**🇨🇱 Chile – Thursday, 1 October 2026** **Kast submits 2027 budget bill** Building on Monday's jobs-plan announcement, Kast's government formally submitted its 2027 budget on October 1: overall spending rises 1.5%, with 9.5 trillion pesos ($9.8 billion) for growth and job creation, an 8.1% increase, and security spending up 9.1%. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/chile-s-2027-fiscal-spending-to-rise-1-5-focus-on-employment **Previously:**