Press Release December 13, 2021 Senate OKs extension of 2021 national budget on third reading The Senate approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to extend the validity of the 2021 General Appropriations Act until next year. With 22 affirmative votes, no negative vote and no abstention, the Senate passed during its hybrid plenary session Monday, December 13, 2021, House Bill 10373, as amended by the Senate, or An Act Extending the Availability of the 2021 Appropriations to December 31, 2022 sponsored by Sen. Sonny Angara. Angara, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, hailed the approval of the measure, saying it is crucial in the government's recovery efforts, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to persist throughout next year in light of the looming threat of the Omicron variant. "The approval of the measure will allow the government to provide more social services and implement more projects for the benefit of more of our countrymen, and to a certain extent, provide some stimulus for jumpstarting our economic recovery," Angara said. The senator said extending the budget's validity would have the following impact:
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