With reference to the Interim Budget and Vote on Account in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of India explicitly debars the government from presenting a full budget in an election year, allowing only an interim budget.
2. While a Vote on Account deals exclusively with the expenditure side of the budget, an Interim Budget encompasses both receipt and expenditure estimates.

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Statement 1 is incorrect because there is no provision in the Indian Constitution that restricts the government from presenting a full budget during an election year; doing so is purely a matter of convention. Statement 2 is correct because a Vote on Account is limited to the expenditure side for a short period, whereas an Interim Budget functions like a mini-budget, covering both revenue and expenditure sides.

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