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Govt borrowings rise 22% to P307b

Government borrowings widened by 22 percent in the first eight months from a year ago, after the Treasury actively tapped the domestic debt market...

Govt shifts to deficit-spending

From one government that failed to spend the budget, the economic team of the Duterte administration is doing the opposite. The new administration is...

Saudi to scrap $20-b projects

Saudi Arabia is intensifying efforts to shrink the highest budget deficit among the world’s biggest 20 economies, aiming to cancel more than $20 billion...

July budget deficit hit P50b

The government incurred a P50-billion budget deficit in July, the first month in office of the Duterte administration, as revenue collection shrank and expenditures...

Budget deficit widens to P120b

The government incurred a P120.3-billion budget deficit in the first half, as the former Aquino administration increased public expenditures in its last six months...

Duterte govt reduces 2-year growth targets

The economic team of newly-installed President Rodrigo Duterte reduced the economic growth targets and projected a wider budget deficit this year and next. Growth will...

Govt agencies need to improve budget execution

The incoming Duterte administration should improve the budget absorption of implementing agencies to reach the 3-percent budget deficit ceiling as a percentage of the...

Budget deficit jumped 328% to P74b in March

The government’s budget deficit widened by 328 percent in March from a year ago, as revenue collection fell and government expenditures soared ahead of...

Budget gap jumped to P38b in 2 months

The government incurred a budget deficit of P34.6 billion in February on increased spending, or nearly four times the gap of P9.7 billion year-on-year. The...

January budget deficit hit P3.5b

The national government incurred a budget deficit of P3.5 billion in January 2016, as both revenues and public spending rose, the Finance Department said...

Govt budget deficit widens 66% to P122b

The government’s budget deficit widened 66 percent in 2015 to P121.7 billion from P73.1 billion in 2014, as public spending grew faster than revenue...

Govt registered budget deficit of P27b in October

The government incurred a P27-billion budget deficit in October as public spending rose for the fourth consecutive month, the Finance Department said Wednesday. Finance said...

Budget deficit hits P22b

The government incurred a budget deficit of P22.1 billion in September, as the 17-percent growth in expenditures outpaced the 6-percent rise in revenues during...
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