Chile Warns 2026 Budget Deficit Will Widen, May Seek More Debt Approval

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 26

Chile’s new government said this year’s budget deficit will be larger than previously forecast, and it may need congressional approval to issue more debt than planned.
Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz blamed the deterioration on the previous administration’s revenue overestimates and its failure to fully account for some expenses.
The warning, delivered in a quarterly fiscal policy report on Monday, signals a steeper fiscal challenge for President José Antonio Kast’s administration than it had anticipated.

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