Peru’s Finance Ministry Readies Supplementary Credit to Sustain Ongoing Public Works

Overview

• Economy Minister Denisse Miralles confirmed the plan, following Prime Minister José Jerí’s earlier announcement, to submit the measure to Congress between late March and early April.
• The proposal seeks to prevent stoppages by covering financing gaps in public investment projects already under execution.
• The ministry has identified 12,575 projects with funding problems totaling more than S/21 billion as of January 2026.
• Local governments account for 9,740 of those projects, concentrating over 80% of the identified shortfall.
• Prioritization will favor works with higher physical progress and social impact, with viability assessed against expected corporate income tax regularization.