# Colombia Congress Faces Tight Deadline to Approve 2027 Budget

Colombia's Congress must approve the 2027 budget by October 20 before a decree takes effect.

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Colombian Finance Minister Miguel Gómez stated that the government requested Congress return the 2027 budget articulation because the financial assumptions proposed by the previous Petro administration were erroneous. [^1]

If Congress does not debate or issue the final text before midnight on October 20, the 2027 budget will be enacted by decree through the initial Ministry of Finance presentation. [^2]

The Senate and Chamber plenaries must approve the articulation in its entirety by October 20. [^3]

Colombia's Finance Minister Miguel Gómez warned the Congress that the country faces a severe deterioration of public finances with a monthly spending gap of over $11 trillion pesos. [^4]

The new 2027 budget project presented by the Ministry of Finance amounts to $634.9 trillion pesos, which is nearly $60 trillion pesos more than the initiative from the previous government. [^5]

Miguel Gómez stated that the state collects an average monthly income of $29 trillion pesos but expenses reach more than $40 trillion pesos, a difference covered only by debt. [^6]

Miguel Gómez warned that without action, public debt would reach an unsustainable level, leading to accelerated currency devaluation, economic growth slowdown, and recession. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Colombian Finance Minister Miguel Gómez stated that the government requested Congress return the 2027 budget articulation because the financial assumptions proposed by the previous Petro administration were erroneous. (Valora Analitik, News)
2. If Congress does not debate or issue the final text before midnight on October 20, the 2027 budget will be enacted by decree through the initial Ministry of Finance presentation. (Valora Analitik, News)
3. The Senate and Chamber plenaries must approve the articulation in its entirety by October 20. (Valora Analitik, News)
4. Colombia's Finance Minister Miguel Gómez warned the Congress that the country faces a severe deterioration of public finances with a monthly spending gap of over $11 trillion pesos. (El Colombiano, News)
5. The new 2027 budget project presented by the Ministry of Finance amounts to $634.9 trillion pesos, which is nearly $60 trillion pesos more than the initiative from the previous government. (Valora Analitik, News)
6. Miguel Gómez stated that the state collects an average monthly income of $29 trillion pesos but expenses reach more than $40 trillion pesos, a difference covered only by debt. (El Colombiano, News)
7. Miguel Gómez warned that without action, public debt would reach an unsustainable level, leading to accelerated currency devaluation, economic growth slowdown, and recession. (El Colombiano, News)

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