PH govt debt rises to P7.73B in 2019

THE national government’s outstanding debt rose to P7.73 trillion at the end of 2019 primarily because of net availments and exchange rate adjustments, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) reported on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Treasury bureau said the amount was a 0.3-percent or P21.64-billion increase from November 2019’s P7.70 trillion.