WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — Tax allotments for local governments and rising debt interest payments will eat into next year's proposed P7.2-trillion national budget, leaving less room for productive spending, Finance Secretary Frederick Go said as Congress begins deliberations. In a roundtable discussion with Inquirer editors and reporters on Friday, Go said the National Tax Allotment (NTA)
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