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Article 126: Collection and disbursement of public funds
The basic rules for collection of public funds and the procedure for their
disbursement are regulated by the law.
Article 127: Executive authority
The executive authority may not contract a loan, obtain funding, or commit itself to a
project that is not listed in the approved state budget entailing expenditure from the
state treasury for a subsequent period, except with the approval of the House of
Representatives.
Article 128: Salaries, pensions, indemnities, subsidies, and
bonuses
The rules governing salaries, pensions, indemnities, subsidies, and bonuses taken
from the state treasury are regulated by law, as are the cases for exception from
such rules, and the authorities in charge of their application.
• Legislative oversight of the executive
Article 129: Submitting questions
Every member of the House of Representatives may submit questions to the Prime
Minister, to one of his deputies, to a minister, or their deputies on any matter that
falls under their mandate. It is obligatory for them to respond to these questions
during the same term.
The member may withdraw his question at any time. A question may not be
converted into an interpellation in the same session.
• Legislative oversight of the executive
Article 130: Addressing interrogations
Every member of the House of Representatives may address interpellations to the
Prime Minister, to the Prime Minister’s deputies, to ministers, or to their deputies in
relation to matters that fall under their mandate.
Debate on an interpellation takes place at least seven days and no more than 60 days
after its submission, except in cases of urgency as decided by the House and with the
government’s consent.
• Cabinet removal
• Head of government removal
Article 131: Withdrawal of confidence
The House of Representatives may decide to withdraw its confidence from the
Prime Minister, a deputy of the Prime Minister, ministers, or their deputies.
A motion of no confidence may be submitted only after an interpellation, upon
proposal by at least one- tenth of the members of the House of Representatives. The
House issues its decision after debating the interpellation. A withdrawal of
confidence requires a majority of members.
In all cases, a no confidence motion may not be made in connection with an issue that
has already been decided upon in the same term.
If the House decides to withdraw confidence from the Prime Minister, one of his
deputies, a minister, or their deputies and the government has announced its
solidarity with him before the vote, then that government is obliged to offer its
resignation. If the no confidence resolution concerns a certain member of the
government, that member is obliged to resign his office.
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