Money Bill vs Finance Bill: How Govts Bypass Rajya Sabha

A Money Bill needs only Lok Sabha approval; the Rajya Sabha can suggest changes but cannot block it.

The Lok Sabha Speaker alone certifies what counts as a Money Bill, and Article 110(3) makes that call 'final'.

Aadhaar, electoral bonds and key PMLA changes were all pushed through as money bills, sidestepping the Upper House.

A 7-judge Supreme Court bench has been pending since 2019 to settle how far the Money Bill route can stretch.

If you can't trace a tax or spending link in a law, it probably should not have been a Money Bill.