Financing Philippine Local Government

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FINANCING PHILIPPINE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
(LOCAL FISCAL ADMINISTRATION)
PRESENTED BY:
MS. JUDY ANN C. GASPAR
WHAT IS FISCAL?
 Fiscal
derives from the Latin word “FISCUS”
meaning BASKET or TREASURY.
 Itconcerned to public revenues (Taxation),
public spending, debt and finance.
 Monetary relates to money on how it supplied
and circulates in an economy.
WHAT IS LOCAL FISCAL
ADMINISTRATION?
Refers to systems, structures,
processes, officials, personnel and the
policy environment governing
intergovernmental, and inter-local
fiscal relations.
 the giving & receipt of allotments and grants from the
National Government (NG) to local government units
(LGUs)
 allotment sharing between LGUs
 sharing of taxing powers between the national
government (NG) and among LGUs
 policy on tax rates and structures
 revenue and expenditure planning
 revenue utilization & expenditure allocation
monitoring & approval budgets, tax ordinances &
other fiscal measures
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LOCAL
FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
 No money shall be paid out of local treasury without
an appropriation ordinance or law
 Local Government funds & monies shall be spent solely
for public purposes
 Local revenue generated only from sources authorized
by law or ordinance, & collection must be
acknowledged properly
 Monies officially received in any capacity or occasion
shall be accounted as local funds, unless otherwise
provided by law
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LOCAL
FISCAL ADMINISTRATION
 Trust funds in local treasury shall not be paid out except in
fulfillment of purpose for which trust was created or funds
received
 Accountable officers must be properly bonded
 LGs shall formulate sound financial plans, & local budgets
shall be based on functions, activities, & projects, in terms
of expected results
 Budget plans shall be harmonized with national
development plans, goals & strategies to optimize resource
utilization & avoid duplication in use of fiscal & physical
resources
 Budgets shall operationalize approved local
development plans
 LGUs shall ensure budgets incorporate
requirements of component units equitably
 National planning shall be based on local
planning to ensure consideration of local
needs & aspirations
 LGUs shall endeavor to have a balanced
budget in each fiscal year
PHILIPPINE BUDGETARY PROCESS

1. Budget 2. Budget 3. Budget


Preparation Authorization Review

4. Budget 5. Budget
Execution Accountability
BUDGET BILL TO COMMITTEES

PRILIMINARY ACTIONS
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
TYPE OF LEGISLATION
BILL REFERRALS
IN COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORTS
CALENDARING FOR FLOOR DEBATES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

The Local Government Code (LGC) of 1991 introduced


a paradigm shift in relations between the national
government and local government units by declaring it
the policy of the State "that the territorial and
political subdivisions of the State shall enjoy genuine
and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to
attain their fullest development as self-reliant
communities and make them more effective partners
in the attainment of national goals.
INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT (IRA)

 Internal revenue allotment is the annual share


of local governments out of the proceeds from
national revenue taxes.
 It is estimated at forty percent (40%) of the
actual collections of national internal revenue
taxes during the third fiscal year preceding the
current year (Section 284 of RA No. 7160)
SECTION 285. Allocation to Local Government
Units
The share of local government units in the
internal revenue allotment shall be allocated in
the following manner:

 (a) Provinces – Twenty-three percent (23%)


 (b) Cities – Twenty-three percent (23%)
 (c) Municipalities – Thirty-four percent (34%)
 (d) Barangays – Twenty percent (20%).
PROVIDED:
that the share of each province, city and
municipality shall be determined on the basis of
the following formula:
 (a) Population – Fifty percent (50%)
 (b) Land Area – Twenty-five percent (25%)
 (c) Equal Sharing – Twenty-five percent (25%).
 The share of each LGU shall be released, without need
of any further action, directly to the provincial, city,
municipal or barangay treasurer, as the case may be, on
a quarterly basis within five days after the end of each
quarter, and which shall not be imposed by the National
Government for whatever purpose (Sec. 286 Automatic
Release of Shares)

 Each local government unit shall appropriate in its


annual budget no less than twenty percent (20%) of its
annual internal revenue allotment for development
plans of local government units shall be furnished by the
DILG (Sec. 287 Local Development Projects)
SOURCES OF INCOME OF LGUS

LGUs are given authority to levy their own taxes, fees and
other sources of revenues, consistent with the basic policies in
the Code.
 Local taxes includes real property tax; the business of
printing and publication; sand, gravel and other quarry
resources; delivery trucks of manufacturers and dealers; and
the franchise tax, professional tax, amusement tax.
 Non-tax revenues are generated from the operation of
economic enterprises, namely: market and slaughterhouses,
waterworks, bus terminal, cemetery and gymnasium or
sports center.
BUDGETARY LIMITATIONS (SEC. 325)

 No salary rate higher than maximum fixed for


position
 No appropriations for salary increase of officials &
employees
 Abolition & creation of positions must be in
accordance with Code & Civil Service law, rules &
regulations
 Occupied plantilla positions
(career) must be covered by
adequate appropriations
No reclassification of positions
except when position is vacant
THANK YOU SO
MUCH 
THE PRINCIPAL
AGENCIES TASKED
WITH FISCAL
FUNCTIONS:
1. CONGRESS (LOWER HOUSE)

 responsible for revenue and expenditure


policies.
 Aside from having its concurrence on every bill in
order to be passed for the President’s signature
to become a law, the House of Representatives
has the power to impeach certain officials, and
all money bills must originate from the lower
house
 1.1 (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICIALS)
 is the fourth highest official in the Philippines
government.
 Signs all acts, resolutions, memorials, writs, warrants
and subpoenas issued by or upon order of the House
 1.2 (DEPUTY SPEAKERS)
 Assumes the duties and powers of the Speaker when he
is absent or incapacitated.
 1.3 (MAJORITY LEADER)
 The Majority Leader is elected in a party caucus of the
majority ruling party. His primary function, aside from being
the spokesman of the majority party, is to direct the
deliberations on the floor.
 1.4 (MINORITY LEADER)
 The Minority Leader is the acknowledged spokesman of the
minority party in the House.
 1.5 (SECRETARY GENERAL)
 Notes all questions of order together with the decisions
thereon;
 Completes the printing and distribution of the Records of the
House;
 Acts as the custodian of the property and records of the House
and all other government property in its premises;
 1.6 (SERGEANT-AT-ARMS)
 Enforces House Rules;
 Protects the lives of Officers and Members of the House, its
personnel and guests as well as properties found therein.
2. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

 Revenue generation and collection


 Fund custody
 Disbursements
 Keeping of accounts
2.1 (BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE)

 Comprehend the assessment and collection of all national


internal revenue taxes, fees and charges and the
enforcement of all forfeitures, penalties, and fines
connected therewith.
2.2

 The prevention and suppression of smuggling and


other frauds upon the customs
2.3 (BUREAU OF THE TREASURY)

Mandate (Under executive order no. 449)


 assist in the formulation of policies in borrowing,
investment and capital market development
 Assist in the preparation of by the government
agencies concerned of an annual program for
revenue and expenditure targets, borrowing levels
and cash balances of the national government
3.

 Accountable for carrying out the president’s responsibility


of preparing the budget
 Formulate and implement the national budget and
ensuring the efficient and sound utilization of government
resources to achieve the country’s development
objectives
4. COMMISSION ON AUDIT

 Conducts fund and performance audit to see it that


expenditures are in accordance with the appropriation law
approved.
 Promulgate accounting and auditing rules and regulations
including those for the prevention and disallowance of
irregular, unnecessary, excessive, extravagant or
unconscionable expenditures, or uses of government funds
and properties
5. NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
 Provides high-level advice to policymakers in congress
and executive branch
 Review, evaluation, and monitoring of infrastructure
projects identified under the comprehensive and
integrated infrastructure program (CIIP) consistent with
the government’s thrust of increasing investment spending
for the growing demand on quality infrastructure facilities
6. BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS
 Provides policy directions in the areas of money, banking
and credit. It supervises operations of banks and exercises
regulatory powers over non-bank financial.
 Formulates and implements monetary policy aimed at
influencing money supply consistent with its primary
objective to maintain price stability
 The BSP has the exclusive power to issue the national
currency. All notes and coins issued by the BSP are fully
guaranteed by the Government and are considered legal
tender for all private and public debts.
7. EXTERNAL FORCES
A. International Monetary Fund
 Ensure the stability of the international monetary
system
 Provide loans to member countries experiencing
actual or potential balance of payments problems
 Seeks to build on synergies between the technical
assistance and training to maximize their
effectiveness
B.

 Strengthenspublic financial management,


improves fiscal transparency and financial
accountability, and supports greater citizen
demand for government accountability
C. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

 ADB aims to focus support in the areas of sustainable and


climate resilient infrastructure, good governance and
finance, employment and education, and regional
integration.
 ADB is one of the country’s largest sources of official
development assistance, with average annual lending of
$745 million in the past 10 years.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH 
FISCAL CONTROL MECHANISMS

Prevent misappropriation of funds requires


review and approval by the administrative
official of the line or operating agency, of all
requests for money releases and budgetary
allotments, vouchers and similar papers before
payments are made so that expenditures are in
accordance with policy and law and not
irregular,
REPUBLIC ACT NO 7160 SEC. 354.
ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES; BUDGET
OPERATIONS MANUAL.
 the secretary of budget and management jointly
with the chairman of the commission on audit
shall, within one (1) year from the effectivity of
this code, promulgate a budget operations manual
for local government units to improve and
systematize methods, techniques, and procedures
employed in budget preparation, authorization,
execution, and accountability.

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