Constitución en Inglés

254 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 Congress may not increase any of the sections of the estimated budgetary expenditures proposed by the Government or include a new section except with the written consent of the appropriate minister. Congress may eliminate or reduce parts of the expenditures proposed by the Government with the exception of those needed for servicing the public debt, other contractual obligations of the State, full funding of the ordinary services of the administration, and investments authorized in the plans and programs referred to in Article 341. Should the computation of revenues increase or should some parts of a given estimate be eliminated, the amounts made available in this manner, without exceeding their aggregate, may be applied to other investments or authorized outlays in accordance with what is prescribed in the final clause of Article 349 of the Constitution. Inaddition towhat is stipulated in thisConstitution, the Organic Law of the Budget shall regulate matters concerning the planning, approval, modification, and execution of the budgets of the nation, territorial entities, and decentralized entities of any administrative level, as well as the budget’s coordination with the National Development Plan and the capacity of the organs and state entities to enter into contracts. The principles and provisions established in this title shall apply, where relevant, to the territorial entities for the elaboration, approval, and execution of their [respective] budget[s]. There shall be an Accountant General, an official of the executive branch, who shall be responsible for the general accounting of the ARTICLE 351 ARTICLE 352 ARTICLE 353 ARTICLE 354