Press Release
August 10, 2010

Transcript of SP Enrile's Interview after Committee on Finance Briefing

On GOCC's budget scrutiny

We have to scrutinize them. The amount of money available for the expenditure of the government is not adequate. We cannot impose a heavy burden of additional tax to the people. If we want to really reduce our deficit and live according to our financial capability, we must contract our government and save some money for important things like education, health, infrastructure, agriculture & environmental protection.

Kontrolado ng mga board of directors ng mga government corporations 'yung pera. It's outside the scrutiny of the Congress which ought to handle the raising of money and budgeting of funds according to the request of the President. We have to look at all of these things.

Reaction to the 1.6 Trillion budget

That's based on their estimate of the performance of the economy and income of the government.

Comments on the proposed 12- year basic education

I think it is necessary in order to improve the quality of our educational system so that we can become competitive in the world market.

On the proposed P90 tax on cigarettes

Pag- aaralan ko 'yan. Titingnan ko. .

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