Paraguay
They present in the Chamber of Deputies a bill to halt the creation of public posts for two years
The initiative promoted by Rubén Rubin proposes suspending the opening of new positions and the filling of vacancies in the State for 24 months, with exceptions for health, education and security.
Deputy Rubén Rubin presented a bill to suspend for 24 months the creation of posts and the filling of vacancies in the public service, a measure that, according to La Nación Paraguay, seeks to contain spending on personnel services and organize the use of state resources in a context of fiscal constraints.
According to the justification for the initiative, the goal is to prioritize essential services, improve staff distribution and manage resources with criteria of rationality and sustainability. The text cited by that outlet notes that in fiscal years 2024 and 2025, 9,166 and 9,320 vacancies were recorded, respectively, for a cumulative total of 18,486 unfilled positions in the state apparatus.
The proposal establishes that the departure of an official will not imply the automatic replacement of the post. Instead, public institutions will have to analyze a possible internal reassignment of duties among active personnel, with the intention of maintaining operations without expanding the budget allocated to salaries.
According to La Nación Paraguay, the bill stresses that the measure does not include layoffs or affect acquired labor rights, since its scope is limited to the vacancies that arise during the term of the law.
Health personnel, teachers, members of the Armed Forces and the National Police, as well as posts whose absence could compromise the continuity of essential public services, would be excluded from the restriction.
The initiative also provides for institutional oversight. Entities will have to inform the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic about each vacancy generated, with details on the department, remuneration and source of funding. The bill has already begun its analysis stage in the advisory committees of the Chamber of Deputies.
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