NATIONAL BUDGET 2011:

Neglecting government responsibilities

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 EXPENDITURE PROGRAM BY SECTOR

% of budget % of budget
2010 2011 2010-2011 2010 2011 2010-2011

General Public Services

Economic Services

P398.9B P361.1B 25.9% > 22.0% P285.6B P273.5B 18.5%>16.6%

Social Services Debt Servicing

P491.5B P560.8B 31.9% < 34.1% P276.2B P357.1B 17.9%-21.7%

Defense
Proposed 2011 national government budget:
P73.3B P77.5B
P1,645 B (2011)
4.8% < 4.7%

A V E R A G E S P E N D I N G I N N A T I O N A L B U D G E T P E R A D M I N I S T R A T I O N ( % O F GDP
GDP))
Aquino Ramos Estrada Arroyo Aquino
Education

2.7 3.1 3.7 2.7 3.0

Health
0.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4
Housing
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Defense
1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9

Debt (interest and principal)

8.9 6.8 6.6 10.1 9.1

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 NG EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH COMPARED TO DEFENSE AND DEBT, 2011e (PhP billion)

Health: Defense: Debt Service (Interest & Principal):

PhP38.6B PhP77.5B PhP823.3B

cut by P1.4 B additional P4.1B additional PP80.4

80.4 B

NG EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION COMPARED TO DEBT, 2011e (PhP billion)

Education: Debt Service (Interest & Principal):

PhP271.7B PhP823.3B
additional PP31.1
31.1 B additional PP80.4
80.4 B
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 WRONG PRIORITIES

P104.4 B or 6.8% budget increase from 2010 includes ...

includes...

DEBT: P80.9 B increase in

interest payments
(to P357.1 B)

WAR: P10.0 B increase in

AFP budget
(to P65.8 B) PRIVATIZATION: P20.4 B increase for
Public-Private Partnerships
(to P21.7 B)

DISGUISING POVERTY: P19.2 B increase in

Public Private Partnership Programs esp.
Conditional Cash Transfers
(to P21.7 B)

... while d ecreases from the 2010 budget include

decreases

AGRICULTURE/ AGRARIAN EFORM: P23.2

B decrease (to P66.1B) including
P7.0B decrease in DAR budget
(to P12.7B) and P8.0B decrease in NFA
support (to ZERO)

HEALTH SECTOR:
P1.4 B decrease (to P38.6B) including
P1.7B decrease for PHILHEALTH
(to P3.5B) and P368 M decrease for 67
public hospitals (to P8.1B)

*On the other hand, there was a P31.1 B increase in education (to
P271.7 B) and a P5.1 B increase in public health
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 EXPENDITURE PROGRAM BY SECTOR, FYs 2010-2011
(In Million Pesos)

PARTICULARS LEVEL PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

FY 2011 FY 2011
FY 2010 FY 2010
Proposed Proposed
ECONOMIC SERVICES 398,933 361,087 25.89 21.95

Agriculture and Agrarian Reform 89,220 66,048 5.79 4.02

Natural Resources and
Environment 14,838 13,888 0.96 0.84
Trade and Industry 6,650 4,424 0.37 0.27
Tourism 2,317 1,834 0.15 0.11
Power and Energy 5,127 1,769 0.33 0.11

Water Resources Development

and Flood Control 18,545 14,577 1.2 0.89
Communications, Roads and
Other Transport 151,524 143,594 9.84 8.73
Other Economic Services 18,682 14,522 1.21 0.88
Subsidy to Local Government
Units 93,031 100,430 6.04 6.11
SOCIAL SERVICES 491,512 560,790 31.9 34.09
Education, Culture and
Manpower Development 240,585 271,670 15.62 16.51
Health 40,030 38,627 2.6 2.35
Social Security, Welfare and
Employment 103,570 132,970 6.72 8.08
Housing and Community
Development 5,466 5,739 0.35 0.35
Land Distribution 1,279 3,966 0.08 0.24
Other Social Services 2,236 1,650 0.15 0.1
Subsidy to Local Government
Units 98,347 106,169 6.38 6.45
DEFENSE 73,354 77,495 4.76 4.71
Domestic Security 73,354 77,495 4.76 4.71
GENERAL PUBLIC SERVICES 285,589 273,538 18.54 16.63
General Administration 93,760 80,365 6.09 4.89
Public Order and Safety 95,100 103,437 6.17 6.29
Other General Public Services 22,303 9,392 1.45 0.57
Subsidy to Local Government
Units 74,425 80,344 4.83 4.88
NET LENDING 15,000 15,000 0.97 0.91
DEBT-SERVICE-INTEREST PAYMENTS 276,212 357,090 17.93 21.71
GRAND TOTAL 1,540,600 1,645,000 100 100

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