Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson recently revealed the provincial government is currently preparing the 2020 provincial budget. “We are now in the preparatory stage,” he noted. “I have not submitted any [details] yet to the provincial board.”
The governor added, he has already asked various government offices to prepare their respective budgets.
Lacson said they have until October to prepare their proposed budget.
Meanwhile, Negros Occidental’s internal revenue allotment, which is a local government unit’s share of national tax revenue, is expected to see an increase from P3.304 billion to P3.726 billion.
Provincial Budget Officer Jose Percival Salado explained, a higher IRA share for the province means more programs and projects./DGB, WDJ