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A total of 8 Oral Questions and 2 written questions were tabled in the Question Hours today to the Health Minister and the Education Minister.  

The House continued the plenary today on the Civil Liability Bill to delve further into the Liabilities and Remedies. Since the bill of its first kind in Bhutan and many countries across the world do not have it and the genesis of the bill is from negligence, it demanded lengthy in-house deliberations. The outcome of the plenary will be submitted to the session for endorsement. 

The National Assembly today adopted the Pay Structure Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022. The Member in-Charge of the Bill, the Hon’ble Finance Minister moved the motion to adopt the Bill and reiterated that the Bill’s purpose is re-structuring the existing pay and allowances, not an increase. 

The House today continued the deliberation on the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee’s recommendation on the Civil Liability Bill of Bhutan 2022. 

As per the directive of the House, the Chairperson of the Economic and Finance Committee reported back with the Committee’s review on sections 54 and 63. The Committee recommended a total of Nu.40,000 carriage charges for personal effects during transfer and retirement to all public servants irrelevant of their post. 

The Third Reading of the Civil Liability Bill of Bhutan (CLBB) 2022 commenced today with the Chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee (HRFRC), Hon’ble Rinzin Jamtsho presenting the review report to the House.

The National Assembly continued its discussion on the Third Reading of the Pay Structure Reform Bill 2022 along with the recommendations from the committee.  

Before the Finance Minister moved the motion to adopt the Property Tax Bill of Bhutan 2022, the Committee presented its review report on Section 22 and Sections 43, 46, and 50 under Appeal Procedure. 

A total of 7 Oral Questions and 1 written questions were tabled in the Question Hour today.  Two questions concerning the inclusion of renovation of the Monggar Dzong in the 13FYP and on creation of a new gewog under Drukjeygang-Tseza Constituency was directed towards the Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs.

The House concluded the deliberation on the Property Tax Bill of Bhutan 2022 today. 

The Pay Structure Reform Bill of Bhutan 2022 was tabled today for the Third Reading.  The Chairperson of the Economic and Finance Committee, Hon’ble Kinga Penjor presented the Committee’s recommendations on the Bill. 

Members and the Secretariat staff of the National Assembly of Bhutan led by the Hon’ble Speaker visited the newly consecrated Wangduephodrang Dzong today. The Hon’ble Members were warmly received by Wangdue Lam Neten, Dzongdag and Dzong Reconstruction Officers.

A total of nine oral questions were asked to the Cabinet Ministers today during Question Hour.  Four questions to the Finance Minister, four to the Minister for Agriculture and Forests and one question to the Minister for Labour and Human Resources.

The National Assembly of Bhutan today adopted the Tax Bill of Bhutan 2022 with the Member In-charge of the Bill, the Hon’ble Finance Minister moving the motion to adopt the Bill. The Bill was passed with 45 Yes and 1 Abstain from 46 Members present and voting.

The House today continued the deliberation on the Property Tax Bill of Bhutan 2022. On the directive of the House to explore adding a new section after Section 8 under Land Tax, the Legislative Committee submitted that definition of the taxable land which states that the “Taxable land value” is equivalent to the value of the land determined based on the compensation rate published by the Property Assessment and Valuation…....