Finance Committee clears Kast's flagship economic bill in first congressional hurdle
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 7
Finance Committee clears Kast's flagship economic bill in first congressional hurdle
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 7
Chile's lower-house panel approved it in principle by eight votes to four, with one abstention, on Thursday.
The vote sends the measure to article-by-article debate and further voting next week as President Jose Antonio Kast's administration seeks broader legislative backing.
The government is pursuing an ambitious timetable to secure full passage in both houses of Congress by June, despite the limited respite from the initial committee win.
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