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Kast and Frei launch Choose Chile, a state platform to attract foreign investment
The government presented an initiative to improve the country's image abroad and diversify exports with higher value-added products.
Grau alleges 30% cut to employment subsidies in 2027 budget
Boric’s former minister says Kast’s proposal prioritizes current spending over public investment, which would grow by only 1.6%.
Parisi and Socialist Party deputies criticize TAG toll cuts of up to 25% on Autopista Central
The TAG toll cuts would take effect in 2027 in exchange for extending the concession by 20 months, and the opposition alleges that users will bear the cost.
De Gregorio: higher oil prices alone can't explain Chile's sharp slowdown
The former head of the Banco Central points to falling expectations, the "no hay plata" ("there's no money") message and March's bencinazo, a record jump in gasoline prices, as factors behind the slowdown.
Study finds $325 billion in cuts to 48 social programs for 2027
Employment subsidies, Yo elijo mi PC and childhood programs are among those most affected in the proposed 2027 Budget, according to Horizonte Ciudadano.
Government to submit bill in November keeping SME tax at 12.5%
The government will submit two bills supporting SMEs, with a gradual tax transition, timely invoice payments and less paperwork to formalize businesses.
2027 budget cuts Environment Ministry's climate change funding by 57%
The bill halves support for renewable energy while the Magallanes gas subsidy remains the Energy Ministry's largest budget item.
2027 Budget: ministers defend cuts to Culture, Education and Energy
Culture faces a 10.1% cut, Bicentennial High Schools 45%, and Prodemu is closing, while the Finance Ministry says total spending will not be negotiated in Congress.
Broad Front calls for suspension of sweeping reform and changes to the 2027 Budget
The opposition party estimates that halting the tax cut would free up around US$1,000 million in 2027 to tackle unemployment.
Borrowers under the State-Guaranteed Loan program can restructure their entire debt in up to 48 installments
The CAE Total agreement is signed exclusively online, has no income or prior repayment history requirements and will be available until January 17, 2027.
Dollar near $1,000 and fuel subsidy worry Finance Ministry
Minister Jorge Quiroz faces pressure from his own political camp to spend more, while unemployment reaches 9.6% and mining drags down the economy.
Chile's sweeping tax reform is now law: which rules apply first and what the SII must issue
The SII will issue 13 circulars and 17 resolutions to apply the law, which cuts the corporate tax rate from 27% to 23% by 2029.
Parisi proposes AFP pension withdrawal of up to three minimum wages for people unemployed nine months
The PDG leader proposes a targeted, "non-inflationary" withdrawal for the long-term unemployed and people with health problems.
Re:wild lists Guafo Island as its only landholding, according to La Tercera
The NGO co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio plans to submit the application to create a private protected area on the island, located in Quellón, within weeks.
Minister Mas rules out selling Codelco and signals more partnerships with private companies
The government seeks fresh capital and new mines for the state-owned copper company, which will present its investment plan in November.
Fitch welcomes the 2027 budget adjustment but questions whether it will last
The ratings agency maintains Chile’s A- rating and attributes the fiscal improvement more to copper and lithium than to the government’s spending cuts.
Chile's unemployment rate reaches 9.6%, the highest in South America
Recent graduates and women over 45 take the longest to find work, while the 2027 Budget cuts employment funding.
Ministers Rincón and Mas distance themselves from Quiroz over kerosene and the "mining recession"
The energy minister and the minister of economy and mining contradicted the finance minister this Wednesday in two radio interviews.
Truckers meet with Finance and Economy officials over diesel price rise
Freight transport associations say filling a 500-liter tank has risen from $475,000 to $750,000 since March and are calling for the cost to be passed on through freight rates.
TAG rate cut in Santiago reopens debate over expensive tolls in the regions
UDI deputies call for the reduction agreed with Autopista Central to be extended to interurban highways. De Grange says the key factor is the age of the contract.
