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6 Jul 2023

Government Employee Benefits — Salary and Salary Increase

You may be someone who is interested in knowing the benefits of a government employee; either because you are a new government employee or you are planning to apply for a job in the government — that’s why you bumped into this post. Well, you are in the right place for this purpose. In this post, we will explain the basics about the salary and pay raise of government employees. Just like any employee, government employees also receive their salary as remuneration to the work that they do for or provide to the government. The salary of government employees is...

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6 May 2023

Budgeting 101: What is Budget Utilization Rate (BUR)?

The most common measure of absorptive capacity is the budget utilization rate (BUR) which may be computed as obligation rate or disbursement rate. What is Obligation Rate? Obligation rate is used to measure the ability of the agency to utilize (use/spend) the allotment or obligational authority made available by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Obligation rate is measured as the ratio/percentage of obligation over the allotment issued to the agency (i.e., obligation divided by allotment). This may be computed per allotment class or total obligation over total allotment for all allotment class. For example, if the total obligation...

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