(3) The estimates prepared under clause (2) of this article shall be laid
before Parliament by the President under clause (1) of this article without
revision but with any recommendations that the Government may have on
them.
(4) At any time before Parliament considers the estimates of revenues
and expenditure laid before it by or on the authority of the President, an
appropriate committee of Parliament may discuss and review the estimates
and make appropriate recommendations to Parliament.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1) of this article, the
President may cause to be prepared and laid before Parliament—
(a) fiscal and monetary programmes and plans for economic and
social development covering periods exceeding one year;
(b) estimates of revenues and expenditure covering periods
exceeding one year.
(6) Parliament may make laws for giving effect to the provisions of
this article.
156. Appropriation Bill.
(1) The heads of expenditure contained in the estimates, other than
expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund by this Constitution or any
Act of Parliament, shall be included in a bill to be known as an Appropriation
Bill which shall be introduced into Parliament to provide for the issue from
the Consolidated Fund of the sums necessary to meet that expenditure and the
appropriation of those sums for the purposes specified in the bill.
(2)
(a)
If in respect of any financial year it is found—
that the amount appropriated for any purpose under the
Appropriation Act is insufficient or that a need has arisen for
expenditure for a purpose for which no amount has been
appropriated by that Act; or
(b) that any monies have been expended for any purpose in excess of
the amount appropriated for that purpose or for a purpose for
which no amount has been appropriated by that Act,
a supplementary estimate showing the sums required or spent shall be laid
down before Parliament and in the case of excess expenditure, within four
months after the money is spent.