Peru's Congress moves to a final vote on a record 9.6-billion-sol supplementary credit, over warnings from its own independent fiscal watchdog.
Key Facts
—The vote. Peru’s Congress returns to a final debate on a 9.6 billion sol ($2.5bn) Peru supplementary credit.
—The size. It would be the largest such budget expansion in five years.
—The warning. The independent Fiscal Council says the accounts should not be read complacently.
—The clock. The standing committee holding the vote can legislate only until July 15.
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