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                    [ArticleID] => 1547293
                    [Title] => Government infra spending slows down in November
                    [Summary] => 

Despite year-on-year growth, state infrastructure spending is showing signs of monthly deceleration during the final quarter of 2015, but officials and analysts said there is nothing to worry about.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546972 [Title] => State firms disburse 95% of 2015 budget [Summary] =>

State agencies posted the fastest disbursement rate in at least three years in 2015, generating optimism on economic growth which will be reported today.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-27 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546921 [Title] => State agencies' spending fastest in 2 years [Summary] =>

State agencies ended last year with the fastest disbursement rate in at least two years, generating optimism on economic growth which will be reported on Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-27 01:36:59 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140705/department-of-budget-and-management-3.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1545895 [Title] => MalacaƱang to have more say under 2017 budget framework [Summary] =>

MalacaƱang will have more say on specific projects state agencies would want to finance under the 2017 budget, which should reflect the priorities of the sitting administration.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-24 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1544907 [Title] => Aquino gov't kickstarts 2017 budget process [Summary] =>

The Aquino administration has started the budget process for its successor's outlay next year, eyeing to pass on to the next president a budget proposal he or she can revisit before submitting to Congress.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-21 01:12:42 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097494 [AuthorName] => Prinz Magtulis [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140308/budgets.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527945 [Title] => Government likely to miss growth goals this year [Summary] =>

Macroeconomic targets for next year will be up for review this month following the release of third quarter growth data last week, officials said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150630/philippine-economy.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515091 [Title] => After disappointing H1 results: Budget chief sees growth accelerating in Q3 [Summary] =>

Despite lingering financial volatility, economic growth could have accelerated in the third quarter from the previous six months on the back of sustained domestic demand, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-26 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20151027/Abad-1.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 770890 [Title] => Budget deficit for 2011 seen at P190 billion [Summary] =>

The emerging budget deficit for last year is P190 billion, a Budget and Management official said yesterday, as the government has yet to fully catch up on its disbursement plan.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 768101 [Title] => Budget deficit seen hitting P250B this yr [Summary] =>

The government’s budget deficit is expected to hit P250 billion this year, below the revised official estimate of P286 billion or two percent of gross domestic product because of lackluster state spending, former Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said yesterday .

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 735357 [Title] => Government needs P187.1 billion to implement 184 laws [Summary] =>

The government needs P187.1 billion or about 10 percent of the proposed P1.8 trillion national budget for 2012 to implement 184 laws passed by Congress since 1991, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said in a report to the House of Representatives.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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