The vote of the 3rd reading of the Budget for the next year will take place in the parliament this evening. 

The vote on account of the Ministry of Finance will be taken up for discussion under the committee stage discussion today.

Having passed all Ministry Votes in a Committee of Whole House, Parliament resumes sitting at the House immediately thereafter. At this point, the Hon. Speaker would announce that the Appropriation Bill for the particular year has been passed by Parliament, with or without amendments.

This empowers Government to spend the allocated expenditure for public services in the very next calendar year beginning the 1st of January.

The consequence of Parliament rejecting the Budget is the resignation of Government or dissolution of Parliament.