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Weekly Report - 03 August 2023 (WR-23-31)
CHILE: Corruption may undermine proposed fiscal pact
In a nationwide speech on 1 August, Chile’s President Gabriel Boric called on his political opponents to “come out of their trenches” and support his proposed US$8bn “fiscal pact”. But controversies over ministerial-level corruption are likely to hold back any quick agreement.
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