NA Standing Committee holds monthly meeting

(KPL) The Standing Committee of National Assembly’s sixth legislature on Wednesday held its monthly meeting for July. NA President Mr. Thongsing Thammavong, and his deputies, heads of relevant departments were present at the meeting. The meeting reviewed the implementation of the 9 th ordinary session of the Assembly, held between June 14 and 30, which adopted laws on consumer protection, statistics and prevention of HIV/AIDS. The Wednesday’s meeting discussed about draft laws to be debated at the 10 th ordinary session of the Assembly’s current legislature including law on election. At the meeting Commission on Economy, Finance and Planning told the meeting about anticipated ratification of agreements on free trade area between ASEAN- Australia and New Zealand. The Commission proposed the meeting consider the downward adjustment of profit division tax from 10 per cent to 8 per cent following the meeting on the prevention of double taxation between Laos and Singapore. The preparation for the coming election of the National Assembly’s 7 th legislature and the reshuffle of leading officials as well as a proposal on architecturally repairing of the National Assembly were also discussed at the meeting.

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