Constitución en Inglés

253 Corte Constitucional de Colombia if the budget is not presented by the deadline [for presenting budgets], the previous year’s budget shall apply, but the Government may reduce expenditures and consequently eliminate or reshuffle jobs when calculations of the new fiscal year’s revenues so mandate. During the first threemonths of each legislature and strictly in accordance with the rules of the organic law, Congress shall discuss and issue the General Revenues Budget and Appropriations Law. Calculations of the revenues, credit resources, and proceeds from the Treasury balance may not be increased by Congress except following a report and favorable assessment from the appropriate minister. The Appropriations Law shall have a component titled “public social expenditure” that shall group together public social expenditures as defined by the respective organic law. Except in case of foreign war or for reasons of national security, public social expenditure shall have priority over any other allocation. In the territorial distribution of public social expenditure, account shall be taken of the number of individuals with unsatisfied basic needs, the population, and fiscal administrative efficiency, according to the regulations mandated by law. The investment budget may not be reduced percentagewise compared to the earlier year with respect to the total expenditure of the corresponding Appropriations Law. ARTICLE 349 ARTICLE 350