Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT MANDATING ALL AGENCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A POVERTY ALLEVIATION IMPACT STATEMENT (PAIS) IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF EACH DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
Congress Author
Date filed
August 10, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2302, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING ALL AGENCIES IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A POVERTY ALLEVIATION IMPACT STATEMENT (PAIS) IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF EACH DEPARTMENT FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT
ABSTRACT : Rationale: Amelioration of the lot of the poor should be a principal yardstick of all government activity, from planning all the way to execution. This should be part of the bureaucratic consciousness. Pro-poor considerations should be integrated into all planning and execution by government. > The Poverty Alleviation Impact Statement (PAIS) should address the two core issues that are associated with poverty problem - income generation and income enhancement. Such a statement should accompany all budgeted program and project proposals presented to Congress so that as early as budget preparation, poverty alleviation considerations are imbued in the bureaucratic mindset.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOCSIN, MA. VICTORIA L.
DATE FILED : 2001-08-10
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ON 2001-08-20

Abstract

Rationale: Amelioration of the lot of the poor should be a principal yardstick of all government activity, from planning all the way to execution. This should be part of the bureaucratic consciousness. Pro-poor considerations should be integrated into all planning and execution by government. > The Poverty Alleviation Impact Statement (PAIS) should address the two core issues that are associated with poverty problem - income generation and income enhancement. Such a statement should accompany all budgeted program and project proposals presented to Congress so that as early as budget preparation, poverty alleviation considerations are imbued in the bureaucratic mindset.

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