The Vote on Account for a sum not exceeding Rs. 1300 billion——valid from September 1 until the budget for 2020 is passed——was tabled in Parliament earlier today.

The Vote on Account is for the remaining four months of this year.

The Vote on Account will now be debated in Parliament for two days.

A Vote on Account is a special provision that allows the government to obtain a vote of Parliament to withdraw money from the Consolidated Fund when the budget for the new financial year is not released.