Financial year estimates.

(1) The President shall cause to be prepared and laid before Parliament in each financial year, but in any case not later than the fifteenth day before the commencement of the financial year, estimates of revenues and expenditure of Government for the next financial year. (2) The head of any self-accounting department, commission or organisation set up under this Constitution shall cause to be submitted to the President at least two months before the end of each financial year estimates of administrative and development expenditure and estimates of revenues of the respective department, commission or organisation for the following year. (3) The estimates prepared under clause (2) of this article shall be laid before Parliament by the President under clause (1) of this article without revision but with any recommendations that the Government may have on them. (4) At any time before Parliament considers the estimates of revenues and expenditure laid before it by or on the authority of the President, an appropriate committee of Parliament may discuss and review the estimates and make appropriate recommendations to Parliament. (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1) of this article, the President may cause to be prepared and laid before Parliament— (a) fiscal and monetary programmes and plans for economic and social development covering periods exceeding one year; (b) estimates of revenues and expenditure covering periods exceeding one year. (6) Parliament may make laws for giving effect to the provisions of this article.