MPP faction in the Parliament held its regular meeting yesterday

Mongolian People’s Party faction in the parliament discussed two issues in its regular meeting held on 21st November. The head of the group O.Enkhtuvshin informed the press.

When the group discussed the bill on general budget of Mongolia in 2012 they considered some expenditures should not be cut to reduce budget expenditures. For example, monthly allowance of 70.000 togrog to students of universities, institutes and colleges starting from 1 of January 2012 was approved by parliament, the group has agreed to distribute over 60 billion togrog for this purpose as well as 4 billion togrog for next year’s election of state and and local parliament .

Besides that the members of the group were agree on releasing16 billion togrogs from the state budget for covering the fee for smart passport to be given every citizen before the elections.

They also agreed to keep their previous decision to finance necessary expenditure to implement program of vaccination against A hepatitis and current expenditures of schools, kindergardens and hospitals.

There were suggestions to increase income resources by raising taxes on export of coal, iron ore and oil and instructed the working group of the bill to study these proposals. Another possible version to increase income through tax was rise of tax on lorries weighing over 42 tones which cause significant damages to soil and vegetation. These types of lorries are subject to higher tax according to an international convention while no special regulation in Mongolia, the tax is over 100.000 togrog on heavy lorries, the same as on small trucks. They said the tax should be changed as heavy lorries make damage to roads of the capital and aimags as well.

In addition some members suggested to add budget income by selling license of Olon ovoot deposit. They say it is possible to increase budget income by 65 billion togrog through buying license of the deposit and working group was instructed to study it.
The group decided to keep expenditures of buying cars, facilities and furniture at the level of 2011 and reduce personal of state organizations by 1595, supporting the Government proposal. The MPP also discussed how to spend money which created by cut down expenditures and agreed to consider increase of allowance to honered mothers with more than 3 children to at least 200 000-400 000 togrog as MPP promised to reach the allowance to MNT1 million during 2008 election. A working group of the MPP group will study it and make negotiation with a working group of DP group in parliament about which proposals should be reflected in the bill.

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