Are there any specific criteria that must be met for a bill to qualify as a Money Bill?
Yes, there are specific criteria that must be met for a bill to qualify as a Money Bill. A Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters: (a) imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax; (b) regulation of borrowing of money or giving guarantees by the Government of India; (c) custody of the Consolidated Fund or Contingency Fund of India; (d) appropriation of moneys out of the Consolidated Fund of India; (e) declaring expenditure as charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or increasing its amount; (f) receipt, custody, issue or audit of money related to the Consolidated Fund of India or public account of India; and (g) any matter incidental to these specified matters.