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The House continued the deliberation on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill of Bhutan 2020. Chapters under Tax Administration: Tax Invoice and Record-Keeping, Assessments, Objections, Reviews and Appeals, Recovery and Unpaid Amounts,

The Chairperson of the Economics and Finance Committee presented the revised sections of the Amendment Bill.

The Member-in charge of the Bill, Minister of Finance moved the motion to adopt the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill for the Financial Year 2019-2020.

A total of seven questions were raised to the Ministers in Group D today.

The Member in-charge of the Bill, Minister for Finance moved the motion to adopt the Bill.

The Chairperson of the Economics and Finance Committee presented the Committee’s recommendation on the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill Financial Year 2019-2020. 

In the Third Reading of the  Pay Revision (Amendment) Bill of 2020 conducted today, the Chairperson of the Economics and Finance Committee, Hon’ble Kinley Wangchuk, Member from Athang-Thedtsho Constituency presented the  recommendation of the Committee on the Bill.  

Nine questions were asked to the Ministers in Group C today. Four Questions to the Minister for Economic Affairs, three to Finance Minister and two relating to unemployment to the Minister for Labour and Human Resources.

The National Assembly Secretariat today awarded the winners of the Parliament Souvenir Development Contest. The Contest was carried out to develop a unique and befitting souvenir for use by Parliament of Bhutan, to promote our cultural identity and sovereignty and the symbol of Bhutan’s Parliament.

The House today conducted the Third Reading of the Property Tax Bill of Bhutan 2020. The Chairperson of the Good Governance Committee, Hon’ble Ugyen Tshering, Member from Lamgong-Wangchang constituency presented the Committee’s recommendations on the Bill.

Before the adoption of the Fiscal Incentives (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2020, the Economic and Finance Committee presented that it was recommended that the BIll come into force “retroactively” from Income Year 2019.

The Vice-Chairperson of the Human Rights and Foreign Relations Committee, Hon’ble Tenzin, Member from Khatoed Laya Constituency presented the revised  paragraph of the Introduction and Article, 6(c) of the BIMSTEC Convention in Dzongkha Text.

The National Assembly of Bhutan commenced its Third Reading of the Goods and Services Tax Bill of Bhutan 2020 today. The Chairperson of the Legislative Committee, Hon’ble Tshewang Lhamo, Member from Bongo-Chapchha Constituency presented the Committees recommendations on the Bill.

Mr. Hisham Alghanim, Chairman and CEO of the International Film Distribution Company IFD, Deputy Chof the Kuwait National Cinema Company made a courtesy call to the Hon’ble Speaker yesterday. He was accompanied by His Excellency Mr. Fadel Alhasan Charge’ D’affaires .a.i, the Kuwait Ambassador to Bhutan.

The Chairperson of the Economics and Finance Committee, Hon’ble Kinley Wangchuk, member from Athang-Thedtsho constituency, submitted the single recommendation of the Committee for the Third Reading of the Bill.