Govt underspending stalls Q1 growth

May 11, 2024 12:40 am

GOVERNMENT underspending impeded the Philippine economy's potential for higher growth in the first quarter of this year, analysts said.

Bank of the Philippine Islands senior economist Emilio Neri said the economy could have expanded by 6.4 percent in the first three months of the year if the government had ramped up spending.

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