Kast Announces Its First Budget in Chile, Focused on Security and Employment

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The right-wing president, who applied cuts in ministries and public services after assuming in March, indicated that the next budget will increase by 1.5% compared to this year. The government shuffled an increase of 1%, but decided "to make an additional half-point effort to accelerate reactivation, investment and employment," Kast said during a televised speech. Without a guaranteed majority in Congress, the government will have to negotiate i…

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The president of Chile announces that they have reviewed 632 programs in 23 ministries: “Those that work, grow. Those that don’t work, will have to improve before they get more weight”

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The , after the meeting held with the president José Antonio Kast in the Palace of Cerro Castillo in Viña del Mar – region of Valparaíso-. It was parliamentarians of Evopoli and the UDI who confirmed these figures after leaving the meeting with the head of state. The foci of the increase in the Budget 2027 ... Continue reading "Officerism affirms that there will be increase of 1.5% for budget 2027 after meeting with Kast"

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The government has already chosen its priorities: safety and health will be the main areas. In addition, it will aim to promote children and education, focused on pre-basic, basic and secondary education. Another important axis of this fiscal period will be the measures to boost growth and employment.

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The project foresees an increase of 1.5% in public spending for next year. “It’s not a real increase, but merely nominal,” said Senator Claudia Pascual. “It’s 1.5% on what,” Ms. Irací Hassler questioned. “A smaller budget will not face social emergencies...

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She questioned whether the executive branch would not clarify whether the rise was real or nominal, criticized the tone of the national chain and backed Michelle Bachelet after the withdrawal of sponsorship for her candidacy for the UN. Senator Claudia Pascual expressed reservations about the announcement of Budget 2027 made by the government in [...]