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Question 15
15. The Local Government Code allocated shares in revenue collections to
local government units (LGUs) in the following manner: 23% for the
provinces, 23% for the Cities, 34% for the Municipalities, and 20% for
the Barangays. In 2023, the proposed General Appropriations Act (GAA)
provided a different distribution scheme of revenue collections to LGUs,
to wit: 25% for the provinces, 25% for the Cities, 35% for the
Municipalities, and 15% for the Barangays. Congressman Macky assailed
the constitutionality of this item in the proposed GAA. The House of
Representatives Budget Committee countered that it is within the power
of Congress to enact laws to increase or decrease the just share of the
LGUs in the revenues. Is the new distribution scheme in the proposed
GAA lawful? Explain.
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