菲律宾总统埃斯特拉达日前向国会提交了２０００年预算报告。报告规定２０００年预算总额为６５１０亿比索（约合１６３亿美元），比１９９９年增加９．７％。这份报告提出了大幅度减少财政赤字的目标，同时规定加大政府在教育、地方政府管理、农业、住房等关键领域的投资力度 Philippine President Estrada recently submitted its 2000 budget report to the National Assembly. The report stipulates that the total budget for 2000 will be 651 billion pesos (about 16.3 billion U.S. dollars), an increase of 9.7% over 1999. The report sets out the goal of drastically reducing the budget deficit and at the same time provides for greater government investment in key areas such as education, local government administration, agriculture and housing