INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING slumped by nearly 20% in December, but still exceeded the full-year program, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.
Latest data from the DBM showed that spending on infrastructure and other capital outlays fell by 19.8% or P36.3 billion to P146.7 billion in December 2024 from P183 billion in the same month in 2023.
“This was attributed to the combined impact of the base effects of high capital disbursements in 2023, as well as the ongoing processing and release of cash allocations for payments of completed and ongoing capital outlay projects of various departments/agencies during the latter part of 2024,” the DBM said.
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