Indian Constitution: Articles 110-112

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Article 110

• Article 110 defines what a Money Bill is.
• A bill is considered a Money Bill if it contains provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters:
  • Imposition, abolition, remission, alteration, or regulation of any tax.
  • Regulation of the borrowing of money by the Union government.
  • Custody of the Consolidated Fund or the Contingency Fund of India, the payment of money into or the withdrawal of money from either of such funds.
  • The appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India
  • Declaring any expenditure to be expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or increasing the amount of any such expenditure.
  • The receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Public Account of India or the custody or issue of such money, the audit of the accounts of the Union or of a State.
  • Any matter incidental to any of the matters specified above.
• A bill is not a Money Bill if it provides for:
  • The imposition or alteration of any fine or other pecuniary penalties.
  • The demand or payment of fees for licenses or services rendered.
  • The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration, or regulation of any tax by any local authority or body for local purposes.
• If any question arises whether a bill is a Money Bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) is final.
• Every Money Bill, when transmitted to the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) under Article 109, and when presented to the President for assent, bears the endorsement of the Speaker of the House of the People signed by him that it is a Money Bill.

Article 111

• Article 111 describes the procedure for the assent to bills.
• After a bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament, it is presented to the President for assent.
• The President can either give assent to the bill, or withhold assent.
• The President can return the bill (other than a Money Bill) to the Houses with a message requesting reconsideration of the bill or specific amendments.
• If the Houses pass the bill again, with or without amendments, the President cannot withhold assent.

Article 112

• Article 112 concerns the Annual Financial Statement.
• The President shall cause to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for each financial year, known as the "Annual Financial Statement."
• The Annual Financial Statement shall distinguish expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India from other expenditure.
• Expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India includes:
  • Emoluments and allowances of the President and other expenditure relating to the office of the President.
  • Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of the People.
  • Debt charges for which the Government of India is liable, including interest, sinking fund charges, and redemption charges, and other expenditure relating to the raising of loans and the service and redemption of debt.
  • Salaries, allowances, and pensions payable to or in respect of judges of the Supreme Court.
  • The salary and allowances of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
  • Sums required to satisfy any judgment, decree, or award of any court or arbitral tribunal.
  • Any other expenditure declared by the Constitution or by Parliament by law to be so charged.