Tinukoy ni Ways and Means Committee Chair Joey Salceda ang government spending bilang key driver sa paglago ng ekonomiya ng bansa ngayong 3rd quarter ng taon, na pumalo sa 5.9%.
Aniya, nakapagtala ng 6.7 percent growth year-on-year ang government spending kumpara sa negative 7.1 percent noong nakaraang quarter.
Dahil dito ay sumipa rin ang paglago ng construction sector ng 12.4% sa expenditure side, at 14% sa industry side.
Kaya naman mahalaga aniya na mapanatili ang spending catch up plan ng pamahalaan.
“We have to sustain the government’s spending catchup plan, especially at the local government unit level. Budgeted programs and plans there were put on hold because of the Barangay and SK Election spending ban should be pursued vigorously to completion this year.” ani Salceda
Kailangan naman aniya na palakasin pa ang sektor ng agrikultura at export ng Pilipinas.
“We need to keep working on agricultural growth, however. For the sector to maintain its peso-level contribution to GDP per capita, it should grow by at least 2 percent every year. Average growth so far this year has been 1.1 percent. The appointment of a DA Secretary who comes from the leading investment drivers of the agriculture sector should bolster the effort to meet this target.” paliwanag nito
“There are signs of weak global trade, as shown in a much larger negative growth for imports of goods, from -5.0 percent during the previous quarter to -8.1 percent. Exports of goods have also decelerated in growth from -0.9 percent to -2.6 percent, signs of continued lackluster global demand due to high Fed rates.” sabi pa ng House tax Chief
Magkagayunman, dahil na rin sa bumaba na ang inflation, ay mas may espasyo ngayon ang Marcos Jr. Administration para sa mga polisiya at iba pang long term reform.
“With inflation back under control and growth back on track, President Marcos has the space and the opportunity to work on policies and priorities that are forward-looking. PBBM is back in a position of strength — and that is leverage for more long-term reforms…Moving forward, Filipinos can expect that while global conditions will remain volatile and uncertain, the President has more tools to work with, thanks to good growth numbers for the past quarter.” sabi pa ni Salceda | ulat ni Kathleen Forbes
