Each magistrate of the newly created Disciplinary Tribunal of Yucatán costs more than 2 million pesos per year, totaling more than 10 million pesos, generating controversy due to the privileges and excesses compared to the state’s economic reality.
Context of the Tribunal
- Institution: Disciplinary Tribunal of Yucatán.
- Number of magistrates: 5, all linked to Morena.
- Functions: Still unclear, which has generated criticism about the need for its creation.
Salaries and Benefits
- Annual base salary: 1,466,628 pesos.
- Vacation bonus: 244,428 pesos (four times more than the magistrates of the Judicial Branch).
- Christmas bonus: 162,958 pesos. – Food: 84,408 pesos.
- Gasoline: 72,000 pesos.
- Special bonuses for seniority: between 345 and 1,084 additional pesos.
- Total annual cost per magistrate: 2,030,422 pesos.
- Total cost of the five magistrates: 10,152,110 pesos.
Criticisms and Comparisons
- Excesses: In vacation bonus alone, each magistrate receives more than double what a minimum-wage worker earns working 10 to 12-hour days.
- Contrast: Magistrates of the Judiciary receive 50,316 pesos in vacation bonus, significantly less than those of the Disciplinary Tribunal. – Public Perception: It is considered a “mockery” for the people of Yucatán, especially in a context of economic uncertainty and poverty.
The story of these magistrates reflects how privileges in the public sector can generate social outrage, especially when the benefits seem disproportionate to the reality of most citizens. The case has become a symbol of inequality and of questioning the use of public resources in Yucatán.
