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The House continued the deliberation on the Third Reading of the Forest and Nature Conservation Bill of Bhutan 2021 today. The Environment and Climate Change Committee resubmitted the recommendations on section 24 of the Bill under the power to seize and confiscate forest produce, as directed by the House on 13^th June 2022. The Committee recommended accepting the section as proposed by the government and it was endorsed with a…....

The National Assembly today adopted the Budget Appropriation Bill for the Financial Year 2022-2023 amounting to Nu. 81,827.311 million which comprises of Nu.36,340.942 million current budget and Nu.45,486.369 million capital budget with all Yes Votes from  42 Members present and voting.

The Chairperson of the Legislative Committee, Hon’ble Tshewang Lhamo submitted the Committee’s recommendation on the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2022 and Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2022 for the Third Reading today. The Bills was referred to the Committee for further review on 8^th June 2022.

A total of ten oral questions and one written question were asked to the Ministers in Group D today during the Question Hour.  Four oral questions were raised to the Minister for Health whereas six oral questions and one written question were asked to the Minister for Education.

Five chief dzongkhag education officers and seventeen school principals came to witness the fourth question hour of the Seventh Session today.

The House today continued the deliberation on the Economic and Finance Committee’s Review Report on the National Budget for Financial Year 2022-23. The Chairperson of the Committee, Hon’ble Kinga Penjor submitted an additional recommendation recommending the Government to take up the prevailing high-interest rate and collateral valuation issues with the Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) to facilitate private sector borrowings and boost the economy. 

The Chairperson of the Economic and Finance Committee (EFC), Hon’ble Kinga Penjor presented the Committee’s Review Report on the National Budget for Financial Year 2022-2023 to the House today. The National Budget was referred to the Committee on 6^th June 2022 for review.

The House today continued the deliberation on the Forest and Nature Conservation Bill of Bhutan 2021. As per the directive of the House, the Environment and Climate Change Committee resubmitted their recommendations on some sections of the Bill on the opinions raised by the Members in the House last Friday.

The National Assembly ratified both the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (TIP Protocol) with the reservations on Article 16.5 (a) and Article 35.3 of the UNTOC and Article 15.3 of the TIP Protocol with 100% support from 45 Members present and voting.

A total of eleven oral questions and one written question were asked to the Ministers in Group C today during the Question Hour.  

The National Assembly today commenced its third reading on the Forest and Nature Conservation Bill of Bhutan 2021. The Chairperson of the Environment and Climate Change Committee, Hon’ble Gyem Dorji, Member from Draagteng Langthil constituency presented the 134 recommendations of the Committee on the Bill. 

His Excellency Mr. Alejandro Simancas Marin, the Cuban Ambassador-designate paid a courtesy call-on to the Hon’ble Speaker.

The Economic and Finance Committee conducted a consultative meeting with the Ministry of Finance (MOF)  and Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) on the Budget Appropriation Bill FY 2022-23 and Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill FY 2021-22 on 8th June 2022.

The National Assembly today tabled the third reading on the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (TIP Protocol). The House deliberated on all 41 Articles of the UNTOC and 20 Articles of the TIP Protocol before the deliberation on the recommendations made by the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee.

The Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to Bhutan and Nepal, Mr. Ken Shimizu paid a courtesy call-on to the Hon’ Leader of Opposition on 8th June 2022.