by ODON S. BANDIOLA
After more than halfway of Fiscal Year 2012, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Aklan has passed in review municipal annual general fund and municipal economic enterprise budgets of the 13 out of the 17 component towns of Aklan.
Approved or declared operative during the regular session of the SP on March 21, 2012, are the Annual General Fund and MEEDD Budget of Buruanga, Annual General Fund Budget of Malinao, Annual General Fund and MEEDD Budgets of Tangalan and Annual General Fund and MEEDD Budgets of Kalibo.
Approved by the provincial legislative body during its regular session on March 28, 2012 is the Annual General Fund Budget of the town of Balete while those approved during the 23rd regular session on June 13, 2012 are the Annual General Budget of Madalag and the Annual General Fund and MEED Budgets of Malay.
The Annual General Fund Budget of Altavas was approved on June 20, 2012 while its Annual MEEDD Budget was approved on July 4, 2012.
Also approved during the regular session of the SP on July 4, 2012 are the Annual General Fund Budgets of the towns of Numancia, Banga, Lezo, and Libacao.
The Annual General Fund and MEED Budgets of Makato were approved during the regular session of the SP on August 8, 2012 despite the opposition of the minority members of its Sangguniang Bayan.
Still pending final action are the Annual General Fund Budget of Nabas and the Annual General Fund and MEEDO Budgets of Ibajay which are currently being reviewed by the Provincial Local Finance Committee.
New Washington has failed to submit its Annual Budgets for the last three years for review by the SP.
Records revealed that the town of Malay, a first class municipality has the highest operational budget among the 17 towns of Aklan, providing for a total of P220 million for its General Fund Budget for this year and P14.65 million for its MEED.
Malay’s Budget isbigger than that of Kalibo which has only a total of P141,905,428.92 for its Annual General Fund Budget for the year 2012 and another P45,790,573.88 for its MEEDD. Kalibo is likewise a first class municipality.
Aklan has no 2nd class municipality. Banga, Ibajay, Libacao, and New Washington are 3rd class towns.
Altavas, Balete, Batan, Madalag, Makato, Malinao, Nabas, and Numancia are 4th class municipalities while the towns of Buruanga, Lezo, and Tangalan remain as 5th class municipalities.
Aklan at present is a 2nd class province with more than a billion peso Annual Budget and is already qualified as first class province by next reclassification of Local Government Units this year to be done by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance.
As expected, being 5th class municipalities, the town of Lezo has the lowest Annual Budget of P31,358,773.00, and Buruanga, P46,985,059.57. Tangalan has an Annual Budget of P46,391,248.13. /MP
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