What Is The Appropriation Bill?

The Appropriation Bill is one of the two legislation, along with the Finance Bill, that the Government of India needs approved through Parliament as a part of the budgetary process.

While the Finance Bill is the legislative framework outlining the government's earning estimates that enables the government to raise funds through taxes, the Appropriation Bill consists of the government's expenditure outline. It's passage in Parliament gives permission to the government to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India and spend,