Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977
-(1) The President shall give directives to persons concerned to
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Official source137.-(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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