• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Sanggunian Panlalawigan of Negros Occidental is expected to approve on December 3 the proposed P6.45 billion budget of the province for 2025, disclosed Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer on Friday.
He said they are waiting for the final committee report of Board Member Rommel Debulgado, chair of the Committee on Appropriations and Finance, who will present it during SP regular session next week.
Of the P6.45 billion, the P6.203 billion will go to the General Fund Proper, while the P254.454 million is for the Economic Enterprise Development Department, a special account under the General Fund.
The proposed P6.45 billion for 2025 is higher by about 18.8 percent from the previous year’s P5.43 billion, due to the higher share of the province from the National Tax Allotment.
“The 2025 Executive Budget reflects the administration’s continued commitment to fully realizing our seven-point development agenda, Abanse Negrense. It has been carefully crafted to guide us in our pursuit for sustained progress and development, with a focus on achieving a Negrense-brand of good governance and growth,” Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said.
The overall increase from the 2024 annual budget is P1.022 billion.
Lacson said next year’s budget was formulated with strict adherence to the necessary fiscal reforms, ensuring that the resources are maximized to meet the provincial government’s goals and objectives for Negros Occidental and Negrenses.*
