Well, I would agree with you. I believe there were actually two decisions in that whole process. One was whether to go for supplementary estimates or not. The second decision was then how to record those in the books of account and the financial statements at the end of the year. I guess there can be some disagreement about the role the Comptroller General would play in the decision to go for supplementary estimates. But certainly, how amounts are recorded in the financial statements and charged to appropriations...the Comptroller General should have the final say on that.
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