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• Legislative committees
matter.
• Legislative committees
No bill presented by a member can be referred to the special committee before being
permitted by the proposals committee and approved by the House. If the proposals
committee refuses a bill, it must give a reason for its decision.
Any bill or proposed law rejected by the House may not be presented again during
the same legislative term.
• Approval of general legislation
Article 123: Presidential veto
The President of the Republic has the right to issue or object to laws.
If the President of the Republic objects to a draft law approved by the House of
Representatives, it must be referred back to the House within 30 days of the House's
being notified thereof. If the draft law is not referred back to the House within this
period, it is considered a law and is issued.
• Veto override procedure
• Budget bills
If it is referred back to the House within the aforementioned period, and is approved
again by a majority of two-thirds of its members, it is considered a law and is issued.
Article 124: State budget
The state budget includes all of its revenue and expenditure without exception. The
draft budget is submitted to the House of Representatives at least 90 days before
the beginning of the fiscal year. It is not considered in effect unless approved
thereby, and it is put to vote on a chapter-by-chapter basis.
The House may modify the expenditures in the draft budget law, except those
proposed to honor a specific state liability.
• Balanced budget
Should the modification result in an increase in total expenditure, the House shall
reach an agreement with the government on the means to secure revenue resources
to achieve a balance between them. The budget is issued in a law, which may include
modification to any existing law to the extent necessary to realize such balance.
In all cases, the budget law may not include any text that incurs new burdens on
citizens.
The specifics of the fiscal year, the method of budget preparation, the provisions of
the budgets of institutions, public bodies, and their accounts are defined by law.
The approval of the House of Representatives is necessary for the transfer of any
funds from one chapter of the budget to another, as well as for any expenditure not
included therein or in excess of its estimates. The approval is issued in a law.
Article 125: Final account
The final account of the state budget is submitted to the House of Representatives
within a period not exceeding 6 months from the end of the fiscal year. The annual
report of the Central Auditing Organization and the latter’s observations on the final
account must be submitted therewith.
The final account of the state budget is put to vote on a chapter-by-chapter basis and
is issued by law.
The House has the right to request from the Central Auditing Organization any
additional data or other reports.
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