Manila Bulletin
Zubiri thanks House for heeding request to transmit nat’l budget to Senate within this month
House Appropriations committee chair Eric Yap committed to transmitting the proposed 2021 national budget to the Senate by October 28.
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri thanked the House of Representatives for heeding the Senate's request to transmit the P4.5-trillion proposed 2021 national budget within October.
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco assured Senate President Vicente Sotto III that the House would exert its best effort to transmit the budget by November 2, though it might be received as late as November 5.
Zubiri stated that the House's commitment will give senators enough time to study the budget bill and speed up discussions.
Under the Constitution, the Senate must wait for the House's budget bill before its members can discuss it in plenary.
Zubiri projected that the Senate would approve its version of the GAB by the end of November, with bicameral meetings in early December.
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The Senate is considering an early resumption of session on November 9, instead of November 16, to prioritize the approval of the P4.5-trillion national budget and the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) bill.
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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon proposed a special session from November 9 to 13 for the approval of the P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021.
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Malacañang thanked the House of Representatives for the timely approval of the 2021 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) on third and final reading during a special session.
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