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Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Fund; and
(b) the sums required to meet other expenditure proposed to be made from the Consolidated Fund;
and shall distinguish expenditure on revenue account from other expenditure.
88. The following expenditure shall be charged upon the Consolidated Fund –
(a) the remuneration payable to the President and other expenditure relating to his office;
Charges on Consolidated
Fund
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(b) the remuneration payable to –
(i) the Speaker and Deputy Speaker;
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[ (ii) the Judges of the Supreme Court ;]
(iii) the Comptroller and Auditor General;
(iv) the Election Commissioners;
(v) the members of the Public Service Commissions;
58[ (c) the administrative expenses of, including remuneration payable to, officers and servants of Parliament,
the Supreme Court, the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Election Commission and the Public Service
Commissions.]
(d) all debt charges for which the Government is liable, including interest, sinking fund charges, the
repayment or amortisation of capital, and other expenditure in connection with the raising of loans and the
service and redemption of debt;
(e) any sums required to satisfy a judgment, decree or award against the Republic by any court or tribunal;
and
(f) any other expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund by this Constitution or by Act of Parliament.
89. (1) So much of the annual financial statement as relates to expenditure charged upon the Consolidated
Fund may be discussed in, but shall not be submitted to the vote of, Parliament.
Procedure relating to annual
financial statement
(2) So much of the annual financial statement as relates to other expenditure shall be submitted to
Parliament in the form of demands for grants, and Parliament shall have power to assent to or to refuse to
assent to any demand, or to assent to it subject to a reduction of the amount specified therein.
(3) No demand for a grant shall be made except on the recommendation of the President.
Appropriation Act
90. (1) As soon as may be after the grants under article 89 have been made by Parliament there shall be
introduced in Parliament a Bill to provide for appropriation out of the Consolidated Fund of all moneys
required to meet–
(a) the grants so made by Parliament; and
(b) the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund but not exceeding in any case the amount shown in
the annual financial statement laid before Parliament.
(2) No amendment shall be proposed in Parliament to any such Bill which has the effect of varying the
amount of any grant so made or altering the purpose to which it is to be applied, or of varying the amount
of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund.
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