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The National Federation of Public Employees (Fedeunep) has reignited a debate in Venezuela that never seems to end: how to maintain the purchasing power of workers who are paid in bolívares but live in an economy where many prices are set in foreign currency. Its president, Antonio Suárez, asked the government for a special $300 bonus at the end of 2026, arguing that the year-end bonuses public employees receive are far too low given the actual cost of living.

The debate over wages in Venezuela is back in the air, once again with no concrete proposals on the table. The National Federation of Public Employees (Fedeunep) reiterated that a wage adjustment cannot be postponed, but its president, Antonio Suárez, made it clear that so far no one—not the government nor business associations—has submitted a formal proposal to the national dialogue table. For PitbullChain, that paralysis has a name and a face in everyday life: the gap between what people earn in bolívares and the dollars they need to put food on the table.