Industrial Court returns development money

In charge: Batshu
In charge: Batshu

Labour and Home Affairs Minister, Edwin Batshu has said that only 18 percent of a P5.67 million budget set aside to develop the Industrial Court in the 2014-2015 financial year, was actually used.

Batshu told parliamentarians last week that the funds had not been used due to “delayed technical support”.

‘‘This low expenditure is attributable mainly to the delayed technical support and the required approval before projects can be commenced,” he said recently when presenting his ministry’s planned budgets for the 2015-2016 financial year.

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