{"id":10876,"date":"2025-12-28T14:13:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T14:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=10876"},"modified":"2025-12-28T14:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T14:13:28","slug":"kasts-shift-from-promising-a-50-salary-cut-in-2021-to-accepting-over-11-million-a-controversial-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elpregonerodechile.com\/?p=10876","title":{"rendered":"Kast’s Shift from Promising a 50% Salary Cut in 2021 to Accepting Over 11 Million: A Controversial Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Original article: El viral de Kast 2021 vs. 2025: del \u00abreducir\u00e9 sueldos a la mitad\u00bb a recibir m\u00e1s de 11 millones y declararlo \u00abno debatido\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Kast\u2019s Shift on Presidential Salary: From Promising to Cut it by Half in 2021 to Claiming it\u2019s \u00abNot Debated\u00bb at Over 11 Million Starting March 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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A stark discrepancy between his 2021 campaign promises and his current stance has placed elected president Jos\u00e9 Antonio Kast at the center of controversy regarding his upcoming presidential salary, which will exceed 11 million pesos gross monthly starting in March 2026.<\/p>\n

This contradiction stems from the decision made by the Commission for Setting Remunerations (CFR), which designated the new presidential salary at 11,070,064 pesos gross, a significant increase compared to the average salary of outgoing president Gabriel Boric. When questioned about this raise and his previous commitments to austerity, Kast distanced himself from any specific promises, attributing the decision to legal frameworks.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Canal 13, when asked directly about the salary, the elected president stated: \u00abWe never stated what some have claimed. We have not debated the salary amount\u00bb<\/strong>. He further added: \u00abThat was decided by Congress; it\u2019s a legal norm\u00bb<\/strong>, as reported by Tele13.<\/p>\n

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