Government has no Legality to Execute Budget against Parliament Approval – DQP

Dhivehi Qawmee Party (DQP) in its rare criticism to President Mohamed Nasheed’s comments over budget administering has said that he has no authority to spend the budget against the parliament approval. The party said that a clause added to the constitution on budget that it should not be spent against the parliament seal is because the government has misused the public funds unconstitutionally.

Meanwhile the Attorney-General has said that the government does not have legality to spend all the money budgeted, and it is estimation with a maximum ceiling to government and economy expenditures from public funds.

He said that although the budget is not legally document and the figures are for certain codes.

The party in a late TV shows last night, Dr. Ahmed Jameel said that the comments president made regarding his style of spending on budget is dictatorial and that the president or the Finance Ministry do not have legal authority to use the budget against the parliament approval.