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Alexander Villegas

Chile tax reform, mining royalty 'priority number one,' minister says

Chile's Minister Secretary General of the Presidency Giorgio Jackson poses for a portrait during an interview with Reuters at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

Chile's government is set to push forward its tax reform plans, including a bill on mining royalties, by the end of this month, a top cabinet member to President Gabriel Boric told Reuters, legislation that could impact the world's top copper producer.

Giorgio Jackson, a former student leader alongside Boric and now his Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency, said tax adjustments were a key focus, essential to raising funds to pay for overhauling social programs from education to health.

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