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Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno on Tuesday joined a growing list of Cabinet members expressing hesitance to take a plunge into the planned shift to a federal form of government, saying it needed deeper study. «Now that it's the major issue of thFederalism needs more study, says Diokno
Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno on Tuesday joined a growing list of Cabinet members expressing hesitance to take a plunge into the planned shift to a federal form of government, saying it needed deeper study. «Now that it's the major issue of the day, I will suggest to the economic managers that we should come up with an in-depth study,» Diokno said at the Meet Inquirer multimedia forum. «I've been teaching fiscal federalism for many years,» he said. «The core of federalism is the fiscal side---how do you finance the federal government?» he added. "The important thing is, first of all, let's figure out what functions are going to be federal and what functions are to b...Keep on reading: Federalism needs more study, says Diokno Read more