House Assistant Majority Leader Richard Gomez says local governments are being stretched thin as a consequence of the full devolution of basic services, and the reduced national tax allotment for 2023.
MANILA, Philippines – House Assistant Majority Leader Richard Gomez of Leyte’s 4th District used the privilege hour in the plenary to lament the shortage of funds local government units are facing in light of the full devolution of basic services.
But Gomez pointed out that the national tax allotment allotted to LGUs is not proportional to the cost of the devolved programs. Merida – a fourth- or fifth-class municipality depending on which government agency made the income classification – will have to make do with a P23-million budget cut in 2023.
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