A significantly lower budget for the NTF-ELCAC was proposed for 2023 at around P10 billion, compared to the approved current budget of P17.1 billion. | GabrielLaluINQ
The executive branch is allocating P28.9 billion of the P5.268 trillion 2023 budget for local government support — which includes the P10 billion NTF-ELCAC funds.
“And kasama din po dito ‘yong budget natin for growth equity fund, ito po ‘yong pondo for our fourth, fifth, and sixth municipalities and barangays po para mabigyan po natin sila ng mga enough programs and projects po para at least po maka-abot po sila sa mga mas mataas na municipalities po,” she noted.But aside from the NTF-ELCAC funds, the executive branch’s allocation for infrastructure, particularly under the Department of Public Works and Highways, went down from P786.
The education sector’s budget increased from P788.5 billion to P852.8 billion; health from P268.4 billion to P296.3 billion; and agriculture from P132.2 billion to P184.1 billion.
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