Senate President Paulina Núñez announced this Thursday that the Upper Chamber will give immediate processing to the bill that will allow the implementation of the measures agreed between the government and the truckers' unions to end the mobilizations that have affected different areas of the country.
The commitment came after the Executive announced an understanding with the Fuerza Norte Transporters Confederation and the Centro-Sur Truckers Confederation, which includes reversing the latest increases of $42 per liter of diesel and $39 per liter of gasoline, in addition to applying an additional reduction of $100 to the first of these fuels. It also contemplates extending until December 2027 the mechanism for recovering the specific tax for cargo transport.
Accompanied by the vice president of the corporation, Iván Moreira, Núñez stated that "with the agreement announced, it is now up to the Senate, to the National Congress, to legislate immediately."
Along those lines, the parliamentarian praised the agreement and committed to dispatching the initiative next Tuesday, November 17, the date on which the Executive also hopes the measures will be approved.
The Senate President highlighted that the conflict was channeled through dialogue and called for avoiding situations like the truckers' stoppage from happening again.
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PoliticsThe president of the upper chamber, Paulina Núñez, welcomed the agreement reached with the transporters, which includes a reduction of $142 per liter of diesel and a price cap until March 2027. She also called for prioritizing dialogue to avoid new stoppages. Paulina Núñez and Iván Moreira, Senate leadership. KARIN POZO CommentsThe president of the Senate, Paulina Núñez, announced this Thursday that the upper chamber will give immediate processing to the bill that will allow the implementation of the measures agreed between the government and the truckers' unions to end the mobilizations that have affected different areas of the country. The commitment came after the Executive announced an understanding with the Fuerza Norte Transporters Confederation and the Centro-Sur Truckers Confederation, which considers reversing the latest increases of $42 per liter of diesel and $39 per liter of gasoline, in addition to applying an additional reduction of $100 to the first of these fuels. It also contemplates extending until December 2027 the mechanism for recovering the specific tax for cargo transport. Accompanied by the vice president of the corporation, Iván Moreira, Núñez stated that "with the agreement announced, it is now up to the Senate, to the National Congress, to legislate immediately." Along those lines, the parliamentarian welcomed the agreement and committed to passing the initiative next Tuesday, November 17, the date on which the Executive also expects the measures to be approved. The president of the Senate highlighted that the conflict was resolved through dialogue and made a call to avoid situations like the truckers' stoppage from happening again. "Let us never forget, we must not reach this situation, because Chile is made by all of us, and when some raise their grievances, the answer is not threats. The answer is what we have seen today in these last hours: it is sitting down, it is talking, it is taking in and putting that into what commands us, which is the law," she said. Finally, Núñez reiterated the upper chamber's commitment to expedited processing: "We are going to legislate with urgency immediately, and this coming Tuesday we will have the law in order to execute this agreement." More about: Senate Agreement Government Fuel Price Increase Truckers