Kast’s Mega-Reform Receives Harsh Criticism From the Autonomous Fiscal Council for “Diverse Risks” to Public Finances
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The mega-reform promoted by the government of José Antonio Kast faced on Tuesday a bath of reality, after the Autonomous Fiscal Council (CFA), an independent public and consultative body, warned about the risks that its implementation would imply for the sustainability of Chile’s public finances, amid its current discussion in Congress. Continue reading
“The final impact of the project on the fiscal balance depends critically on the realization of the projected economic growth,” said the president of the Autonomous Fiscal Council, Paula Benavides. He also said that “achieving fiscal neutrality in that period will require additional sources of funding of relevant magnitude, not contained in the project.”
The Autonomous Fiscal Council (CFA) today presented to the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies its vision on the draft law of the “National Reconstruction Plan” that incorporates various fiscal, tax and economic measures. Although the technical agency recognized that the initiative combines various proposals with the aim of increasing the trend growth of the economy, it also made several warnings, such as that the final impact of the p…
DOWNLOAD in PDF The member of the finance commission, Deputy Boris Barrera, said about the presentation of the Autonomous Fiscal Council and the projections of the National Reconstruction Plan in the commission: “We have received from the Autonomous Fiscal Council what comes to see something that we have already said since the government announced these measures and leaves us much more concerned because we see it obtuse, we see this government d…
This was expressed by Congressman Boris Barrera, who indicated that the background that is coming on the mega-financial and tax project “is telling us that under the current conditions this project cannot be voted on.” Valparaíso. 6/5/2026.
During his recent presentation to the Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, the Autonomous Fiscal Council (CFA) presented several concerns and recommendations regarding the draft National Reconstruction Law promoted by the Government of President José Antonio Kast. The technical, public and independent body, charged with assessing the sustainability of the country's public finances, warned that the initiative could generate a negative n…
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