The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations said Monday the measure seeking to extend the validity of the 2019 Appropriations for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) and capital outlays (CO) will “most likely” be discussed during the budget deliberations.
Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab said House Joint Resolution No. 9, filed by Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda, will be tackled during his panel’s deliberations on the proposed 2020 P4.1 trillion national budget.
He said they would ask the Department of Budget and Management and other concerned agencies whether or not extending the validity of the 2019 funds would be “best option” to address the delayed implementation of programs and projects for the delivery of basic services. “The extension on the use of 2019 funds till 2020 might no longer be necessary, given that the Department of Budget and Management , despite the 4-1/2 month delay in the approval of the P2019 GAA, has—as of July 31—already released P3.662 trillion or 89.1 percent of the national budget,” he pointed out.“I’m rechecking the figures first. There’s still ample time anyway,” he said.
“Besides, the government is already implementing the cash-based budgeting system in lieu of the two-year, obligation-based budgeting that allowed in the past a carryover of project disbursements to the following fiscal year,” he added. Ungab has agreed with Legarda that the validity of the MOOE and CO appropriations should be extended to benefit the people, citing the non-implementation of projects and programs for the delivery of basic services.
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