(2)
The financial year shall be twelve months beginning from July 1, and ending on
June 30 the other year.
General Budget Proposal, Estimates and Related Bills
88.
(1)
The President shall cause to be presented to the National Legislative Assembly
before the beginning of the financial year, a bill on the general budget, including:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
a general evaluation of the economic and financial performance and
situation;
detailed estimates of proposed revenue and expenditure for the
forthcoming year compared to those of the previous financial year;
a statement of the general budget, any reserve funds, transfers thereto or
allocations therefrom; and
explanations of any special budgets or financial estimates, policies or
measures to be taken by the National Government in the financial and
economic affairs within the framework of the general budget.
(2)
The President shall cause to be submitted to the National Legislative Assembly
proposals of total expenditure entered into the budget as an appropriation bill and
proposals for taxes, fees and other levies as well as borrowing, investment or
saving bonds as financial bills.
(3)
The National Legislative Assembly shall discuss, and may amend, reject or adopt
the general budget bill chapter by chapter including schedules, and it shall
thereafter pass the appropriation bill in its totality.
(4)
Where the bill is passed, detailed estimates as specified in the general budget shall
not be exceeded save by a supplementary law.
(5)
Surplus funds over revenue estimates and funds out of the legal reserve shall not
be spent save by a supplementary appropriation law.
(6)
After the passing of the budget, no funds shall be transferred from one chapter to
another, nor shall any money be spent on an item that is not provided for in the
budget without the approval of the National Legislative Assembly.
(7)
In the event that the National Legislative Assembly fails to pass the budget bill
within a period of forty-five days, the President shall issue a presidential decree
on the budget for that year, and such budget shall be deemed to have been passed
by the National Legislative Assembly in accordance with the provisions of this
Constitution.
Private Member Financial Bill
89.
(1)
No member of the National Legislative Assembly, outside the context of the
deliberations of the draft general budget, shall introduce any financial bill or
move any amendment to a bill having the object or effect of abolishing, imposing
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