Diokno: Lawmakers want higher 2019 budget due to elections

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MANILA, Philippines – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno speculated that lawmakers' opposition to the "smaller" cash-based budget for 2019 is due to the upcoming mid-term elections.

"Probably [due to elections.] Most likely," Diokno said in response to Lyndia Jumilla's question on an ANC's Beyond Politics interview Tuesday night, August 14.

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