal to change that article so that the inflation index can be calculated according to the Central Bank and that salaries can be indexed, in the next meeting we will be submitting that proposal, we hope that there is a level of common sense in the central Government,” said Báez. The intention is that the more than 700 thousand Dominicans affected for more than 5 years can receive an incentive in the face of the difficult economic situation in the country. Senator Omar Fernández has been one of the main proponents of wage indexation. Through a resolution project, he requested the President of the Republic to instruct the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) to apply the indexation of the Income Tax (ISR) for incomes of up to RD$52,000 monthly, as established in article 327 of the Tax Code. It is reminded that the current legislature, which began in August, concludes on January 12th next and if the projects do not receive approval during that period, they will be considered expired, as established by the Dominican Constitution.