{"id":16349,"date":"2026-09-05T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/?p=16349"},"modified":"2026-09-04T23:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:27:16","slug":"30-day-deadline-cherished-pensionado-discounts-now-in-the-hands-of-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat-times.com\/panama\/living\/30-day-deadline-cherished-pensionado-discounts-now-in-the-hands-of-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Day Deadline – Cherished Pensionado Discounts Now in The Hands of the President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A small pharmacy in Panama granted roughly $2,800 in pensionado discounts during a single year. That figure, cited by retiree advocate Guillermo Cort\u00e9s, has become an unexpected flashpoint in the escalating debate over proposed legislation that would expand benefits for older adults and pensioners nationwide<\/a>. Cort\u00e9s, who leads the Asociaci\u00f3n Mundo de Jubilados, argues that such modest sums cannot possibly explain the financial pressures facing small and medium businesses, even as President Jos\u00e9 Ra\u00fal Mulino weighs whether to sign or veto the bill within his 30-day constitutional window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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