Practice question
A law authorizes the President to augment deficient items within the Executive from genuine savings. The Executive has such savings. Officials propose using them to establish a completely new nationwide program for which the GAA contains no appropriation item at all. They argue that possession of savings alone is enough. Which is the best assessment?
- It is valid because savings automatically create an appropriation item.
- It is valid whenever the new program has a public purpose.
- It is not valid augmentation because there is no existing appropriated item to augment.
- It is invalid only if the program is unpopular.
- It is valid because a budget circular has the same power as an appropriation law.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI Section 25(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Araullo v. Aquino III, G.R. No. 209287 et al., February 3, 2015, main resolution, existing item and allotment classes: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/feb2015/gr_209287_2015.html
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