Analysis of the President's Budget for 2013

This paper evaluates the President’s Budget (PB) or the National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2013. The assessment is composed of four parts: (i) an evaluation of the overall fiscal picture as projected in the 2013 Budget of Expenditures and Sources of Financing; (ii) an examination of its revenue program; (iii) an appraisal of the expenditure program embodied in the NEP; and (iv) an analysis of the financing program. [DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES NO. 2013-31]. URL:[http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/ris/dps/pidsdps1331.pdf].