Overview
- The Comisión Directiva, made up of the leadership tables of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, approved the Congress's internal 2027 budget and confirmed a preserved saving of S/450 million, Miguel Ángel Torres announced Friday.
- The vote was unanimous, and Torres praised a consensus with Chamber of Deputies president Óscar Reto as evidence of institutional cooperation between the two chambers.
- Congress leaders said the preserved resources — together with more than S/300 million already returned to the Tesoro Público under the current Mesa Directiva — could be proposed for public security, El Niño prevention and other urgent national priorities.
- The leadership framed the cut as a measure of fiscal restraint to avoid extra administrative costs during the transition back to a bicameral legislature, and the agreement must now be ratified by the full plenary of each chamber.
- The next step in the wider budget process is the national Budget 2027 debate scheduled for November 17–20, where any proposal to reallocate these funds would be considered and could affect funding for security and disaster-preparedness programs.