THE ADMINISTRATION has been asked for its funding plan for the priority programs spelled out by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. during his address to Congress delivered on Monday, particularly whether new taxes are to be imposed. READ:
“The President has presented a very compelling vision of which the country should unite around,” Senatorsaid in a statement. “What follows is the hard part of funding those dreams.”
During the President’s first State of the Nation Address , Mr. Marcos promised to modernize and upgrade the healthcare system. He cited plans to devolve to the countryside specialty hospitals currently located in the capital like the Philippine Heart Center, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, and Lung Center of the Philippines — all built during his father’s presidency.
“Every government program carries a price tag, often hidden, while the purported benefits are highly praised. Lost in the euphoria is the fact that it is the people, and nobody else, who will eventually pay for them. The buck begins with the taxpayer,” Mr. Escudero said. “There are so many priorities but when the plan is that ambitious, the revenue generation should also be ambitious,” she said.
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