The third pension withdrawal bill currently making its way through Congress in Chile would support its economic recovery in the near term, but it is another concerning sign of a gradual shift towards populist policymaking. Elsewhere, the last-minute approval of Brazil’s 2021 budget yesterday seems to have got the government out of a hole for now, the underlying picture is that fiscal discipline seems to be wavering.
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