Control of the public purse by Parliament has its origins in the Magna Carta signed by King John in 1215, when the king agreed to accept the “common counsel of our realm” when levying and assessing an aid or a scutage—scutage being what we call taxes today.
Le contrôle des fonds publics par le Parlement trouve son origine dans la Magna Carta signée par le roi Jean sans Terre, en 1215.