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National Government Spending Pattern
Spending “wiggle room” and fiscal space
Budget Reforms
Increasing NG Expenditures, but…
NG Expenditure, 1998-2008
1,400,000 16,000
1,200,000 14,000
1,000,000 12,000
In '000 Pesos
10,000
In Pesos
800,000
8,000
600,000
6,000
400,000 4,000
200,000 2,000
0 0
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Total NG Expenditures Per Capita
0
1,
00
0,
P1.541 Trillion
00
0,
60
0
1,
00
0,
00
0,
40
0
1,
00
In thousand pesos
0
1,
P123 Bn more
00
P51 Bn less
P914 Billion
0,
P882 Billion
00
0,
00
0
1,
00
0,
P696 Billion
00
P659 Billion
0,
80
0
00
0,
00
0,
60
0
00
0,
00
0,
40
0
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0,
00
0,
20
2009 2010
Source of basic data: NEP 2010
Special Purpose Funds
• Many lump-sum appropriations in the SPF are highly
discretionary, some with vague or even no special
provisions making it prone to frivolous utilization;
• Considering the large amounts (more than half the
budget) and its discretionary nature, SPF can
effectively:
• Distort sectoral and regional budget priorities approved by
Congress;
• Weakens the ability of Departments and agencies to
strategically program spending for their respective services
• The performance-based budgeting is not applicable
to SPFs which constitute half of the budget.
% SHARE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS vs.
DEPARTMENTS PER ADMINISTRATION
2009 In ‘000 pesos
TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS 881,879,847
(SPFs)
Interest Payment 340,812,000
SPFs Dep't, Allocations to LGUs 290,617,057
50.19 49.81
% % Pension and Gratuity Fund 79,494,246
Misc. Personnel Benefits Fund 76,496,242
Tax Expenditure Fund 38,142,000
Budgetary Support to GOCC 35,933,087
PDAF 6,940,000
2010
AFP Modernization Program 5,000,000
Calamity Fund 2,000,000
Dep-Ed, School Bldg. Program 2,000,000
Dep't
International Commitments Fund 1,595,215
42.77
SPFs E-Government Fund 1,000,000
%
57.23
% General Fund Adjustments 1,000,000
Contingent Fund 800,000
National Unification Fund 50,000
Negative Fiscal Politics:
Discretionary Funds – Political Funds?
*ABI is a network composed of CSOs and partner-legislators lobbying alternative budgets (on health, education,
agriculture and environment), advocating participatory budgeting and lobbying for budget reforms.
Budget Reform Measures
• HB 5580 Impoundment Control Act;
• HB 5706 National Budget Fund Classification Act;
• HB 5707 Budgeting Guidelines for Re-enacted Budget
• HB 5723 An Act Defining Unprogrammed Funds
• HB 5724 An Act Mandating that the Bicameral Meeting
on the National Budget be conducted in an Open and
Transparent Manner;
• HB 5725 An Act Mandating Transparency in Fund
Releases;
• HR 912 Open and Transparent Bicam;
• HB 5716 National Budget Savings Act;
• HB 5256 People’s Participation in Budget Deliberation
Act