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🇵🇾 Paraguay /Economy & Trade

Paraguay government rejects doctors’ pay hike and offers a limited 2027 budget increase

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

At a glance

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  • Paraguay’s government rejected doctors’ demand for a 76% salary increase, saying it was impossible to finance.
  • Economy Minister Óscar Lovera proposed a smaller increase tied to professional qualifications through a health-sector career system in the 2027 budget.
  • The proposal was presented at a news conference in Asunción by senior government and health officials.

Paraguay’s government has rejected a 76% pay increase sought by doctors, calling the demand impossible to finance in the 2027 national budget.

Economy and Finance Minister Óscar Lovera proposed an alternative based on professional training. Under the plan, salary improvements would be linked to workers’ qualifications through the creation of a health-sector career system.

Lovera presented the proposal in Asunción alongside Chief of Cabinet Javier Giménez and Health Minister María Teresa Barán. The government characterized the alternative as a limited salary adjustment rather than the increase requested by doctors.

Impossible

— Óscar LoveraThe economy and finance minister described financing the 76% pay increase demanded by doctors.
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Originally published by ABC Color 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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