Letter to BS: Did govt declare Finance Act as Money Bill to junk RS voting?

It is felt that declaring a particular Bill as Money Bill by the Lok Sabha Speaker must not leave any scope for doubt.

This refers to "Apex court strikes down Finance Act rules on tribunals" (November 14). In recent times, the government's decision of passing the Financial Act 2017 as a Money Bill in order to get smooth passage in Parliament has come under much scrutiny. A Money Bill can only be introduced in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha doesn't have the power to block the passage of the Bill once the Lok Sabha passes it. Many in the Opposition believe that the government declared it as a Money Bill on purpose to avoid voting in the Upper House as it does not