THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said 80.7% of the 2025 national budget has been disbursed as of the end of March.
According to its Status of Allotment Releases report, the DBM said it released P5.11 trillion of the P6.326-trillion budget, with a P1.22-trillion balance.
The release rate was behind the 83.2% pace at the end of March 2024.
Of the released funds, P3.43 trillion went to government agencies and departments, leaving P540 billion still undisbursed.
The Department of Public Works and Highways received P1.11 trillion or 96.6% of its P1.09 trillion allotted funds.
Meanwhile, Special Purpose funds releases amounted to P246.76 billion.
Automatic appropriations release totaled P1.39 trillion, with a P719.79 billion balance.
These included P1.03 trillion for the National Tax Allotment, P152.88 billion for interest payments, P83.42 billion for the Block Grant, and P75.59 billion for government agencies’ retirement and life insurance premiums.
Unprogrammed appropriations (UA) worth P7.51 billion were also released.— Aubrey Rose A. Inosante
