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Lower House defers consideration of DBM budget; FLR, use of savings hit

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With a little over three months left until the end of 2021, the government has yet to disburse about ₱192 billion in appropriations classified as “For Later Release” or FLR, in this year’s national budget.

This was disclosed by Department of Budget and Management officials during the House of Representatives’ plenary debates Thursday, September 23, on the proposed allocation of the agency under ₱5.024-trilliion national budget for 2022.

These included program and projects introduced by Congress, mostly infrastructure projects, which were not originally part of the National Expenditure Program prepared by the executive department. But Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo, who raised anew the issue on the FLR funds, maintained that the policy violates the Constitution, particularly Congress’ power of the purse.

Albay 1st District Edcel Lagman, in his interpellation of the DBM budget, also believed the provisions of the General Appropriations Bill enrolled to the President should matter more over the NEP.

 

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