Miguel Gómez, Colombia's Minister of Finance, warned the Congress that failing to implement a public spending adjustment plan could lead to unsustainable debt growth and a payment crisis. ^[1] Colombia's Ministry of Finance (Minhacienda) held its first board meeting with the Banco de la República, the country's central bank. ^[2] Miguel Gómez, Colombia's finance minister, attended the ordinary session of the Banco de la República's board of directors (co-director team) for the first time. ^[3] Miguel Gómez described the inherited fiscal situation as extremely delicate and stated that reversing the negative trend will require a prolonged correction process spanning several years. ^[4] The Minister stated that the budget adjustment presented to Congress is only the first step to stop the fiscal trend and will not be sufficient to solve the fiscal problem on its own. ^[5] The meeting's purpose was to review Colombia's macroeconomic variables. ^[6] Minister Miguel Gómez presented the fiscal diagnosis behind the 2027 General National Budget to the economic commissions of the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives. ^[7]