The Aruba supplementary budget has been approved by Parliament following lengthy deliberations, according to a November 7 report by 24ora. Labour Minister Wendrick Cicilia welcomed the outcome and said it would allow the government to continue investment and social measures.
Minister links approval to public programmes
Cicilia pointed to financial assistance and infrastructure renewal among the government’s priorities. He congratulated the cabinet and coalition parliamentarians for their support during the parliamentary process.
Pension increase cited in minister’s response
The minister also highlighted an Afl. 500 increase for pensioners as an achievement of the current cabinet. The source does not establish that parliamentary approval created a new payment on November 7 or specify a fresh payment timetable. His description of the measure’s household benefits is attributed to him.
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Update — November 8, 2026
AVP parliamentarian Jennifer Arends-Reyes detailed the contents of the supplementary budget during the debate, Diario reported on November 7. The package includes an Afl. 5 million adjustment related to high fuel prices, a rise in the reparatietoeslag of Afl. 150 per month for roughly 21,000 AOV and AWW beneficiaries, and a cut in the pension premium on the first Afl. 30,000 of income from 5% to 0%.
For housing, the budget proposes a loan of up to Afl. 23 million to FCCA at 2% interest for building social rental homes for people aged 55 and over. It also includes up to Afl. 2,943,800 for the renovation of the San Nicolas bus station, an extra Afl. 300,000 for DOW, and dispensation of civil claims of up to Afl. 73,865 for Trampolin pa Trabao clients. Arends-Reyes noted the projected national surplus of Afl. 80.8 million and asked the government to explain how the fuel support will reach the households that feel the pressure most, and to clarify how pensioners can access the premium reduction.
Source: Diario (November 7, 2026)
