GOVERNMENT underspending was just P6 billion in the first half of 2017, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said, a result of an expansionary fiscal policy aimed at accelerating Philippine ecoonomic growth.
"For the first half of 2017, spending is almost on the top vis-a-vis the programmed spending. We only underspent by P6 billion for the first half of 2017," Diokno said at The Manila Times 6th Business Forum at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City.
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