Authorities of the Costa Rican Oil Refinery (RECOPE) defended wages and incentives it gives to its employees and they presented surveys and international parameters to support its positions.
Sara Salazar, executive president, and Luis Carlos Solera, finance official of the entity, justified that the expenses for salaries are lower when compared to the industry’s companies in the rest of the region.
We are below the average in South America,
explained Solera, who insisted that RECOPE’s salaries were compared to companies that perform the same activities.
On the other hand, Salazar insisted that it guarantees the supply of fuels.
At the moment Costa Rica does not refine, but if that’s the case, it does not mean that it is not fulfilling its mission, which is to supply fuel demand, refining or importing,
the official said.
Among the activities carried out by the state company, the purchase of raw materials, intermediate and finished products and their storage, as well as the distribution and transfer of hydrocarbons are included.