A prospective Supreme Court (SC) ruling requiring increased transfers from the central to local governments could cost much more than initially estimated by the Department of Budget and Management.

The impact could go as high as P195 billion, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd told legislators at Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing at the House of Representatives.

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