(2) An Act of Parliament must provide for Ministers and Secretaries of Ministries and other
divisions of the Government to give reports, on a regular basis or on demand, to the National
Assembly or to a committee of the National Assembly on their Ministries' expenditure.
224 Limits of State borrowings, public debt and State guarantees
An Act of Parliament must set limits on–
(a) borrowings by the State;
(b) the public debt; and
(c) debts and obligations whose payment or repayment may be guaranteed by the State.
PART II
CONSOLIDATED REVENUE FUND
225 Consolidated Revenue Fund
All fees, taxes and revenues of Zimbabwe, whatever their source, must be paid into a single
Consolidated Revenue Fund unless an Act of Parliament–
(a) requires or permits them to be paid into some other fund established for a specific
purpose; or
(b) permits the authority that received them to retain them in order to meet the authority's
expenses.
226 Withdrawals from Consolidated Revenue Fund and other public funds
(1) Money may not be withdrawn or issued from the Consolidated Revenue Fund except–
(a) to meet expenditure that is charged upon that fund by this Constitution or an Act of
Parliament;
(b) by an issue that has been authorised by an Appropriation Act; or
(c) in accordance with an Act of Parliament, for the purpose of making repayable
advances.
(2) Money may not be withdrawn or issued from any public fund, other than the
Consolidated Revenue Fund, unless the withdrawal has been authorised by or under an Act of
Parliament.
(3) If this Constitution or an Act of Parliament has charged any expenditure upon the
Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other public fund, that expenditure must be paid from that
fund to the person or authority to whom payment is due.
(4) An Act of Parliament may prescribe the way in which–
(a) withdrawals are to be made from the Consolidated Revenue Fund and any other public
fund; and
(b) money in the Consolidated Revenue Fund and any other public fund is to be invested.
227 Debts and other expenses to be charged upon Consolidated Revenue Fund
(1) All debt charges for which the State is liable must be charged upon the Consolidated
Revenue Fund.
(2) The costs and expenses incurred in collecting and managing the Consolidated Revenue
Fund form the first charge on the Fund.
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