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‘Proposed budget cut varies’
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Posted on Apr 11 2005
The administration’s proposed budget cut affects all agencies but the percentage varies, according to Office of Budget and Management director Ed Tenorio.
He explained that while the cut “is across-the-board,” its rate is not the same.
“The average budget cut is 6 percent. This is what we’re saying,” said Tenorio.
Senate Committee on Fiscal Affairs chair Joseph M. Mendiola had earlier disputed the administration’s claim that it made a 6-percent across-the-board cut of agencies’ budgets for fiscal year 2006.
Based on the budget submission, Mendiola said that some agencies suffered bigger reduction than others, while some had an increase.
For instance, he said that the Judicial Branch would get a 10.24 increase in FY 2006 but the Legislative Branch would have a nearly 10-percent decrease in budget. From the current budget of some $5 million, the judiciary would get $5.6 million while the Legislature would get $8.3 million, from $9 million.
The Executive Branch would get a 6.34-percent increase—from $197.8 million to $210.3 million.
Earlier, Tenorio said that the across-the-board proposed budget cut would result in $7.6 million savings.
The administration is proposing a $225.8-million expenditure plan for FY 2006, which is nearly $20 million more than the existing resources.
