41.
With regard to the facts, the State provided a narrative of
the amparo proceeding and of the enforcement of judgment proceeding
similar to that described by the petitioners adding that the SUNAT
objected to the expert report of April 7, 2003, because it considered that
it was illegal and contrary to the jurisprudence of the Constitutional
Court. The State pointed out that the argument was accepted by the
corresponding judicial authority which, on May 5, 2005, rejected the
“multimillion expert report” issued and made it absolutely clear that the
pensions could not be adjusted based on the salary scale of SUNAT
employees under the private labor system and ordering a new expert
report.
42.
The State pointed out that the association appealed the
decision on May 23, 2005, and that on May 23, 2006, the appeal was
resolved when the earlier decision was reaffirmed.
43.
The State pointed out that the new expert report followed
the same criteria that determined the rejection of the first expert report
and that led to a resolution issued on March, 17, 2006, ordering SUNAT
to adjust the pensions and pay the increases not received to 566
members of the association within three days of being notified. The
State also pointed out that this resolution was appealed by SUNAT.
44.
According to the State’s narrative, on July 24, 2006, the
Sixth Civil Chamber of Lima decided the appeal lodged by SUNAT
ordering a new accounting expert report on grounds that the expert
accountant had followed erroneous criteria in determining the amounts
owed. The State pointed out that this ruling ordered that the new expert
report should be conducted in accordance with current legislation and
existing jurisprudence in this area, and reiterated the incompatibility of
adjusting pensions under the system established by Decree Law 20.530
based on the salary scales of the private sector system.
45.
The State indicated that, in accordance with the previous
decision, on October 25, 2006, a new expert report was ordered “with
guidance from Article 3.c of Decree Law No. 673, given that the
adjustment must be based on the salary scale of the active civil service
employee or worker in Public Administration of the same rank and pay
level that the retired employee held at the time of dismissal (…)”.
46.
The State argued that these expert reports lacked legal
grounds and veered away from the judicial rulings in this area because
their implementation would mean that the Peruvian State would have to
pay the members of the association amounts in the millions in pension
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