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PSCO’s transfer is the latest in a series of moves that trimmed down the agencies under the Office of the President in an attempt to clean up and maximize revenue generation.


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                    [Summary] => The Arroyo administration could end up spending P12 billion more  this year due to the improvement in the budget utilization of government line agencies.


Coming at a time when it can barely afford to spend on economic development, cash-starved line agencies were expected to improve their cash utilization even further  from 95 percent last year to 98 percent this year.


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                    [Title] => NG to pay its P14-B arrears to GSIS this year
                    [Summary] => The National Government (NG) will definitely settle its P14-billion arrears with the Government Service Insurance System (GIS) within the year, Budget Secretary Emilia T. Boncodin said yesterday.


The amount represents premiums collected from employees of both national and local government units (LGUs) from 1993 to 1997.


Boncodin said the amount will be paid this year in Treasury bonds, not in the form of a fixed rate Treasury bonds (FXTB) as provided for under a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed in May last year.


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                    [Title] => Government confident of meeting budget deficit target
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Budget Secretary Emilia T. Boncodin said government is confident it will be able to meet its target deficit of P145-billion for this year with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) registering impressive performance in November.


Tax collections of the BIR amounted to P354.75 billion in November, P400 million more than its target.


The Bureau of Treasury (BoT) also surpassed it November target.


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The amount represents premiums collected from employees of both national and local government units (LGUs) from 1993 to 1997.


Boncodin said the amount will be paid this year in Treasury bonds, not in the form of a fixed rate Treasury bonds (FXTB) as provided for under a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed in May last year.


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Tax collections of the BIR amounted to P354.75 billion in November, P400 million more than its target.


The Bureau of Treasury (BoT) also surpassed it November target.


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Palace to turn over PCSO to DSWD

By Des Ferriols | August 2, 2004 - 12:00am

Malacañang has decided to transfer the supervision and regulation of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). PSCO’s transfer is the...

Business

Line agencies to improve cash utilization to 98%

By Des Ferriols | January 31, 2003 - 12:00am

The Arroyo administration could end up spending P12 billion more this year due to the improvement in the budget utilization of government line agencies. Coming at a time when it can barely afford to spend on economic...

Business

Government sets BIR target for 2003

By Ted P. Torres | August 4, 2002 - 12:00am

Budget Secretary Emilia T. Boncodin said yesterday that the 2003 target collection of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will definitely be higher than the P442-billion target for 2002, "but it will not exceed...

Business

NG to pay its P14-B arrears to GSIS this year

By Ted P. Torres | February 14, 2002 - 12:00am

The National Government (NG) will definitely settle its P14-billion arrears with the Government Service Insurance System (GIS) within the year, Budget Secretary Emilia T. Boncodin said yesterday. The amount represents...

Business

Government confident of meeting budget deficit target

By Ted P. Torres | December 15, 2001 - 12:00am

Government is confident it would meet its budget deficit target for this year. Budget Secretary Emilia T. Boncodin said government is confident it will be able to meet its target deficit of P145-billion for this...

Business