Senators reject Omar Fernández’s proposal to apply salary indexation in 2026

Santo Domigo.-During the ordinary session held this Tuesday, December 16, in the Senate of the Republic, the senator for the National District, Omar Fernández, formally requested that the General State Budget Bill for the year 2026 be returned to Committee.

That request sought to open a space for consensus that would allow the elimination of article 45 of the project, which contemplates —for the seventh consecutive year— the suspension of the application of wage indexation established in the Tax Code in favor of Dominican workers, however, it was rejected by the majority of senators.

“Sometimes we want to be creating laws for everything here, and we lose sight of the fact that enforcing the ones we already have is more than enough,” Senator Fernández expressed during his speech in the chamber.

This proposal, which was supported by other Senators from the Fuerza del Pueblo party caucus, is part of a constant social struggle within Fernández’s legislative agenda and responds to repeated demands from both him and various union and social sectors, who have demanded compliance with the law to ensure that salaries reflect the real impact of inflation.

“For years we have responsibly exercised our right to claim this. But we haven’t stopped there. We have also identified sources of reduction of superfluous expenses within the State, which would allow us to absorb the fiscal impact of applying the indexation without endangering the sustainability of public finances,” explained the senator.

Fernández reiterated his commitment to a more equitable fiscal policy, where the adjustment does not always fall on the shoulders of those who have the least. “The working class deserves decent treatment. One cannot speak of economic growth while systematically ignoring the deterioration of our people’s purchasing power,” he concluded.