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Business, advocacy groups urge removal of 'insertions' in P7.2-T national budget proposal
Philippine business and advocacy groups are urging Congress to remove alleged "congressional insertions" from the proposed P7.2 trillion national budget for 2027. These additions, reportedly lacking technical basis, are said to be funded by cuts to foreign-assisted projects and calamity funds.
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