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Neto Bran sets his salary and council fees at zero after announcing cuts

From La Hora · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mixco Mayor Neto Bran said reforms to Guatemala’s IUSI law had reduced municipal revenue.
  • He announced that his salary and the allowances for municipal council members would be set at zero.
  • The move follows public attention to mayoral salaries, including comparisons with President Bernardo Arévalo.

Mixco Mayor Neto Bran announced that he would reduce his salary to zero, along with the allowances received by members of the municipal council.

Bran said the decision responds to the municipality’s financial situation. He argued that reforms to Guatemala’s IUSI law had reduced the commune’s income and affected its finances.

The announcement places Bran among mayors whose pay has drawn attention in relation to President Bernardo Arévalo’s salary. The article focuses on how his compensation will change after the pledge to eliminate the payments.

As a result of the financial situation we are going through...

· Neto BranThe Mixco mayor explained why he announced zero salary allowances for himself and the municipal council.
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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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