From the Website of GPH - Government of the Philippines
links: http://www.gov.ph/2016/01/15/fiscal-transfers-lgu-increase-2017/
The government will significantly
increase fiscal transfers to local government units by next year through
programs that provide incentives for improving local
government performance. These fiscal transfers, which will further
improve local service delivery and build infrastructure, could reach up
to P100 billion.
Bottom-Up Budgeting
BUB, the government’s participatory
budgeting program, provides P20 million funding for a priority poverty
reduction program proposed by a city or municipality. At least 1,590
local government units (LGUs) have participated in the program since
2013 and a total of 42,221 projects have been funded, of which 13,712
have been completed as of December 1, 2015.
For this year, 14,325 BUB projects have been allocated P24.7 billion in the national budget.
Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad announced that BUB funds are now
being directly released to municipalities. Moreover, BUB will be
expanded next year to cover 42,036 barangays nationwide. The Barangay
BuB will provide a subsidy of P1 million to each barangay and will aid
barangays in better formulating poverty reduction action plans and
monitoring the delivery of basic services in the communities. The first
12,000 barangays will receive funding from the national government in
2017.
Konkreto at Ayos na Lansangan at Daan Tungo sa Pangkalahatang Kaunlaran
KALSADA, a local roads rehabilitation
program being implemented in 73 provinces, has been allocated P6.5
billion in the national budget. This is the first time that funds for
roads upgrading will be directly released to LGUs. Capital funding
required to offset road asset depreciation has never been given to
provinces.
The budget chief said meaningful
devolution is being institutionalized through these fiscal transfers as
the release of the funds under BUB and KALSADA is conditional on LGU
compliance with good governance conditions. These conditions include
compliance with the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG)
Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping and submission to the Department of
Budget and Management Local Public Financial Management Assessment
Report.
“The good governance criteria of BUB and KALSADA are making this possible,” Abad said.
Abad also said increasing the funds for BUB and KALSADA is vital in sustaining the growth momentum.
“To meet the growth target for 2016, the
government is making sure that infrastructure projects will be
implemented on time. This includes the completion of all construction
and upgrading of national roads and bridges, which will improve road
transport, spur trade and tourism development, as well as the
construction of needed facilities, such as health centers, classrooms,
water and sanitation, and power supply facilities,” said Abad.
-From the Department of Budget and Management
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