# Chile's Senate Finance Committee clears Kast megareform for full Senate vote on July 15 amid planned nationwide protests
> Chile's Senate Finance Committee on July 13 approved 360-plus amendments and dispatched President José Antonio Kast's flagship economic bill, officially called the Proyecto de Reconstrucción Nacional y Desarrollo Económico y Social, to the full Senate chamber for a plenary vote scheduled for July 15; left-wing groups and environmental coalitions announced nationwide protests for the same day

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-13 · heads: Whose Money, Who Decides · 6 takes · 5 lenses · 2 regions

## Summary

Chile's Senate Finance Committee cleared the final committee hurdle for President José Antonio Kast's megareform on July 13, approving more than 360 amendments and sending the bill to the full Senate chamber for a plenary vote scheduled for July 15. The legislation, the Proyecto de Reconstrucción Nacional y Desarrollo Económico y Social, spans tax, labour market, and state reform. Left-wing groups and environmental coalitions announced nationwide protests for the same day as the vote. The lower house of Chile's Congress approved the base text in May 2026.

## Why it matters

The megareform is the central legislative bet of the Kast government. Senate approval would hand Chile's far-right administration a major economic policy victory and reshape tax and labour rules across the region's most market-oriented economy. Rejection or significant amendment would expose Kast's congressional coalition as fragile.

## What to watch

- Whether the full Senate passes, rejects, or materially amends the bill on July 15.
- The scale of the planned protests and whether they affect the Senate vote or its political aftermath.
- How the copper and mining sectors respond to the bill's fiscal provisions.
- Whether Chile's constitutional court is petitioned to review any provisions.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Chilean digital news outlet; first to report the Finance Committee dispatching the bill, framing it as the government advancing its central economic agenda
- **BioBioChile** (Chile, es) — BioBioChile was the first to report the Finance Committee vote, confirming that Chile's Senate Finance Committee (Comisión de Hacienda) had dispatched the Kast megareform to the full Senate chamber. The outlet framed it as the government clearing the final committee hurdle before the plenary vote.
  > "La tarde de este lunes, la Comisión de Hacienda del Senado despachó a Sala la megarreforma impulsada por el Gobierno."
  Source: https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/chile/2026/07/13/comision-de-hacienda-despacha-megarreforma-a-la-sala-del-senado.shtml

### Chilean public radio; reported that senators worked through more than 360 amendments (indicaciones) before dispatching the bill, with the plenary vote set for Wednesday July 15
- **Cooperativa** (Chile, es) — Cooperativa radio reported the detailed legislative mechanics: senators on the Finance Committee cleared more than 360 indicaciones (amendments) before sending the bill to the full Senate chamber. The outlet noted the plenary vote was scheduled for Wednesday July 15, making it one of the most consequential legislative days of the Kast administration.
  > "Los parlamentarios despacharon las más de 360 indicaciones al proyecto del Ejecutivo. La iniciativa será vista este miércoles por la Cámara Alta."
  Source: https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/politica/agenda-legislativa/comision-de-hacienda-del-senado-despacho-megarreforma-y-texto-paso-a/2026-07-13/170950.html

### Chilean left-leaning outlet; led with the planned nationwide protests against the megareform on the day of the Senate vote, framing it as a battle over environmental sacrifice zones and labour rights
- **El Ciudadano** (Chile, en) — El Ciudadano, a left-leaning Chilean outlet, focused on the protest mobilisation planned for July 15, with environmental groups calling the megareform a threat to sacrifice zones and labour protections. The piece framed the Senate vote as a flashpoint for Chile's social movements, offering a sharply different angle from the pro-government outlets that led with legislative progress.
  > "Nationwide Protests Planned as Senate Votes on Controversial Mega-Reform by Kast Government."
  Source: https://www.elciudadano.com/en/nationwide-protests-planned-as-senate-votes-on-controversial-mega-reform-by-kast-government/07/13/

### Paraguayan outlet running EFE wire; placed the bill in the Latin American regional context, calling it Kast's flagship economic and tax reform and noting it faces final Senate votes
- **ABC Color / EFE** (Paraguay, es) — ABC Color (Paraguay) ran the EFE regional wire story, reporting that Kast's economic and tax megareform had advanced to the full Senate and was facing its final votes. The EFE framing reached a Latin American regional audience, presenting the bill as Chile's most significant economic legislation of the year and noting the Kast government's ultra-conservative policy agenda.
  > "La megarreforma económica y tributaria impulsada por el Gobierno del ultraconservador José Antonio Kast será discutida en el pleno del Senado."
  Source: https://www.abc.com.py/internacionales/2026/07/13/megarreforma-de-kast-avanza-al-pleno-del-senado-y-afronta-votaciones-finales/

### unlabelled
- **La Nacion Chile** (Chile, es) — 
  Source: https://www.lanacion.cl/comision-de-hacienda-del-senado-despacho-megarreforma-y-texto-paso-a-sala/
- **Radio Paulina** (Chile, es) — 
  Source: https://radiopaulina.cl/2026/07/13/comision-de-hacienda-despacha-megarreforma-y-la-deja-lista-para-votacion-en-el-senado

## Across the graph
- Related: [[chile-kast-economic-reform-2026]]
- Entities: Chile, Jose Antonio Kast

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