President Claudia Sheinbaum defended on Saturday in Morelos the approval of electoral plan B and the decree eliminating golden pensions for former public officials. She said these measures will save nearly 5 billion pesos for public works and social programs. 'Pésele a quien le pese, we will continue governing for the people of Mexico,' she stated.
In Emiliano Zapata municipality, Morelos, Sheinbaum highlighted that plan B reduces the number of officials, electoral counselors, and councilors in municipalities, as well as budgets for the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. This reform, approved by at least 17 state congresses, eliminates re-election in municipal presidencies and deputies starting in 2030, restoring the principle of 'effective suffrage, no re-election'.
The president criticized the high salaries of electoral counselors and private health insurance paid with 'people's money'. The savings will fund projects like drinking water, housing, and road repaving in poor municipalities.
On golden pensions, the decree published Friday in the Official Gazette of the Federation prohibits payments exceeding 134,000 pesos monthly, half the 2026 presidential salary. Sheinbaum cited cases of former Luz y Fuerza, CFE, and Pemex officials receiving up to one million pesos a month, though corrected Pemex data shows 201,961 pesos.
The reform excludes the Armed Forces and the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. The saved resources will go to Welfare programs and public works, according to the president.
