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Who certifies a Money Bill, and what the Rajya Sabha cannot do

A Money Bill is the kind of Bill that Article 110 of the Constitution defines. It can carry only provisions on taxation, on borrowing by the government, and on money paid into or spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India, with matters incidental to these. Such a Bill is introduced only in the Lok Sabha, and only on the recommendation of the President. The lower House passes it by a simple majority of the members present and voting. It then goes to the Rajya Sabha, which can only make recommendations, and the Lok Sabha may reject them. If those recommendations do not come within 14 days, the Bill is deemed to have been passed by Parliament. The upper House cannot reject a Money Bill, nor can it amend one. The Speaker certifies whether a Bill is a Money Bill, and that decision is final.

Constitutional provision: Article 110 Who certifies: The Speaker Time for the upper House: 14 days House of introduction: Lok Sabha
Why it matters for exams: Article 110, the Speaker's certificate, the 14-day limit on the Rajya Sabha and the rule that it can neither reject nor amend a Money Bill are asked in every polity paper.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
11 November 2026 Source: PRS Legislative Research

In plain words

Money Bill — A Bill confined to taxation, borrowing and the Consolidated Fund of India.

Financial Bill — A Bill with tax or spending provisions plus other matters; every Money Bill is one, but not the other way round.

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