RAPPLER: DAP: 'BUDGET WITHIN A BUDGET, ILLEGAL'
Diokno said that by realigning savings to non-existing budget items in the General Appropriations Act, the government ended up creating a budget within a budget without consulting Congress. "Ito bastusan eh... Ang ginawa ng executive is that they sliced and diced the budget and repackaged it and came out with a new budget which is 72-billion worth," Diokno said. According to Diokno, the appropriation rules state that the executive branch must consult Congress if they intend to appropriate funds for an entirely different item.
Diokno said that by realigning savings to non-existing budget items in the General Appropriations Act, the government ended up creating a budget within a budget without consulting Congress. "Ito bastusan eh... Ang ginawa ng executive is that they sliced and diced the budget and repackaged it and came out with a new budget which is 72-billion worth," Diokno said. According to Diokno, the appropriation rules state that the executive branch must consult Congress if they intend to appropriate funds for an entirely different item.
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