**🇨🇱 Chile – Saturday, 3 October 2026**
**Budget 2027 timeline now set**
Congress set formal dates for Kast's first budget: the government presents the Presupuesto 2027 to the Chamber of Deputies on October 5, with the Special Joint Budget Commission hearing the Q3 public-finance report on October 6, following Thursday's clashing reactions to its 1.5% growth figure.
**Bachelet urges opposition unity**
After her bid for UN Secretary-General collapsed, Michelle Bachelet told six opposition party leaders and President Boric in La Pintana on October 1 to "work united" against insecurity and unemployment, while ruling out withdrawing from public life.
**Previously:**
CNN Chile
Este miércoles vence el plazo del Presupuesto 2027: ¿Qué está definiendo el Gobierno y por qué es clave para el país?
La Constitución fija el 30 de septiembre como plazo máximo para que el Ejecutivo envíe el proyecto de Ley de Presupuestos al Congreso.
El Mostrador
Kast anuncia Presupuesto 2027 con alza de 1,5 % y Bachelet llama a la unidad opositora | El Mostrador
Kast anunció un alza de 1,5 % del gasto sin precisar la meta fiscal. Bachelet llamó a la unidad opositora y descartó retirarse. El Congreso ...
**🇨🇱 Chile – Friday, 2 October 2026**
**Opposition presses Kast on cuts**
Reacting to Thursday's budget submission, Socialist deputy Andrea Macías said "the numbers do not add up" and Broad Front president Gael Yeomans demanded clarity on which of 632 programs would be cut, while governing-coalition ally Ximena Ossandón (RN) called the spending rise "more than we expected."
https://cnnchile.com/pais/diputados-oficialistas-y-de-oposicion-reaccionan-al-primer-presupuesto-del-gobierno-de-kast
**Previously:**
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