What next for fiscal policy?

With budget deficits still large in Brazil and Argentina, fiscal policy there will continue to be tightened over the coming years. But small budget deficits in Mexico, Chile and Peru mean that governments there now have scope to loosen the purse strings. That is one reason why, at least in Chile and Peru, we think economic recoveries will surprise on the upside.

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