National government disbursements posted double-digit growth last year but fell just below target, data from the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) showed.

Spending hit P2.9 trillion last year, up 13.8 percent from P2.54 trillion in 2016, the Treasury reported on Thursday, P9 billion short of the P2.909-trillion target.

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