Chilean Lower House votes unanimously to end “copper law” that finances the military

Saturday, June 16th 2012 - 05:57 UTC

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Chilean Defence Minister Andrés Allamand achieved this week a unanimous vote in the Chamber of Deputies for the proposal to change the funding system for the Armed Forces. The proposal, should it gain approval in the Senate, would put an end to the so-called “copper law,” which has been in effect since 1958. Read full article

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Condorito
Well done.
Ironic that after 20 years of supposedly left wing government, this supposedly right wing government has taken the military bull by the horns.
Jun 16th, 2012 - 01:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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The Chilean perspective
I totally agree Condorito.
I love the fact that all the parliamentarians supported the Gov. on this one. It shows that they are using common sense rather than be partizan and appose just because they can.
The best thing is that now the budget will be transparent. The defence forces will always get what they need, just that now the money will be more efficiently spent, although the armed forces chiefs were doing a pretty good job anyway. Just another step towards what developed nations do.
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