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Civil Service Commission (CSC) vs. Department of Budget and Management (DBM) 482 SCRA 233

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Petitioner, versus DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, Respondent.

G.R. No. 158791 | 2005-07-22

EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
CARPIO MORALES, J.: 
 
The Civil Service Commission (petitioner) via the present petition for mandamus seeks to compel the Department of Budget and Management (respondent) to release the balance of its budget for fiscal year 2002. At the same time, it seeks a determination by this Court of the extent of the constitutional concept of fiscal autonomy. 
 
By petitioner's claim, the amount of P215,270,000.00 was appropriated for its Central Office by the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of 2002, while the total allocations for the same Office, if all sources of funds are considered,...