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National Reconstruction Law published, with first measures taking effect in November
Law No. 21,850 brings tax cuts, zero VAT on new homes and a phased implementation schedule running through 2029.

National Reconstruction Law published in Official Gazette, setting its timetable in motion
Four tax and training measures take effect on November 1. VAT exemptions and capital repatriation will follow later.
S&P mantiene la nota de Chile en A y proyecta menor déficit fiscal al 2029In Spanish
La clasificadora valoró la moderación fiscal y la Ley de Reconstrucción Nacional, y anticipa un repunte del crecimiento chileno en 2027.In Spanish
Alvarado asks Democratic Socialism to support security agenda as it did under Boric
The minister of both the Interior and the General Secretariat of Government ruled out a political cost from withdrawing the executive branch's constitutional reform proposal and called for cross-party support.

Kast's sweeping reform: employment tax credit and changes to the Internal Revenue Service would take effect first
Following enactment, the law must still go through the Comptroller General's Office and the Official Gazette before its deadlines begin, with implementation staggered through 2029.

Kast promulgates Reconstruction Law without ceremony following mudslide in Las Condes
The decree will now go through the Comptroller General’s Office before publication in the Official Gazette, and most of its provisions will take effect the following month.

Kast asks farmers for a vote of confidence and promises a 2027 with less unemployment
Speaking to the Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, the president admitted that unemployment is weighing on the country but said 2027 will be an extraordinary year.

Kast on October 18: "We hope it never happens again"
The president called for looking to the future and did not address the pardons sought by the National Libertarian Party seven years after the social uprising.

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.
Minería y energía lideran consultas por invariabilidad tributaria a las Big FourIn Spanish
Grandes inversionistas preguntan por contratos de estabilidad tributaria, repatriación de capitales y rebaja en donaciones antes de la nueva ley.In Spanish
Gobierno alista promulgación de la megarreforma tras fallo del TCIn Spanish
El TC eliminó tres normas de la ley de reconstrucción, entre ellas la que condicionaba la compensación a municipios por contribuciones de mayores.In Spanish
TC visa la Ley de Reconstrucción y elimina condiciones para compensar a municipiosIn Spanish
El fallo deja en pie la rebaja del impuesto a empresas, pero anula exigencias a comunas y un beneficio transitorio para municipios ricos.In Spanish
Finance Ministry to present Kast with modernization agenda featuring AI and biometric Clave Única
Undersecretary Sebastián Vallebona proposes adding biometrics to Clave Única, providing apps to municipalities and using AI under closed protocols.

Quiroz insiste en bajar el desempleo a 6,5% pese a la desconfianza de expertosIn Spanish
El ministro de Hacienda proyecta crecer 3,3% en 2027 y recuperar 200 mil empleos con la ley de Reconstrucción y el plan de empleo.In Spanish
Presupuesto 2027 de Kast divide al Congreso entre empleo, seguridad y recortesIn Spanish
Republicanos, UDI y RN celebran el alza en seguridad y obras públicas, mientras PDG y PS preguntan qué se recortará con un gasto que sube solo 1,5%.In Spanish

La Moneda announces toll and electricity rate cuts after Kast falls to 27% approval
The government denies tailoring its announcements to polls, while Republicans and National Renewal discuss how to halt the decline in presidential approval.

Governing coalition backs Quiroz after Sichel's criticism during 2027 Budget debate
Republicanos, UDI, RN and Evópoli defended the Finance Minister, while the mayor of Ñuñoa called for a political minister to act as a counterweight to him.

Ley de Reconstrucción sigue en el TC y Quiroz ya no arriesga fecha de promulgaciónIn Spanish
El Tribunal Constitucional tiene hasta el 9 de octubre para fallar, aunque puede pedir prórroga, y eso retrasa el calendario de la reforma tributaria.In Spanish
Presupuesto 2027 destina $7 billones a seguridad y suma mil cupos en CarabinerosIn Spanish
El primer erario de Kast aumenta 9,1% los fondos de seguridad, crea una fiscalía contra bandas interregionales y eleva Salud en 4,7%.In Spanish

De Grange says the debris flow in Las Condes could not have been prevented
A February report by Sernageomin warned of the risk of debris flows in four ravines in Las Condes burned in the January fire.