Practice question
Does the President's submission of a proposed budget, by itself, authorize withdrawal of money from the Treasury?
- Yes, because proposal and enactment are identical
- Yes, if the executive labels the proposal urgent
- Yes, if the proposed program is popular
- No; Treasury payment must rest on an appropriation made by law
- No; the Constitution forbids every executive expenditure
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 25 and 29(1), and Article VII, Section 22, presidential budget and appropriation limits: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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