Practice question
State the constitutional limits that the President must observe when using savings to augment an appropriation item. Explain why both an existing deficient item and a valid source of savings matter.
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
- Araullo v. Aquino III, G.R. No. 209287 and consolidated cases, July 1, 2014, main decision, constitutional limits on augmentation: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jul2014/gr_209287_2014.html
- Araullo v. Aquino III, G.R. No. 209287 and consolidated cases, February 3, 2015, main resolution, savings and prohibition of cross-border transfers: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/feb2015/gr_209287_2015.html
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