Senate President Paulina Núñez (RN) recommended that the government break up the “Reconstruction” legislative megaproyect, which bundles around 40 diverse matters into one package. In an interview, Núñez suggested separate initiatives for issues like exempting property taxes on seniors' first homes.
Senate President Paulina Núñez, in an interview on La Tercera's “Cómo te lo explico” podcast, questioned the bill's design: “I don't know if it's better to submit everything at once.” Directly asked, she confirmed: “Yes, I've been thinking about it and I think it should go separately.”
Núñez noted that popular measures, such as exempting property taxes for seniors on their first home, could gain broad cross-party support if separated. She revealed that Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz is holding pre-legislative talks with lawmakers to consider a split design.
The “Reconstruction” bill covers tax adjustments, social benefit changes, and security measures like harsher penalties for informal cigarette sales and illegal migrant transport. This miscellaneous law approach has drawn prior criticism, even from the right, for restricting parliamentary debate.
In January under the Boric government, a budget adjustment bill with 129 unrelated articles faced unanimous rejection from the Senate Finance Committee, then chaired by Ximena Rincón.
