IS the provincial government under Gov. Arthur C. Yap flexing its financial muscle in preparation for the campaign in May 9, 2022 elections?
This may be a big question for now, but figures show that appropriations of some items in the 2022 annual budget are heftily increased.
Jagna Mayor Joseph Ranola showed to the municipal mayors how the current budget of the governor’s office hiked during the press conference launching the Crusada Alang sa Limpyong Pangobierno para sa mga Bol-anon (Crusade for Good Governance for the Boholanos).
He said that this year’s budget for the governor’s office (GO) is pegged at a whopping P433,686,539.20 from last year’s P368,540,667.96. In 2020, the budget was placed at P313,113,138.28 and P230,710,131.23 in 2019.
Its 2022 budget, the Provincial Govt Information and Media Relations o PRIMER, is P40,761,860.36 from calendar year 2021’s P31,800,866.90. In 2020, it had only P11,992,498.96 and in 2019, P10,715,374.53, based on document shown by Ranola.
This year’s program appropriation or budget (estimate) P4,278,523,604.99. This is lower than last year’s P4,591,944,606.00 estimate. In 2020, the (actual) total was P1,924,559,772.67; and in 2019, (actual) P1909,573,127.93.
The province’s share of the Internal revenue Allotment (IRA) from the national government, the main of fund sources, has reached to P3,302,823,605.00. It increased from last year’s P2,419,730,404.00. In 2020, the province was recipient of P2,257,700,704.00 and P2,002,328,148.00 in 2019.
Other sources include: tax revenues in the amount of P83,500,000.00; real tax, P56,110,000.00; tax on goods and services, P27,480,000.00; service/user charges, P525,410,000.00; extra ordinary receipts, P36,200,000.00 (from P47,200,000.00 in 2021); and other receipts, P30,000,000.00 (from P153,000,000.00 in 2021).
The statement of receipts presented by Ranola showed that other external sources, aside from IRA, are the following: Philippine Charity sweepstakes (Lotto), P2 million; and share from the national wealth, PP500,000.00.
Gain on sale of assets is pegged at PP3 million. (rvo)
