By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) is looking at lowering the cap on unprogrammed appropriations (UA) to as low as 3% of the national budget, its top official said.
“As much as possible, [I want it to be low]. Because that is one of the issues that was raised not only in the budget preparation but also in the deliberation in the legislation process,” Budget Secretary Rolando U. Toledo told reporters on the sidelines of an event on Tuesday.
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