Constitution 1973 § Article 82 — Procedure relating to Annual Budget Statement

Statutory text (English)

(1) So much of the Annual Budget
Statement as relates to expenditure charged upon the Federal Consolidated Fund may be discussed in,
but shall not be submitted to the vote of, the National Assembly.

(2) So much of the Annual Budget Statement as relates to other expenditure shall be submitted
to the National Assembly in the form of demands for grants, and the Assembly shall have power to
assent to, or to refuse to assent to, any demand, or to assent to any demand subject to a reduction of
the amount specified therein:

Provided that, for a period of ten years from the commencing day or the holding of the second
general election to the National Assembly, whichever occurs later, a demand shall be deemed to have
been assented to without any reduction of the amount specified therein, unless, by the votes of a
majority of the total membership of the Assembly, it is refused or assented to subject to a reduction of
the amount specified therein.

(3) No demand for a grant shall be made except on the recommendation of the Federal
Government.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 82: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 48, 49, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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