The ARC report on 'Finance Accounts and Audit' noted that the control of the Finance Minister over public expenditure is exercised mainly in three stages:

1.approval of programmes or policies in principle

2.acceptance of provision in the budget estimates

3.prior sanction to incurring expenditure, subject to delegated powers

4.providing the machinery of administration

A1, 2 and 3

B1, 2, 3 and 4

C2, 3 and 4

D1, 3 and 4

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