Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan

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Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the Diet’s budget-related procedures, giving the House of Representatives priority over the House of Councillors in the approval of the national budget.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Japan
constitutional provision
adoptedIn 1946
aimsToPrevent budgetary deadlock between the two Houses
appliesTo National Diet of Japan
basedOn principle of democratic representation
bindingOn Cabinet of Japan
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan
chapterTitle The Diet
concerns procedural powers of the House of Councillors
procedural powers of the House of Representatives
relationship between the two Houses regarding the budget
constitutionalHierarchy supreme law within Japanese budgetary legislation
constitutionalPrinciple bicameralism with lower-house priority on budget
country Japan
dateOfCommencement 3 May 1947
defines priority of the House of Representatives in budget matters
enforcedIn postwar Japan
ensures smooth passage of the national budget
governs procedure when the two Houses disagree on the budget
time limits for House of Councillors’ deliberation on the budget
grantsPriorityTo House of Representatives of Japan
hasLegalStatus in force
inspiredBy practices of parliamentary systems with lower-house budget primacy
jurisdiction Japan
language Japanese
legalEffect gives the House of Representatives precedence in budget approval
restricts the House of Councillors’ power over the budget
legalSystem Japanese constitutional law
limitsPriorityOf House of Councillors of Japan
locatedInDocument Chapter IV of the Constitution of Japan
partOf Constitution of Japan
regulates approval process of the national budget
budget-related procedures of the Diet
relatedTo Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 61 of the Constitution of Japan
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan
national budget of Japan
sourceOfLaw Japanese public finance procedures
subjectMatter budget bills
national budget
typeOfProcedure special legislative procedure for budget bills


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