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LAWMAKERS must consider the<\/span> cost of proposed laws to ease pressure on the government\u2019s f<\/span>inances, according to a think tank attached to the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Philippines presently has no office designated to do policy costing,\u201d the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) said in a discussion paper.<\/p>\n

The role of lawmakers in budgeting should not end with the passage of the national budget, the think tank said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress needs to evaluate how appropriation laws are implemented to ensure that public money is spent solely for the purposes for which they have been appropriated,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Policy costing aims to guide lawmakers in assessing the adequacy of funds for a speci<\/span>f<\/span>ic government program or project. It would also help in evaluating operational ef<\/span>f<\/span>iciency based on the costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt simulates how much a policy proposal will change the amount by which the budget is expected to be in surplus or def<\/span>icit,\u201d CPBRD said. \u201cMoreover, it assesses whether its implementation will have long-term budget consequences or if it would impose mandates on other levels of government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even the Department of Budget and Management\u2019s (DBM) proposed Budget Modernization bill, which seeks to institutionalize the cash budgeting system and improve f<\/span>iscal planning, does not include a provision on policy costing, CPBRD noted.<\/p>\n

The Budget Modernization bill is a priority measure of the Marcos administration but is still pending at the House and Senate committee levels.<\/p>\n

In other countries, policy cost estimates are used as basis for mid- to long-term fiscal projections like gross revenue and expenditure, fiscal balance, and national debt, according to the CPBRD. Cost estimates are often produced by independent fiscal institutions, it added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf policy costing is to be considered in the Philippines, there is a need to clearly determine the purpose, extent, and institutional arrangements in preparing policy cost estimates.\u201d<\/p>\n

The think tank cited 2023 data from the DBM\u2019s Fiscal Planning and Reforms Bureau, which showed that around 205 laws have funding deficiency, while 159 laws do not have specific budget requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese laws can put pressure on the government to increase deficits. This may also result to higher tax imposition at some future time,\u201d CPBRD said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said policy costing could help the government narrow its budget def<\/span>icit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is part of fiscal reform measures in terms of more disciplined government spending to help narrow the budget def<\/span>icit and make the country\u2019s debt management more sustainable over the long term,\u201d Mr. Ricafort said in a Facebook Messenger chat.<\/p>\n

The Development Budget Coordination Committee in April raised its budget def<\/span>icit ceiling to P1.48 trillion this year from P1.39 trillion previously. The deficit as a share of GDP is projected to stand at -5.6% this year from -5.1%.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ricafort said the DBM or government agencies\u2019 respective budget and planning teams can help provide policy cost estimates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think DBM has the greatest expertise and specialization as it consolidates the budget from different government agencies,\u201d he said. \u2014 Beatriz Marie D. Cruz <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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