Section 22
SEC. 22. FUNDING. The Commission Proper is hereby authorized to restructure and use the appropriations provided for in Presidential Decree No. 733 and balances of existing certifications to accounts payable, including prior years which have not yet been reverted to the unappropriated surplus, to carry out the provisions of this decree. Commission Proper and Auditing Units in National Government Offices. Thereafter, the amount of appropriations for the salaries of the officials and employees of the Commission, its equipment, maintenance and other operating expenses as well as the salaries and allowances of the auditors and personnel of the auditing units in the different departments or agencies of the national government, as fixed according to law, shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Decree. Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations, Self-Governing Boards, Commissions, or Agencies of the Government. All government-owned or controlled corporations, self-governing boards, commissions, or agencies of the government shall appropriate and remit to the National Treasury for credit to the account of the Commission an amount equivalent to but not less than the appropriation for the salaries and allowances of the representative and staff of the Commission during the preceding fiscal year, subject to whatever changes as may be authorized by the Commission: Provided, That until such time that this decree shall have been implemented, the Commission representative and his subordinate personnel shall continue to be paid directly by the corporation, board, commission, or agency of the government concerned. Local Governing Units. One-half of one percentum (½ of 1%) of the collections from national internal revenue taxes not otherwise accruing to special accounts in the general fund of the national government shall accrue to the Commission as a fee for auditing services rendered to local government units, excluding maintenance, equipment, and other operating expenses as provided for in Section 21 above, thereby amending Presidential Decree No. 144. The Secretary of Finance is hereby authorized to deduct from the monthly internal revenue tax collections an amount equivalent to the percentage as herein fixed, and to remit the same direct to the Commission under such regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of Finance and the Chairman of the Commission.