Chilean Deputies Reject PDG Proposal to Replace UF with Pesos as Populist

Deputies from Evópoli, REP, and PNL criticized a PDG proposal to shift contracts from the inflation-linked Unidad de Fomento (UF) to pesos, following September CPI data. The proposal, aimed at easing payment burdens, is dismissed as populist and economically unsound. The debate signals potential policy friction over inflation-indexed instruments in Chile.