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MANILA, Philippines – Local government units (LGUs) are set to receive their P1.32-trillion share in National Tax Allotment (NTA) for fiscal year 2027, as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) laid down the guidelines for the preparation of their annual budgets.

Under Local Budget Memorandum No. 94, the DBM said the indicative NTA allocation for 2027 is nearly 11 percent higher than the P1.19 trillion allotted in 2026, increasing by P129.32 billion.

READ: DBM releases P1 trillion National Tax Allotment of LGUs

Of the total allocation, P990.68 billion will come from Bureau of Internal Revenue collections, P329.09 billion from Bureau of Customs collections and P63.6 million from other collections certified by the Bureau of the Treasury.