What is the concept of "expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund" and how does it relate to Money Bills?
The concept of "expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund" refers to those expenditures that are considered as fixed or guaranteed expenses and do not require specific legislative approval for their payment from the Consolidated Fund. These are typically items like interest payments on national debts, salaries of certain constitutional authorities, and other administrative expenses of running a government. The term is used in the context of Money Bills which deal with matters related to the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax; the regulation of the borrowing of money or the giving of any guarantee by the State, among others.