The Bhutanese Leading the way.
The National Council in a surprise move has decided to not accept the new pay hike applicable to MPs until the revenue sources to pay for these are finalized and implemented by the government. This is line with the various recommendations of the National Council to the National Assembly on …
Read More »PM announces nine measures and five jewels to strengthen the Economy
The most important part of the State of the Nation (SOTN) address of the Prime Minister focused on the economy. The PM earlier tweeted “Have decided to cover as many areas as possible in SOTN, but most time will be spent on the economy and economic growth for self-reliance.” The …
Read More »PM to give up Nu 50,000 a month from his salary
The Prime Minister in his state of the nation announced that he would be slashing Nu 50,000 per month from his salary and giving it to a charity at the end of five years.This would come to Nu 600,000 per year and Nu 3 mn in five years. The PM …
Read More »Indian Prime Minister assures continuity and more
In a packed Parliament hall on Monday the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit all the right notes in his address to the joint sitting. However, the most impor-tant statement for Bhutan was assurances from Modi in terms of a continuity of India’s friendly policy towards Bhutan despite a …
Read More »PM says Modi is ‘friendly, knowledgeable and well disposed towards Bhutan’
Modi to address a joint sitting of the Parliament, receive an audience with His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Fourth King, and unveil some projects On the eve of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit and amidst the hectic preparations and scheduling of meetings, Prime Minister Lyonchhen …
Read More »Only 19% of Bhutanese households own a family car
One the major reasons that the National Assembly approved high vehicles taxes ranging from 100 percent for small cars to 180 percent for bigger cars was due to the allegedly high number of vehicle ownership and imports. The Tax Bill of the government even went to the extent of putting …
Read More »Preparations in earnest to welcome the indian PM
With the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi expected to be in the country on Sunday, preparations are in full swing to welcome him starting from Paro all the way to Thimphu. The visible activities are maintenance and repainting of road dividers along the express way, decoration of the roads with …
Read More »MP’s help themselves to a generous entitlement pie
With the twenty five ‘yes’ votes and “11” no votes the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday passed the Parliamentary Entitlement Bill 2014 that will make MPs a lot more prosperous with additional hikes and perks. The bill will only be finalized upon the recommendations from the National Council (NC) which …
Read More »Vehicle import to be allowed but with heavy taxes and additional fuel tax
Also small rural businesses to be exempt from Bit and fixed deposit earnings to be no longer charged with Pit For those itching to buy a new vehicle, they may jump for joy as the government will allow import of vehicles, but their enthusiasm may be dampened after taking a …
Read More »PM confirms Modi’s visit calling it historic
The upcoming visit of the newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan will be a historic visit said Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay during a press conference yesterday. The Indian Prime Minister will be in Bhutan for a two day visit from June 15 to 16. This is his …
Read More »