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Section 29 of the Law shall now read as follows:
"SEC. 29. Payment of Indigent Contributions.- Contributions for indigent members shall be subsidized partially by the local government unit where the member resides. The Corporation shall provide counterpart financing equal to the LGU's subsidy for indigents: Provided, That in the case of the fourth, fifth and sixth class municipalities, the National Government shall provide up to ninety percent (90%) of the subsidy for indigents until such time that they shall have been upgraded to first, second or third class municipalities. The share of the LGUs shall be progressively increased until such time that its share becomes equal to that of the National Government."
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