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  3. -(1) The President shall give directives to persons concerned to

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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977

-(1) The President shall give directives to persons concerned to

Jurisdiction
United Republic of Tanzania
Provision
137
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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in force

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137.-(1) The President shall give directives to persons concerned to authorization prepare and submit to the National Assembly in each Government financial year of expenditure of moneys estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the Government of the United from the Republic for the next financial year. Consolidated (2) After the National Assembly has approved the estimates of Fund expenditure (apart from the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund by this Act No.15 of 1984 Constitution or by any other law) a Bill to be known as an Appropriation Bill shall Art.43 be introduced into the National Assembly for the purpose of authorizing the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums necessary to meet the expenditure for the various activities of the Government involved in those estimates. (3) Where in any financial year it is found that - (a) the amount of money appropriated by the Appropriation Act for a certain purpose is insufficient or it has been necessary to incur expenditure in respect of an activity for which no amount has been appropriated under the Act; or (b) money has been expended for a certain purpose in excess of the amount appropriated for it by the Appropriation Act or that money has been expended for a purpose for which no amount was appropriated under the Act, there shall be presented before the National Assembly a supplementary estimate or, as the case may be, a statement of excess, and after the National Assembly has approved the supplementary estimate or the statement of excess, there shall be introduced into the National Assembly a supplementary Appropriation Bill for the purpose of authorizing the issue of funds from the Consolidated Fund of the Government of the United Republic, and such moneys shall be used to meet the cost of the activities involved in the supplementary estimates or statement of excess.

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Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977 · oagmis.oag.go.tz · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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