budget deliberations

Ombudsman’s efforts hide admin corruption
September 23, 2020
COMMENTARY BY SONNY AFRICA
With the government’s infrastructure budget bloating and the pork-filled 2021 budget being railroaded through Congress, every check on corrupt government officials is more urgent than ever.

The 2021 Budget: Infrastructure over health, aid and MSME support
September 23, 2020
INFOGRAPHICS
Resources for health, social protection, and production support are more urgent areas needing attention to genuinely usher economic recovery but are only receiving paltry amounts.
The 2019 Budget: War and Infrastructure Over Social Services, Agriculture and Industry
January 26, 2019
The bicameral conference committee will begin deliberations on the 2019 national budget next week. These infographics show how bigger allocations for war and infrastructure are prioritized over allocations for social services, agriculture and industry in three proposed versions of the 2019 national budget. These are the Department of Budget and Management’s Budget of Expenditures and […]