In the
Westminster system, a
money bill or
supply bill is a
bill that solely concerns
taxation or
government spending (also known as
appropriation of money), as opposed to changes in public law.
Conventions
It is often a
constitutional convention that the upper house may not block supply. There is often another requirement that non-money bill type clauses may not be attached to a money bill.
Loss of supply in the
lower house is conventionally considered to be an expression of the house's
loss of confidence in the government resulting in the government's fall.
Examples by country
Australia
In
Australia, the Senate may not originate or amend a supply bill, though it may refuse to pass it (which leads to a deadlock as happened in
1975). It is important to note that not all 'money bills' are necessarily supply bills, which have been defined as 'bills which are required by the Government to carry on its day-to-day business'
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India
Procedure for a Money Bill:
- Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha (the directly elected 'people's house' of the Indian Parliament).
- Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of parliament, elected by the state and territorial legislatures or appointed by the president). The Rajya Sabha may not amend money bills but can recommend amendments. A money bill must be returned to the Lok Sabha within 14 days or the bill is deemed to have passed both houses in the form it was originally passed by the Lok Sabha.
- When a Money Bill is returned to the Lok Sabha with the recommended amendments of the Rajya Sabha it is open to Lok Sabha to accept or reject any or all of the recommendations.
- A money bill is deemed to have passed both houses with any recommended amendments the Lok Sabha chooses to accept, (and without any that it chooses to decline).
Republic of Ireland
In the
Republic of Ireland, the
Senate may not delay a money bill more than 21 days. The
President of Ireland may not refuse to sign a money bill and may not refer such a bill to the
Supreme Court to test its
constitutionality.
United Kingdom
In the
United Kingdom, the
Parliament Act provides that the
House of Lords may not delay a money bill more than a month.
References
1.
^ Browning A. R. (ed)
House of Representatives Practice (Melbourne 1989) page 72.
See also
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