Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00808 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEDUCTING THE COST OF DEVOLVED FUNCTIONS AND PERSONNEL FROM THE SHARE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT AND THE TOTAL COST SO DEDUCTED SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AND REMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED AND REVISING THE FORMULA FOR ALLOCATING FUNDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO CORRECT INEQUITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 285 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill provides that AFTER DEDUCTING THE COST OF THE DEVOLVED FUNCTIONS AND PERSONNEL, AND THE COST OF THE CITY-FUNDED HOSPITALS, EXCLUDING CAPITAL OUTLAYS, THE TOTAL COST SO DEDUCTED SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AND REMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED AND THE NET OR BALANCE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT SHALL BE ALLOCATED in the following manner: (a) Provinces - 23%; (b) Cities - 23%; (c) Municipalities - 34%; (d) Barangays - 20%: Provided, however, that the share of each province, city and municipality shall be determined on the basis of the following formula: (a) Population - 55%; (b) Land area - 20%; (c) Equal sharing - 25%. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYON, HARLIN CAST |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2004-07-28 |
Abstract
The bill provides that AFTER DEDUCTING THE COST OF THE DEVOLVED FUNCTIONS AND PERSONNEL, AND THE COST OF THE CITY-FUNDED HOSPITALS, EXCLUDING CAPITAL OUTLAYS, THE TOTAL COST SO DEDUCTED SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED AND REMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED AND THE NET OR BALANCE OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT SHALL BE ALLOCATED in the following manner: (a) Provinces - 23%; (b) Cities - 23%; (c) Municipalities - 34%; (d) Barangays - 20%: Provided, however, that the share of each province, city and municipality shall be determined on the basis of the following formula: (a) Population - 55%; (b) Land area - 20%; (c) Equal sharing - 25%.
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