{"id":229857,"date":"2019-09-07T22:26:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T02:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=229857"},"modified":"2019-09-07T22:26:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T02:26:17","slug":"higher-ira-for-lgus-wont-take-effect-before-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/07\/higher-ira-for-lgus-wont-take-effect-before-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher IRA for LGUs won\u2019t take effect before 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_197910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-197910\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/46794914_769103936757994_4124778757334499328_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-197910\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/46794914_769103936757994_4124778757334499328_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/46794914_769103936757994_4124778757334499328_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/46794914_769103936757994_4124778757334499328_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/46794914_769103936757994_4124778757334499328_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/46794914_769103936757994_4124778757334499328_n-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-197910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it was agreed during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday night that implementing higher IRA would lead to \u201cunmanageable fiscal deficit.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PresSpokespersonPH\/photos\/a.397841807217544\/769103916757996\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">File Photo<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PresSpokespersonPH\/\">Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Higher internal revenue allotment (IRA) for local government units (LGUs) may not be feasibly effected before 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in the case of Mandanas vs. Ochoa, the higher IRA for LGUs must be implemented.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it was agreed during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday night that implementing higher IRA would lead to \u201cunmanageable fiscal deficit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was agreed that the adjustment of the IRA may not be feasibly effected during this Administration,\u201d Panelo said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtherwise, there will be an unmanageable fiscal deficit, while securing loans will be more expensive to the nation as the citizenry will be paying for higher rates,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Panelo said the IRA adjustment cannot be implemented due to various commitments, such as the implementation of programs designed to combat criminality and corruption, and activities of the national government to promote human development and poverty reduction, among others.<\/p>\n<p>He, meanwhile, said postponing the adjustment of the IRA is in accordance with the ruling by the High Court that expanded basis for calculating LGUs\u2019 share in the national taxes will be prospectively effective starting from the 2022 budget cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Last April, the High Court rejected the government\u2019s motion for reconsideration on the ruling on the IRA for LGUs.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling stated that entitlement of LGUs to IRAs included not just internal revenue, but also all other government taxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Higher internal revenue allotment (IRA) for local government units (LGUs) may not be feasibly effected before 2022. 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