Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?

Concept: Article 110 of the Constitution of India defines a Money Bill as a Bill that deals only with matters such as the imposition or regulation of a tax, the regulation of government borrowing, the custody and withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India, appropriation of money from that Fund, or expenditure charged on that Fund. Articles 110(3) and 110(4) vest the power to decide and certify whether a particular Bill is a Money Bill in the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Application: Applying this to the question: whenever a doubt arises on whether a Bill introduced in Parliament is a Money Bill, it is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha who decides the question, and every Money Bill sent to the Rajya Sabha or presented to the President for assent must carry the Speaker's certificate to that effect.

Cross-check: This can be cross-checked against the roles of the other authorities named in the options:

• President of India — under Article 111, may assent to, withhold assent from, or (for a non-Money Bill) return a passed Bill for the Houses' reconsideration; plays no part in determining whether a Bill is a Money Bill.

• Finance Minister of India — under Article 117, is typically the member who introduces a Money Bill in the Lok Sabha, and may do so only after the President's prior recommendation.

• Chairman of Rajya Sabha — presides over the Rajya Sabha, which under Article 109 may recommend changes to a Money Bill transmitted to it and must return it, with or without those recommendations, within 14 days.

• Speaker of Lok Sabha — under Article 110(3) and 110(4), certifies whether a Bill is a Money Bill; this certification accompanies the Bill to the Rajya Sabha and to the President.