Which of the following are the methods of Parliamentary control over public finance in India?
- Placing Annual Financial Statement before the Parliament
- Withdrawal of money from Consolidated Fund of India only after passing the Appropriation Bill
- Provisions of supplementary grants and vote-on-account
- A periodic or at least a mid-year review of the programme of the Government against macroeconomic forecasts and expenditure by a Parliamentary Budget Office
- Introducing Finance Bill in the Parliament
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