House railroads 2011 budget sans amendments
By Gerry Baldo 11/09/2010The proposed P1.6-trillion national budget for 2011 was approved on third and final reading yesterday with a vote of 175 in favor and only 21 against, in an evident Majority railroading of the budget bill.
The minority bloc, led by Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, objected to the voting, saying that the copy of the final version had not yet been reviewed by his colleagues. He also said there was no urgency to vote on the bill immediately.
The budget bill approval was first on the agenda.
Davao del Sur Rep. Douglas Cagas pointed out that the 2011 budget they had voted on is the “exact replica” of the National Expenditure Program and did not incorporate any of the amendments, including capital outlay for state universities and colleges.
Bayan Party List Rep. Neri Colmenares also said that the budget had many lump-sum items, which he said contradict the zero-based budget claimed by the President and is not allocated according to need or capacity..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101109hed3.html
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