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Peru Congress Approves Bonuses and CTS for CAS Workers in Second Vote

The Executive now evaluates the autógrafa following estimates of roughly S/3 billion in yearly cost.

Overview

  • The reform adds two annual bonuses equal to one monthly salary each and a CTS calculated at 100% of monthly pay per year of service, payable at the end of the employment relationship.
  • It also restructures the CAS regime with three contract types, caps fixed-term renewals at five years within fiscal-year limits, and sets indemnities for contracts nullified for fraud or simulation.
  • The measure covers one of the state’s largest workforces, with cited counts ranging from about 348,750 to 373,233 CAS employees.
  • Funding is framed as internal budget reallocations subject to a favorable MEF opinion without new Treasury demands, while MEF and the Fiscal Council estimate an annual cost near S/2.8–3.05 billion and point to constitutional limits on creating spending.
  • Finance Minister Gerardo López said the government will issue a technical opinion once the text arrives, as scrutiny increases due to concurrent spending laws and the electoral calendar.