Improved alert level status to help gov't finances: economist
BUDGET SURPLUS. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. chief economist Michael Ricafort. On Friday (May 27, 2022), Ricafort attributed the PHP4.9 billion budget surplus in April to several factors, among them the continued reopening of the economy that has allowed more businesses to operate. (Photo from RCBC) MANILA - The continued reopening of the economy is seen to further lift the government's revenue collections, as shown by the PHP4.9 billion budget surplus registered in April. The Bureau of the Treasury reported on Friday that revenues in the fourth month this year rose by 19.19 percent year...