The South African delegation was briefed by the President of the Commission who informed the delegation that Chile has a problem of poverty. The elimination of extreme poverty is a priority for Congress (Parliament). Education has been identified as one of the measures of addressing poverty. In pursuance of this objective, an education bill was soon going to be voted by the Congress. The other measure to address poverty is the use of copper resources. The Royalty tax is to be increased from four to nine percent of companies' profits.