Decisions Made at the Cabinet Meeting
Politics
Ulaanbaatar, January 26, /MONTSAME/ At its regular meeting on January 25, the Cabinet made the following decisions:
The new structure of the National Committee for
preparation for the Olympics was approved
A new structure of the National Committee
in charge of preparatory works of national teams, which will participate in the Olympics and Paralympics was
approved. The National Committee will be headed by the Prime Minister of
Mongolia.
The preparatory works including selection and establishing the national team which will participate in Summer Olympics in 2024 and Winter Olympics in 2026, organizing the swearing-in ceremony, and other preparatory works, have already started.
A working group was established to develop
proposals and conclusions for the implementation of anti-corruption work
In the framework of the goal to intensify the
anti-corruption measures, included in the “Vision-2050” long-term development
policy of Mongolia, the New Recovery Policy, and the 2020-2024 Action Plan of
the Government of Mongolia, a working group was established to develop
methodologies to eliminate bureaucracy, consolidate public opinions, study best
practices of foreign countries and formulate proposals and conclusions for
effective implementation of anti-corruption works.
Brief news
· The Cabinet decided to set the rate of customs duty on
imported 92 octane gasoline at 0 percent from January 30, 2023, to January 1,
2024, and relevant officials were
tasked to take measures to stabilize the supply and retail prices of gasoline
and diesel fuel sold in the domestic market at a certain level and oversee
their implementation.
· Conclusions and recommendations for a bill to
amend the Law on budget, initiated and drafted by the member of State Great
Khural G. Temuulen were discussed at the Cabinet meeting and the Cabinet
decided to convey some of them to the bill initiator. The bill initiator
drafted this bill to amend the Law on the Budget in order to ensure stability,
completeness, and accuracy of budget, to create a legislative environment for proper
budget management and accountability, and to clarify the mechanisms of public
participation, external control, and state audit in the budgetary process of
the Government.
· After discussing and supporting the draft
agreement between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of the Republic
of Maldives on the mutual exemption from visa requirements for holders of
diplomatic, official, and ordinary passports, it was decided to issue an order
of the Prime Minister on granting the right to sign the agreement.
· The Cabinet decided to award the 69th grand champion (yokozuna) of
Japanese professional Sumo wrestling Hakuho M. Davaajargal, with the trophy
named after the Prime Minister for recognizing his absolute victories, records
set in sumo wrestling and contribution to promoting Mongolian strength and
ingenuity.