The UB Post

Some standing committees report on spring session performanc­e

- By T.BAYARBAT

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Petition (SCP) held a briefing about its spring session performanc­e on July 3 at the State House...

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Petition (SCP) held a briefing about its spring session performanc­e on July 3 at the State Palace.

Head of SCP M.Oyunchimeg pointed out that the committee received 277 complaints throughout spring session, 237 of which were processed and responded to, and the remaining complaints are under review.

M.Oyunchimeg noted that the standing committee discussed seven agendas and made four resolution­s through five meetings, and in response to a high frequency of complaint from the public, gave tasks to Cabinet once.

She stressed that 7,231 individual­s submitted complaints, requests and proposals to the speaker of Parliament and standing committees, and 9.2 percent of them is related to violation of public interest, and the remaining involves private complaints.

The major complaints covered issues regarding operations of school, kindergart­en, hospitals, parking space, and delayed housing projects.

On July 2, the Standing Committee on Economy held a briefing about its spring session performanc­e.

...Economic standing committee believes that if Parliament adopts an investment banking

bill, foreign investment banks will come

to Mongolia and finance megaprojec­ts through loans with low interest rates, and loan interest rates will drop...

Head of the standing committee D.Damba-Ochir highlighte­d that the standing committee made decisions on several issues regarding mining, banking system, and state property.

He said that the standing committee is working to create a legal environmen­t that brings foreign investment banks to Mongolia.

D.Damba-Ochir pointed out that the standing committee believes that if Parliament adopts an investment banking bill, foreign investment banks will come to Mongolia and finance megaprojec­ts through loans with low interest rates, and loan interest rates will drop.

 ?? Photo by G.ARGUUJIN ?? Representa­tives from Standing Committee on Petition hold briefing
Photo by G.ARGUUJIN Representa­tives from Standing Committee on Petition hold briefing

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