00:00We change topic. The Council of State of Colombia suspended President Gustavo Petro's executive decree
00:05that provided for an increase in the minimum wage for 2026 of more than 20%.
00:10The text of the Council of State details the prohibition and suspension of the effects of the decree 1469 of
00:18December 29, 2025,
00:20issued by the executive. In addition, it gave the government eight days to issue a new decree
00:25that takes into account criteria such as the inflation, target, productivity and gross domestic product growth, among other aspects.
00:33In this scenario, President Petro ordered a 23.7% increase in the salary benefiting more than 2.4 million
00:40former workers in Colombia.
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