Ulaanbaatar
Irregular session of parliament announced
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Speaker of parliament M.Enkhbold issued Wednesday an ordinance to open an irregular session of parliament at 10.00 am on August 25. It will end on September 25, 2016.
The upcoming irregular session is expected to discuss draft resolutions of parliament on marking the 100th birth anniversary of Tsedenbal Yumjaa, a prominent political figure and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Party, on approval of the 2016-2020 governmental action program, on utilization of techniques and devices in the 2016 elections of the Citizens’ Representative Khural (Council) of soums and districts, on approval of expenses for the upcoming elections, on approval of the 2015 performance of the master budget, the general financial report of government and the 2015 performance of the budget, on withdrawal of some draft laws and resolutions, and on agendas to be discussed at the 2016 parliamentary regular session.
Draft amendments to the laws and related bills will be discussed on the 2016 budget framework of the master budget, on the 2017-2018 budget assumption of budget, on the 2016 budget, on 2016 budgets for the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) and the Human Development Fund (HDF), and on fixing size of customs tax on some exported products.
Agendas of the irregular session included bills on exemption from excise taxes, on military service, on legal status of military servicemen and on ratifying the Paris Agreement within framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
In addition, the session will consider draft amendments to the laws on rules of adhering to the laws on crime and conflicts, on bail of movable and non-material capitals, on defense (new version) and on the Armed Forces (new version).
The session will discuss an issue of appointing and discharging a vice president of the Bank of Mongolia and conclusions from the Constitutional Court as well.
