Main Estimates: Government spending plans for 2020-21

A summary of the process and details of the 2020-21 Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government's spending plans.

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Friday, May 29, 2020
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  • A summary of the process and details of the 2020-21 Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government's spending plans.
  • One of Parliaments longest standing functions is the consideration and authorisation of the governments spending plans, requiring the government to obtain parliamentary consent before spending public money.
  • Main Estimates are the documents that contain the detail of those spending plans for a particular year.
  • Under the Crown prerogative, only Government can propose spending, so amendments to increase spending are not permitted.
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