November 28, 2024 12:08 GMT
CHILE: Congress Approves 2025 Budget
CHILE
- Congress has approved a CLP 82tn budget for 2025, up 2% from the amount for this year, according to a statement from the finance ministry last night. The statement said the budget aims to guarantee that needs for increased security are covered. The approved budget is CLP543.5bn ($573mn) smaller than an earlier draft, as previously noted, after the government trimmed planned spending growth next year from 2.7% provisionally.
- USDCLP has opened moderately lower, with the pair trading around the 975 level, narrowing the gap to initial firm support at 970.14, the 20-day EMA. Data wise, no macro figures are due today, with month-end activity data expected tomorrow, including retail sales, IP and copper production.
- In other news, La Tercera reports that pension reform is heading towards the final stretch, with the deadline for the Senate to approve the bill approaching in January. Senators of Chile Vamos have personally assumed the role of negotiating with the government on the two main issues, with reports that the government and opposition lawmakers are getting closer to a deal.
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