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It's an extremely important distinction. For example, Parliament in the UK has to pass a budget every year in order to authorise continuing government spending
by makomk 3y ago
It's an extremely important distinction. For example, Parliament in the UK has to pass a budget every year in order to authorise continuing government spending and taxation, without which the government effectively cannot operate - there's no debt ceiling, but this serves the same basic purpose as Article I Section 8 of the US Constitution which is what limits the power of taxation and borrowing to Congress and lead to the debt ceiling. I think this is pretty common in parlimentary systems in general.
- noodlesUK 3y agoThere’s an important destination here when talking about Westminster style systems. If a government were unable to secure enough votes for a budget, constitutionally this is the same as a confidence vote. The government would be dissolved and a new government would be formed either by a different coalition or a general election. A budget is sometimes called a supply bill. When people talk about confidence and supply, that’s what they mean.