Isa pang economic manager ni Pangulong Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. ang kumontra sa pagpapatuloy ng operasyon ng mga Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO).
“For the record, I don’t think we need them,” wika ni Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman sa interview ng mga reporter sa Malacañang nitong Sabado.
“We gave our recommendation already, a joint recommendation from the economic managers and I hope that they will consider,” paliwanag pa niya.
Bukod kay Pangandaman, kontra rin sa POGO si Finance Secretary Ralph Rector at Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.
Kahit nakapagbibigay ito ng P40 billion hanggang P50 billion na revenue sa gobyerno, sinabi ni Pangandaman na masyado itong maliit.
“That [amount] can be done through efficiency and our revenue generation,” anang kalihim.
“The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the BOC (Bureau of Customs), they are also digitalizing. We put up a lot of funding for the past few years and the next budget para sa digitalization lang,” dugtong pa niya.
Sa naunang pagtaya ng Department of Finance (DOF), lugi ang Pilipinas ng P99 bilyon kada taon sa mga operasyon ng POGO.
“We have for instance ‘yung foregone investment due to crime. We also have foregone revenues from tourism basically because of that negative picture of having POGO activities,” saad ni DOF Assistant Secretary Adrian Castro sa mga senador noong nakaraang buwan.
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