Rappler's latest stories on underspending
[OPINION] How Duterte is wasting our hard-earned taxes
To address this, President Duterte must rethink his priorities, go after the corrupt, and zero in on the various bottlenecks that make spending difficult
Expert says gov't continues to spend less amid infra program
Economist JC Punongbayan says government spending improved, but underspending remains a problem. When government underspends, delivery of services is delayed.
Gov't underspending leads to narrower budget deficit as of April
The Philippines' budget deficit from January to April is at P115.9 billion, lower than the P167.1-billion projection
DBM: Gov't underspending down to 3% at P85.2 billion in 2017
If the debt burden is excluded, underspending in 2017 only amounts to P39.9 billion or less than 2% of the full-year fiscal program of P2.91 trillion
Senate panel OKs P60-B agriculture budget
'We'll have to make do with whatever was given to us,' says Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol
Senators set to grill gov't agencies on underspending
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto says the issue of government underspending is crucial in the Senate debates on the tax reform bill
Underspending still a challenge in the Philippines
Underspending has long been a problem of the Aquino administration with the government repeatedly saying bottlenecks are being addressed
Gov’t subsidies to GOCCs at P55.82B as of September
The level of subsides given was 10 27 lower than the same period last year while gov’t spending is 14 below target as of the end of September
ING Bank forecasts 6% PH GDP growth in Q3
The Manila office of the Dutch financial institution says the growth accelerates on the back of increased government spending for the first 8 months of 2015
Gov't underspending is 'epic incompetence' – Diokno
The former budget secretary says Filipinos bear the brunt of government s underspending
PH gov't hits P13.75B surplus in H1
Increased efforts to speed up spending in June are not enough to offset government underspending in the first 5 months of 2015
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Give to sick to solve gov’t underspending – Recto
Senator Ralph Recto says more money should be allotted for waiting deserving visible patients who can spend the unused budget fast
Philippine inflation unlikely to go lower than 1.6%
Economists cite the good and the bad of inflation hitting a 20 year low
May inflation drops to 1.6%, lowest in 20 years
Sufficient supply of key food items lower electricity and fuel prices ease inflation NEDA reports
Aquino: PH still mulling AIIB invitation
President Benigno Aquino III says the country s bad experience with the Northrail project and its territorial dispute with China have made him think twice about joining the China led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Aquino gov't fails to meet spending targets by 66%
The Aquino administration continues to underspend as the deficit in the previous quarter stands at P33 5B versus the P98 1B target for the period
ADB: Private consumption to boost PH economy in 2015
Factors that powered private consumption in 2014 will continue this year the Asian Development Bank says in a report as it forecasts 6 4 GDP growth for the country in 2015
Gov’t underspending narrows deficit to 0.6% of GDP in 2014
To address underspending in 2014 the government says it will increase infrastructure investments by 4 of GDP in 2015
Infrastructure investments to increase 4% of GDP in 2015
The Department of Budget and Management says it has released P2 trillion or 78 of the 2015 budget to address procurement and implementation delays
DOTC ramping up bidding for 7 ports
Amid criticisms of underspending the agency is ramping up bidding for ports
Gov't aims to spend most of 2012 budget by end-June
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said this strategy would help agencies take advantage of the good weather to roll out infrastructure projects
