With the release of almost 96 percent of the P3.662 trillion national budget for 2019 as of end-September, Sen. Sonny Angara has urged all agencies to disburse and utilize their budgets for 2019 to achieve the country’s growth target this year.
Angara said this would also make up for the delays in the implementation and completion of key infrastructure and social projects.
The country’s economic managers, Angara said, have set a growth target of six to seven percent this year but because of the late budget approval and delays in project implementation there is a possibility that even the lower end of the target would be missed.
The Senate finance committee chair also called on all government agencies to exert all effort to “provide the service that our people deserve” by catching up on spending even though there are just two months left in the year.
“It’s not just infrastructure but also on the delivery of social services that have faced delays,” he said.