2ND PARLIAMENT OF BHUTAN 7TH SESSION Resolution No. 7 PROCEEDINGS AND RESOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF BHUTAN (MAY 26 - JULY 7, 2016) Speaker: Jigme Zangpo Table of Content 1 Opening Ceremony……………………..........................................1 2. Resolution on the 23 Disputed Clauses of Jabmi (Amendment) Act of Bhutan 2014 between the National Assembly and the National Council................................................3 3 Resolution of the Joint Sitting on the 12 disputed Clauses of the Companies Bill of Bhutan, 2014 between the National Assembly and National Council…………...6 4 Joint Sitting Resolution on the Re-deliberation of Paro DzongkhagThromde………………………….…………..……….8 5 Resolution on the National Budget Report for the Financial Year 2016-2017………………..........……….………...16 6 Resolution on the Motion to withdraw the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016…………………………….............…...25 7 Resolution on the Report of the Women, Children and Youth Committee (WCYC)………………………....…………....27 8 Question Hour: Group A- Questions asked to the Prime Minister, Minister for Information and Communication and Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs…….................…….31 9 Resolution on the Third Reading of the Customs Bill of Bhutan 2015…...............................................................................33 10 Question Hour: Group B- Questions asked to the Minister for Agriculture and Forests and Minister for Eduction………......34 11 Resolution on the Anti-Corruption Commission’s Annual Report 2015...................................................................................35 I 12 Resolution on the Motion by the Opposition Party to release the Economic Stimulus Plan (ESP) Fund to the Bhutan Development Bank Corporation Limited (BDBL)……...40 13 Resolution on the Report by the Finance Committee on the National Budget Report for the Financial Year 2016-2017….......46 13.1 Report on the National Budget for the Financial Year 2016-17 and Macro-Econoics……................................................46 13.2 Resolution on the Budget Allocation for Agencies for the Financial Year 2016-17…………………..……......…….…...54 13.3 Resolution on the Revised Taxes and Levies Bill of Bhutan 2016 (Money Bill)……………..…………............……..56 14 Question Hour: Group C- Questions asked to the Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister for Labour and Human Resources and Minister for Finance……….........……….61 15 Question Hour: Group D- Questions asked to the Minister for Works and Human Settlement and Minister for Health………….........................................................64 16 Resolution on the Third Reading of the Civil Aviation Bill of Bhutan, 2015......................................................................66 17 Question Hour: Group A- Questions asked to the Prime Minister and Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs…………………………………………............................69 18 Resolution of the Opposition Party’s Motion on the Reformation of the Central Schools policy…........…….....……..70 19 Question Hour: Group B- Questions asked to the Minister for Education, Minister for Foreign Affairs II and Minister for Agriculture and Forests…..................................76 20 Resolution on the Ratification of Motor Vehicles Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger, Personnel and Cargo Vehicular Traffic between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal……………...............................................78 21 Resolution of the re-deliberation on recommendation and clarification submitted by the National Council on the Budget Report 2016-17, Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill 2015-16 and the Revised Taxes and Levies Bill of Bhutan 2016 (Money Bill)………...........................81 22 Resolution of Redeliberation on whether or not to cast vote separately on the Supplementary Budget Appropriation Bill for the Financial Year 2015-16…....................90 23 Question Hour: Group C- Questions asked to the Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister for Labour and Human Resources and the Minister for Finance…..........……….93 24 Resolution on the Motion to Introduce and adopt Bhutan Red Cross Society Bill, 2016 for for First and Second Reading………..................................................................95 25 Question Hour: Group D- Questions asked to the Minister for Works and Human Settlement and the Minister for Health……...............................................................97 26 Joint Sitting Resolution on the Performance Audit Report of the Public Accounts Committee………........................99 27 Resolution of the Joint Sitting on the Framework Agreement between Kingdom of Bhutan and the III European Investment Bank (EIB) Governing EIB Activities in the Kingdom of Bhutan 2014…………………….......109 28 Proceedings of the Address by H.E. Abdul Hamid, President of Bangladesh to the Joint Sitting of the Parliament.....................................................................................111 29 Prime Minister’s Annual Report on the State of the Nation, including Legislative Plans and Annual Plans and Priorities of the Government…............................................116 30 Proceedings of the Closing Ceremony…………………….........128 30.1 Address by His Majesty the King…….....…………...................128 30.2 Motion of Thanks by the Minister for Home and Cultural Affairs, National Council Member from Tsirang Dzongkhag and National Assembly Member from Khar-Yurung Constituency……..........................................133 30.3 Concluding Address of the Speaker………………………...........135 IV Annexure Annexure 1: Speech of the Hon. Speaker Jigme Zangpo at the Opening Ceremony of the Seventh Session of the SecondParliament of Bhutan.............................…...141 Annexure 2: Royal Assent for the deliberation of the 23 Disputed Clauses of Jabmi(Amendment) Bill 2014 between the National Assembly and National Council and The Agreement of European Investment Bank Between the European Union and Bhutan on Framework and management of European Investment Bank…………..........…146 Annexure 3: Joint Committee’s Recommendation on the Diaagreement between Natioanal Assembly and National Council on the Jambi (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2014................................................................................145 Annexure 4: Voting results on deliberation on 23 disputed clauses of Jambi (Amendment) Bill of Bhutan 2014 ................................................................................151 Annexure 5: Joint Sitting resolution on deliberation of 12 disputed clauses of the Companies Bill of Bhutan 2014. (30th May 2016).................................................................154 Annexure 6: Voting results on Adoption of Companies Bill of Bhutan 2014 .....................................................................158 Annexure 7: Royal Kasho for the Joint Sitting of Parliament...................................................................................161 Annexure 8: Customs Bill of Bhutan 2016 as amended and endrossed by the National Assembly of Bhutan V as follows.....................................................................................162 Annexure 9: Voting results on the Custom Bill of Bhutan,2015................................................................................173 Annexure 10: Voting results on Opposition Party’s Motion to Transfer the entire BOIC fund to BDBCL........................175 Annexure 11: Voting results on Opposition Party’s Motion to conduct a thorough review of the performance of BOIC by Economic Development Committee............................177 Annexure 12: Voting results on Opposition Party’s Motion to Review the Legitimacy of the Establishment of the Agency like BOIC.............................................................179 Annexure 13: Voting results on Supplementary Appropriation Bill 2015-16 and Budget Appropriation Bill FY2016-17............................................................................181 Annexure 14: Voting results on Adoption on Revised Taxes and Levies Bill of Bhutan 2016(Money Bill).......................183 Annexure 15: Amendment and Adoption of committee Recommendation on Civil Aviation Bill of Bhutan 2015 by Natioanal Assembly.........................................................185 Annexure 16: Voting results on Adoption of the Civil Aviation Bill of Bhutan 2015................................................... ..205 Annexure 17: Voting Results on Opposition Party’s Motion of Enrollment of all Children in Classes VII and above be made Mandatory in Central Schools...........................207 Annexure 18: Voting Results on Oppostion Party’s Motion VI to Retain all the schools in Rural Areas as it is. ..........................209 Annexure 19: Voting Results on Opposition Party’s Motion to Remove the 5Km radius Criteria for Admission in the Central Schools................................................211 Annexure 20: Voting results on Ratification of Motor Vehicle Agreement for Regulation of Passenger, Personal and Cargo Vechiculer and Traffic Between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN)................................................213 Annexure 21: Voting Results on Raise of PIT Ceiling for Nu. 2 million and above to 30% ...........................................215 Annexure 22: Voting Results on Increase of Exemption of PIT on Expenses of Children in Govt. Schools without Receipt from Nu 5000 to 15000.................................................217 Annexure 23: Voting Results on Imposion of Tax based on Average Seiling price