Business Mirror, Mar. 25, 2019, Arroyo End Budget Impasse Asap.pdf

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Arroyo: End budget impasse ASAP /'\t PEAKER Gloria Macapagal\Atroyo has directed the t-l three-man team from the House gf Representatives, who

will

with their Senate counterparts, to breakthe budget impasse . as soon as possible. meet

Arroyo said she instructed the budget negotiators to immediately address "co nten-

illegal in post-bicameral item-

retrieved the budgetbooks it sent to the Senate for signature. It created a three-man team, which includes

House Committee on ApproPriations Chairman Rolando AndaYa Jr., Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman and San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora. Andaya said the lower chamber will explain its side to the Sen-

ate during their five-day meeting,

ization oflump-sum funds. Since

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1986, the lawmaker said the Process of crafting the budget has been the same. He also believed that the colrtingents from the Senate and the House can agree to acommonvenue to finally transmit the 2019budget for President Duterte's signature' Andaya, however, saidhe would

tious" issues in the 2019 General Appropriations Act.

which is expectedto start on Monday at the Senate.

not hesitate to recommend to

"We'11 end the impasse as soon

Last week, Andaya expressed hope that the Senate will agree

the President a reenacted bddget should the two chambers fail to break the budget impasse during their meeting.

as possible that's my

Arroyo said in

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recent interview.

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