The House today resumed its deliberation on the five recommendations proposed by the Legislative Committee (LC) on the review report on Consolidation, Repeal and Publication of Legislations presented yesterday, 30 November 2021.
While the House supported the recommendations as proposed by LC on the review report on Consolidation, Repeal and Publication of Legislation, the Honโble Members also suggested additional recommendations to the Committee on simplifying and creating awareness on the existing laws, rules and regulations. As highlighted by the committee, the Honโble Members also recommended repeal of the Education City Act which is the lone legislation that could be repealed immediately and to also explore the procedure in repealing other obsolete laws. Recommendations on the need to further carry out in-depth research to identify obsolete laws in the country and make the existing policies, guidelines, rules and regulations, and international conventions, treaties and agreements consistent with the laws adopted by the parliament by the relevant ministries, agencies, and stakeholders were also proposed by the Honโble members amongst others.
The House assigned the Committee to revisit the recommendations taking into consideration the additional recommendations proposed by the Honโble Members and present the final recommendations to the House for approval.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ (๐๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
The Natural Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) presented its review report on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEโs), an in-depth deliberation took place on the five recommendations proposed by the Committee. The Committee also clarified the issues raised by the Honโble Members on the proposed recommendations.
Hon’ble Member Tirtha Man Rai, Chairperson of NREC briefly stated the background, problem-statement and the objectives of the report and proposed five recommendations to the House.
Stating the existing number of SOEs in the country, the Honโble Member reported that the objective of reviewing the issues is to understand the operation and management of SOEs under the Ministry of Finance for effective and efficient service delivery.
Highlighting the problem statement, he reported that the general perception is that SOEs compete with the private sector and crowd out the private firms due to favourable government terms. Besides, SOEs have been established rampantly raising concerns of their establishment for the execution of political pledges.
The Committee recommendations include Reconstitution of SOEs; exploring the possibility of establishing Farm Shop Services by the gewogs; location for Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL) Services; Waving off of a certain portion of Non-performance -loans; and the Government to develop and implement the Charter or Bylaws.
The House referred the report back to the Committee as most of the members were of the view that the recommendations of the Committee require further deliberation and clarification. Therefore, the House asked the Committee and the concerned members to revisit and finalize the recommendations for adoption.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐(๐๐๐) ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐
Specifying the provision of the Constitution, Honโble Member Surja Man Thapa, Chairperson of the GGC reported that the Annual Report 2020-2021 is the 14th report and the first report of the Third Commission submitted to the Druk Gyalpo, Prime Minister and the Parliament. He said that the report encompasses the performance for the period of 18 months, from January 2020 to June 2021.
As per the norm of the House, the Annual Report 2020-2021 has been assigned to the Good Governance Committee (GGC) for its review. The review report consists of Performance of the ACC; Organizational Outlook; Implementation Status of Resolutions of the Parliament; and Issues for deliberation and Recommendations.
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The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Honโble Ugyen Tshering (NC, Paro) presented...
13 Dec 2021
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง
NC Session
The 12th Sitting of the National Council (NC) commenced with the re-deliberation of the...
13 Dec 2021
12 Sitting
NC Session
โข Re-deliberation on The Civil Society Organizations (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 โข Adoption...
10 Dec 2021
๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐๐)
NC Session
The Economic Affairs Committee (EAC) presented the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) for...
10 Dec 2021
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง
NC Session
In the 11th Sitting, the Members of the Social and Cultural Affairs Committee (SCAC)...
9 Dec 2021
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ
NC Session
The House carried out an in-depth deliberation on the Review Report on Drafting a...
9 Dec 2021
10th Sitting
NC Session
โข Adoption of the Anti- Corruption (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021. โข Adoption of...
8 Dec 2021
๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ (๐๐) ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ
NC Session
In the 9th Sitting today, the Honโble Member Ugyen Tshering, Chairperson of the Economic...
7 Dec 2021
Introduction of ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐.
NC Session
The Bill was deliberated in the ongoing session of the National Assembly and adopted...
6 Dec 2021
๐ณ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐
NC Session
The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, introduced three money bills in the House for...
2 Dec 2021
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐- ๐๐๐๐
NC Session
The two days deliberation on the review report on the Anti – Corruption Commission’s...
2 Dec 2021
๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง
NC Session
His Excellency Lyonpo Loknath Sharma, Minister for Economic Affairs introduced the Preferential Trade Agreement...
30 Nov 2021
๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐
NC Session
The Foreign Minister His Excellency Dr. Tandi Dorji introduced the United Nations Convention Against...
29 Nov 2021
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข-๐๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ) ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐
NC Session
The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee of the National Council, Hon’ble Surjaman Thapa...
26 Nov 2021
Opening Ceremony of the 28th Session of the National Council
NC Session
The 28th Session of the National Council started off with Zhudrel Phuntshok Tshogpai Tendrel...
11 Jun 2021
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฌ
NC Session
The House resumed with the deliberation on the Customs Duty Bill today. The House...
10 Jun 2021
Deliberation on GST (Amendment) Bill 2021 and CD Bill 2021
NC Session
The National Council deliberated the Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021...
9 Jun 2021
QA with MoEA & MoE
NC Session
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง’๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง’๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ...
7 Jun 2021
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐-๐๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ
NC Session
The Natural Resources and Environment Committee (NREC) of the National Council presented an interim...
4 Jun 2021
Enactment of the Civil Liability (Torts) Bill
NC Session
In the 6th Sitting of the Session, the Legislative Committee presented a report on...
1 Jun 2021
Civil Society Organization (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021
NC Session
National Council deliberated on the Civil Society Organization (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2021 in...
31 May 2021
NC Deliberates on Green Climate Fund Agreement (P&I)
NC Session
His Excellency Lyonpo Namgay Tshering, Minister of Finance, introduced the Agreement between the Government...
28 May 2021
๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง
NC Session
The Natural Resources and Environment Committee of the House presented the follow-up report on...
27 May 2021
His Majesty The King graced the Opening Ceremony of the 27th Session of the National Council today
NC Session
Honโble Chairperson of the National Council, on behalf of the Members and the Secretariat,...
14 Dec 2020
Closing Ceremony of the fourth Session of the Third Parliamen
Parliament Session (JS)
His Majesty The King graced the Closing Ceremony of the fourth Session of the...
12 Dec 2020
State of the Nation report to the Parliament
Parliament Session (JS)
The Prime Minister presented the State of the Nation report to the Parliament. As...
12 Dec 2020
๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฌ
NC Session
Today, the final sitting of the 26th Session of National Council (NC) concluded with...
11 Dec 2020
Public Accounts Committee presents the Committeeโs Review Report on Royal Audit Authorityโs Annual Report 2019 and Audit Review Reports from 2010-2018
Parliament Session (JS)
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) presented the Committeeโs Review Report on...
10 Dec 2020
Joint Sitting of the Parliament adopts the CCPC (Amend) and PCB (Amend) Bill of Bhutan 2019
Parliament Session (JS)
Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2019 The Chairperson of Joint...
9 Dec 2020
๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ; ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐ถ-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต
NC Session
The Foreign Affairs Committee presented the Framework Agreement between the Royal Government of Bhutan...
8 Dec 2020
๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐
NC Session
The Good Governance Committee also presented a review report on the Annual Anti-Corruption Commission...
8 Dec 2020
๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ
NC Session
Honโble Minister for Finance introduced the Framework Agreement between the Royal Government of Bhutan...
7 Dec 2020
Adoption of Mines and Minerals Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020
NC Session
During the 7th sitting held today, the House adopted the Mines and Minerals Bill...
4 Dec 2020
NC adopts Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill 2020 with recommendations
NC Session
In the 6th sitting, the Chairperson of the Economic Affairs reiterated that the Fiscal...
3 Dec 2020
Finance Minister proposes to extend the fiscal incentive
NC Session
In the 5th sitting, the Honโble Minister of Finance, Namgay Tshering introduced the Fiscal...
2 Dec 2020
National Council deliberates on two Bills
NC Session
In the 4th sitting, the House introduced and deliberated on the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment)...
1 Dec 2020
NC Deliberates on Mines and Minerals Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020
NC Session
The third sitting resumed with the deliberation on the Mines and Minerals Bill of...
30 Nov 2020
Introducing of Mines and Minerals Bill of the Kingdom of Bhutan 2020
NC Session
Today in the 2nd sitting of the session, the Hon’ble Minister for the Economic...
27 Nov 2020
Opening Ceremony of the National Council of Bhutan
NC Session
The opening of the 26th Session of the National Council began with a Marchang...
26 Nov 2020
Opening Ceremony of the Fourth Session of the Third Parliament
Parliament Session (JS)
His Majesty The Druk Gyalpo graced the opening ceremony of the Fourth Session of...
16 Jun 2020
25th Session Concludes
NC Session
The 25th Session of the National Council concluded today. In the closing address, the...
15 Jun 2020
NC Endorsed the Budget Appropriation Bills with Recommendations
NC Session
The House unanimously adopted the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill 2019-20; Budget Appropriation Bill 2020-21;...
12 Jun 2020
Deliberation on budget continues
NC Session
Continuing with the deliberation on budget, members acknowledged the government for its commitment and...
11 Jun 2020
NC deliberates on Budget
NC Session
The House deliberated on the National Budget Report for the Financial Year 2020-21 which...
10 Jun 2020
Finance Minister introduces Budget Bills
NC Session
The Finance Minister presented the National Budget Report for the FY 2020-21, and introduced...
9 Jun 2020
25th Session of the National Council begins
NC Session
The 25th Session of the National Council commences as commanded by the Royal Kasho...
4 Jun 2020
NC convenes plenary session for upcoming session
Plenary Meeting
The plenary session commenced coinciding with the 30th birth anniversary of our beloved Queen,...
16 Apr 2020
Brainstorming session on TVET Reforms
Meeting
The team led by the new CEO Dasho Kinga Tshering presented follow up on...
5 Mar 2020
The 24th NC Session Concludes
NC Session
The 24th Session of the House concluded today in the august hall of the...
4 Mar 2020
Adoption of Impeachment Procedure Bill 2019 and Minister’s Entitlements Bill 2020
NC Session
Adoption of Impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019 and Minister and Minister Equivalent Post...
3 Mar 2020
Continue deliberation on the Public Accounts Committeeโs Report
Parliament Session (JS)
Joint Sitting adopts five recommendations on the PAC review report. With a two-day deliberation...
2 Mar 2020
PAC Presents its Review Report on RAAโs Annual Report 2018 to the Joint Sitting
Parliament Session (JS)
The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Honโble Phuntsho Rapten, Eminent Member, National Council,...
28 Feb 2020
Adoptions of Bills and Recommendations on the Reports
NC Session
In the 30th sitting, the House adopted final resolutions as proposed by relevant committees...
26 Feb 2020
Continue deliberation on improving the Quality of Education
NC Session
Today, the House deliberated on the recommendations submitted by the Good Governance Committee (GGC)...
20 Feb 2020
Continue deliberation on the Review of Human Trafficking in Bhutan
NC Session
27th sitting of the House continued with the deliberation on the recommendations on the...
19 Feb 2020
NC adopts recommendations for the withdrawal of GST Bill
NC Session
26th Sitting: Adoption of the recommendations of the Committee on the GST Bill for...
18 Feb 2020
Adoption of Supplementary Budget Bill and Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill 2020
NC Session
The House adopted the Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 and the Supplementary...
17 Feb 2020
Deliberation on the Pay Revision (Amendment) & Supplementary Budget Bill
NC Session
The House deliberated on the Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 followed by...
14 Feb 2020
Presentation of the Goods and Services Tax Bill of Bhutan 2020
NC Session
In the 23rd Sitting, the Honโble Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering introduced the Supplementary...
12 Feb 2020
Deliberation on the FI (Amendment) and Property Tax Bill 2020
NC Session
Deliberation on the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020. Deliberation on the Property...
11 Feb 2020
Introduction of the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill & Property Tax Bill 2020
NC Session
Introduction of the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 and the Property Tax...
10 Feb 2020
Adoption of the CCPC (Amendment) Bill and PCB (Amendment) Bill 2019
NC Session
Today, the House unanimously adopted the Civil and Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill of...
7 Feb 2020
Interim Review Report on the RNR Marketing Policy Review by NREC
NC Session
The members of the NREC presented the interim review report on the RNR Marketing...
6 Feb 2020
Adoption of the Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020 and Deliberation on the Tourism Levy & Exemption Bill 202
NC Session
17th Sitting: The House adopted the Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020. Subsequently, the...
5 Feb 2020
Presentation of the Tourism Levy Exemption (Amendment) Bill 2020 by Hon’ble Finance Minister
NC Session
Today, the House deliberated on the Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020, adopted the Income Tax...
4 Feb 2020
Presentation of the Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020 by Hon’ble Finance Ministerย
NC Session
In the 15th sitting, the Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Tshering introduced the Tax (Amendment)...
3 Feb 2020
Re-deliberation on Impeachment Procedure Bill 2019 and the Minister’s Entitlement Bill 2019
NC Session
Re-deliberation on Impeachment Procedure Bill of Bhutan 2019 and the Minister and Minister Equivalent...
31 Jan 2020
Finance Minister introduces the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020
NC Session
In the 13th sitting, the Honโble Finance Minister Lyonpo Namgay Tshering introduced the Income...
30 Jan 2020
Presentation on the GST by MoF
Presentation
With an objective to understand and have a clear background on the intent of...
29 Jan 2020
Economic Affairs Committee Presents Review of Policies related to Vehicle Imports
NC Session
In the 11th sitting the Economic Affairs Committee presented the Review of Policies related...
27 Jan 2020
Continue deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill & other
NC Session
9th Sitting: The House continues with the deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill of...
24 Jan 2020
Continue deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog Bill 2020
NC Session
In the 8th sitting, the House resumed with the deliberation on the Lhengye Zhungtshog...
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