THE Senate on Tuesday approved the proposed 2014 national budget which is P3.2 billion lower than the P2.268 trillion budget approved by the House of Representatives.

Voting 16-0, the chamber approved the P2.263 trillion 2014 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). The measure will be deliberated upon by the bicameral conference committee once the Senate Committee on Finance acts on all the individual amendments that will be submitted by the senators.

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