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Budget Director rules out shrinking the State as his goal
José Pablo Gómez says the US$ 6,000 million adjustment was promised over 18 months and the Government is seven months into that period.
Subcommittee votes on 7% cut to regional governments in 2027 budget
Governors call for budget item 31 to be rejected after meeting with the Budget Directorate, and senators from the opposition and governing coalition back their demand.
Mario Marcel joins UDP and criticizes the Chile Takes Off employment plan
The former finance minister will teach at UDP starting in November and argues that the 2027 Budget does very little for employment.
Government projects 59% drop in fiscal cash holdings for 2027 due to debt payments
The Treasury's financial assets would fall to 3.9% of GDP in 2027, and the sovereign wealth funds would remain below the 5% to 7% range suggested by the IMF.
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.
Puerto Varas mayor questions weather radar plan for the Metropolitan Region
Tomás Gárate calls for equipment for Los Lagos, while Governor Claudio Orrego says the regional government has no funds available this year.
Column warns over 59% cut to Undersecretariat for the Environment
A column calls on the government to reverse the environmental budget cut and fund climate science following the mudslide in San Carlos de Apoquindo.
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.
CR2 researchers call for reversal of 59% cut to the Subsecretaría del Medio Ambiente
Three CR2 academics warn that the cut undermines climate change mitigation and adaptation goals, and call for science to be funded.
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.