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House concludes agency budget hearings; now what?

Published Sep 16, 2022 05:54 pm

The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations has concluded the conduct of marathon budget hearings on 34 different departments and agencies in the efforts to scrutinize the P5.268-trillion 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP).

What’s next?

On the final day of the per agency deliberations Friday, Sept. 16, the Appropriations panel terminated the consideration of the proposed budgets of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP).

On Monday, Sept. 19, the House leadership is expected to file the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) worth P5.268 trillion. It may contain revisios made after the panel-level budget discussions.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez and officials of the appropriations panel chaired by Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co are expected to be the lead authors of the budget measure.

Although the House can realign individual allocations within the GAB based on the NEP, it cannot go over the P5.268-trillion amount set by the executive branch.

Next comes the marathon of plenary debates wherein Appropriations panel chairpersons will sponsor and defend the budget of a specific agency from fellow members of the 311-strong legislative chamber.

House plenary sessions are usually held from Monday to Wednesday every week, but the plenary debates will require sessions up to Friday.

Co, appropriations panel Senior Vice Chairperson Stella Quimbo, and Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe have all promised that the 2023 GAB would be approved on third and final reading by Oct. 1, 2022.

As per the House calendar of session, the lower chamber is set to temporarily adjourn its first regular session on Oct. 1 until Nov. 6.

READ:

https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/06/proposed-p5-268-trillion-national-budget-still-on-track-for-house-passage/

https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/09/congress-to-pass-bske-postponement-sim-card-registration-bill-before-recess/

Once the House approves the 2023 GAB, it will then be transmitted to the Senate. A bicameral conference will follow wherein the two chambers will attempt to harmonize their respective versions of the budget bill.

From there, the harmonized and enrolled measure will be sent to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to sign. Once inked, it will become the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA), or the enacted budget.

Budget season officially began last Aug. 26, when the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) turned over its 2023 NEP to the House of Representatives.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/22/house-receives-2023-national-budget-proposal-here-are-the-top-5-priority-sectors/

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