Rappler's latest stories on internal revenue allotment
[ANALYSIS] Intergovernmental relations and the Mandanas case
How to end the deadlock between the national government and local governments over the Mandanas case decision, which expands the revenue base for towns and provinces?
What are the new sources of local governments’ IRA share?
The Supreme Court says the ruling is prospective and that local governments will start to receive the adjusted amount only in 2022
Local governments to get new and bigger IRA only in 2022 – SC
‘I believe there’s a 3-year period for which the government will have to compute and probably collect all these national taxes,’ says Court spokesman Brian Keith Hosaka
Economic managers seek Duterte's help in lowering LGU share
The government finance team still has no idea where it will source the additional funds for local government units
Duterte won't appeal SC ruling on IRA yet after talk with Mandanas
(UPDATED) Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas tells President Rodrigo Duterte that the ruling wouldn't cause an unmanageable increase in the government's budget
SC ruling on IRA can lead to 'unmanageable' fiscal deficit – Diokno
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno says the Supreme Court ruling that local governments should have shares in all tax collections 'will restrain the [national] budget'
After SC ruling on IRA, Mandanas calls for recast of 2019 budget
The Supreme Court has ruled that the 'just share' of local government units must be computed and sourced from all national taxes and not just from the national internal revenue taxes
Supreme Court: LGU shares shall be sourced from all national taxes
The SC ruling effectively increases the portion of local government units from the national wealth, but law professor Lyssa Grace Pagano says the 20-80 sharing under Federalism is better
DBM releases P28.26-M quick response fund for Albay
(UPDATED) The internal revenue allotment of all local government units is already released, allowing the province of Albay to tap into their quick response fund
P283-B increase in local gov't funds possible without Cha-Cha – Recto
Raising the internal revenue allotment of local governments can be done through ordinary legislation, says Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto
Local governments' IRA share grows by 62% during Aquino's term – Abad
For 2016 the country s 43 000 local government units have a P428 62 billion share in the internal revenue allotment compared to P265 8 billion in 2010
Binay wants mega infrastructure projects for every region
At a forum in the Ateneo UNA s standard bearer promises higher Internal Revenue Allotment shares for LGUs
LGUs' IRA rose in the last 5 years – LMP
The League of Municipalities of the Philippines LMP appreciates the annual increase and undelayed release of their internal revenue allotments IRAs under the Aquino administration
Did budget dep't withhold LGU funds in 2013?
State auditors say the DBM violated the Constitution for not releasing the IRA automatically The budget chief says the gov t did better than what the law requires
Aquino turns down mayors’ plea to hike LGU funds
Aquino says that although he wants to increase the pie for those doing well it is not as easy of a choice for local governments that don’t deliver
Use P7.7B SK fund to fight hunger – Recto
The P7 7 billion allotted to the Sangguniang Kabataan can be used for programs addressing hunger and malnutrition across the country
Abad: No extra money for Tacloban
The budget secretary says the national government is not obliged to give direct financial assistance to LGUs But it gave funds to Cagayan de Oro after Sendong in 2011
Eastern Visayas to get last IRA for 2013 a week early
LGUs in the region hardest hit by Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan will get their December IRA of P1 57 billion a week ahead of schedule to help in relief efforts
What awaits the new Davao Occidental province
It will elect officials only in 2016 but will have its own IRA by 2014
Scrap barangays' IRA? It will be bigger in 2014
Barangays will get P68 3 billion in IRA in 2014 up from this year s P60 5 billion Sen Ralph Recto calls it a necessary frontline expense
DBM releases P929-M for land surveys
The amount will be used for the implementation of cadastral surveys nationwide
Abolish SK? Pols just want to get their IRA – youth rep
Based on Rappler computation the youth councils in 42 000 barangays will get a total of P6 05 billion in internal revenue allotment share this year
Early budget releases to speed up priority projects?
As of end January 2013 the budget department has released almost 92 of the total P977 7 billion budget
First Aquino-generated IRA highest for LGUs in 3 years
One new province 5 new cities change the distribution scheme among local governments
DILG on Aman: No evidence local officials invested IRAs
Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Austere Panadero says they have no evidence so far that local officials have invested their Internal Revenue Allotment in the Aman pyramid scam
Loan sharks fund election campaigns, LGUs
Local execs have been misusing their IRA for a long time as collateral to loan sharks to fund campaigns and this time to invest in a ponzi scheme
