IBON Foundation
Lower labor budget despite new agency
September 6, 2022
Despite a slowing economy that urgently needs stimulus for recovery, the proposed 2023 national budget gets the least increase in 20 years and mirrors the mispriorities of the Marcos Jr administration. The President and Vice President’s offices for instance get hefty increases as do infrastructure, debt servicing and defense. But crucial service-oriented areas such as […]
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The Marcos Jr administration’s 2023 proposed national budget defunds social protection even if millions still suffer the aftershocks of the government’s harsh pandemic lockdowns and as economic rebound fades.
2023 budget: Debt, defense over social services, envi
August 26, 2022
Marcos Jr’s budget priorities are further bared. Which items get more funds and which on the other hand get less?
Marcos Jr administration’s 2023 budget priorities
August 26, 2022
What are Marcos Jr’s budget priorities?
Import-dependent infrastructure, debt interest payments, and security forces are given far more importance than education, health, social welfare, farmers, and labor.
