This document provides guidance for government departments on preparing their FY 2021 budgets. It announces the budget preparation forms to be used, including a new form (BP 201-G) for carry-over projects from FY 2020. Guidelines cover topics like legal bases, expenditure objects, personnel requests, and infrastructure projects. Revisions are provided for certain forms and annexes. Departments are reminded to follow submission formatting requirements and ensure hard copy and online submissions through the OSBPS match. The document aims to help departments effectively develop their FY 2021 budget proposals.

1. FY 2021 BUDGET CALL
Mary Anne S. Tajaal
Department of Budget and Management
BP FORMS

2. BP Forms
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3. BP Forms
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FY 2020
Budget
Preparation
FY 2021 Budget
Preparation
22 Forms 23 Forms
New: BP Form 201-G
(Spill-over projects for
Funding in FY 2021)

4. Spill-Over Projects are contracts that
were initially funded by the FY 2020
GAA but were delayed, resulting in
non-completion by the 31 December
2020. These Spill-Over Projects are
planned to be continued in FY 2021.

5. New BP Form
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6. BP Form with revision-BP 202-A Matrix
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7. Specific Guidelines
in the allocation of Object of Expenditures
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Updated Legal Bases:
Longevity Pay for Military and
Uniformed Personnel
R.A. No. 1134, as amended by
R.A. No. 3725
R.A. No. 9993

8. Specific Guidelines
in the allocation of Object of Expenditures
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Updated Legal Bases:
Longevity Pay for Military and
Uniformed Personnel
R.A. No. 2057

9. Specific Guidelines
in the allocation of Object of Expenditures
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Updated Legal Bases:
R.A. No. 6975

10. Specific Guidelines
in the allocation of Object of Expenditures
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Updated Legal Bases:
Item V of PhilHealth
Circular No. 2019-0009
dated October 25, 2019

11. Specific Guidelines
in the allocation of Object of Expenditures
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Updated Legal Bases:
Proposals to Purchase Motor Vehicle
General Appropriations Act
NBC Nos. 446 and 446-A
BC Nos. 2010-2, 2017-1 and
2019-2
Memorandum Circular No. 9, s.
2010 and AO No. 14 (s. 2018)

12. Other Updates in the Specific Guidelines
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Updated Legal Bases:
Item 1.3
of Annex
B
• Requests for Additional Casual and Contractual
positions for duly established and functioning ad-
hoc bodies, coexistent with the operations of
the particular ad-hoc units, may be proposed in
Tier 2
Item 6.0
of Annex
B
• Additional Miscellaneous Expenses should not
exceed P90,000.00 per annum

13. Other Reminders
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Item 7.0 of
Annex B
• For guidance on matters other than the standard
costing of proposal for rehabilitation/construction of
buildings/office space and other infrastructure
projects, it shall be subject to the guidelines
issued by DBM and DPWH
Item 9.0 of
Annex B
• ICT P/A/Ps processed thru the MSC are
considered as reviewed and endorsed by
recognized technically proficient government
stakeholders. However, it shall still be subject to
further evaluation by DBM

14. Other Reminders
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Item 1.2 of
Annex B
• Non-submission of BP Form 204 shall mean no
budget provision for non-permanent
position/casuals and contractuals
Items 3.2
and 3.3 of
Annex B
• In the absence of BP 205, any amount indicated
under the TL and RG column in the BP 201
Schedule A will be disapproved
• In case of discrepancy between the amount for
TL and RG in BP 201 Schedule A and BP 205,
the amount in BP 205 shall prevail

15. Revised Items in the list of Endorsing Entities
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Endorsing Entity Subject of Endorsement
ISSP in support of ICT-related
proposals
Approved TRIP and Updated
PIP
Department of Information
and Communications
Technology
National Economic and
Development Authority

16. Submission Format Reminders
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• OSBPS-generated (in triplicate)
• The hard copy submissions
must be the same as the
encoded data under the OSBPS
• Department Secretary
• Head of Other Executive
Offices

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