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Interessante o trecho "Members of the Islamist Reform and Development Bloc warned on Sunday that if the government signs the deal, they will grill either the prime minister or the defense minister. The bloc insisted that the Rafale jet is technically inferior to modern warplanes available in the market and is more expensive. They also showed what they said were documents of the Kuwaiti army recommending against the purchase of the planes. The group also said that the Audit Bureau was unable to conduct an investigation into the Rafale and other proposed arms deals because the defense ministry refused to provide the necessary documents demanded by the bureau. Meanwhile, the Assembly yesterday sent out invitations to MPs for a special session on Thursday to discuss the privatization draft law."
Headline News
Finance panel rejects Amiri decree on loans
Published Date: April 13, 2010
By B Izzak, Staff Writer
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee yesterday rejected an Amiri decree which included the government's rejection of the debt relief law that was passed by the National Assembly in January, the head of the committee said. MP Youssef Al-Zalzalah said that the decree will be sent to the Assembly, which has the power to override the government's rejection of laws with a two-thirds majority.
The controversial law, passed despite stiff government opposition, stipulates that the government purchase around KD 6.7 billion of bank loans of Kuwaiti citizens and then reschedule their repayment after scrapping the interest - estimated at between KD 1.5 and 1.8 billion. Under Kuwaiti law, the government has the right to reject laws passed by the Assembly and this has to be done in an Amiri decree within 30 days of passing the law.
The government has done so by rejecting the debt relief law and sending it back to the Assembly. To override the government rejection, the Assembly has two options - to have a fresh vote on the law in the current term and pass it a second time with a two-thirds majority. If supporters of the law cannot garner the backing of 44 MPs in the 65-member house, including Cabinet ministers who can vote, they can delay the voting until the next term starting in October and then vote on the law with a simple majorit
y. If the law is passed in either case, it becomes mandatory and the government has no power to reject it a second time. Supporters of the law admit that they don't have the required two-thirds majority now, but they have the required numbers in the next term.
In another development, the head of the Assembly's interior and defense committee MP Askar Al-Enezi said yesterday the panel will meet with Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on Sunday to study the controversial issue of the planned purchase of the French-made Rafale warplanes. Enezi said that all MPs are invited to attend the meeting, which is very crucial to understand the government's viewpoint on the multi-billion-dollar deal.
Members of the Islamist Reform and Development Bloc warned on Sunday that if the government signs the deal, they will grill either the prime minister or the defense minister. The bloc insisted that the Rafale jet is technically inferior to modern warplanes available in the market and is more expensive. They also showed what they said were documents of the Kuwaiti army recommending against the purchase of the planes. The group also said that the Audit Bureau was unable to conduct an investigation into the Rafale and other proposed arms deals because the defense ministry refused to provide the necessary documents demanded by the bureau. Meanwhile, the Assembly yesterday sent out invitations to MPs for a special session on Thursday to discuss the privatization draft law.
Interessante o trecho "Members of the Islamist Reform and Development Bloc warned on Sunday that if the government signs the deal, they will grill either the prime minister or the defense minister. The bloc insisted that the Rafale jet is technically inferior to modern warplanes available in the market and is more expensive. They also showed what they said were documents of the Kuwaiti army recommending against the purchase of the planes. The group also said that the Audit Bureau was unable to conduct an investigation into the Rafale and other proposed arms deals because the defense ministry refused to provide the necessary documents demanded by the bureau. Meanwhile, the Assembly yesterday sent out invitations to MPs for a special session on Thursday to discuss the privatization draft law."
Headline News
Finance panel rejects Amiri decree on loans
Published Date: April 13, 2010
By B Izzak, Staff Writer
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's financial and economic affairs committee yesterday rejected an Amiri decree which included the government's rejection of the debt relief law that was passed by the National Assembly in January, the head of the committee said. MP Youssef Al-Zalzalah said that the decree will be sent to the Assembly, which has the power to override the government's rejection of laws with a two-thirds majority.
The controversial law, passed despite stiff government opposition, stipulates that the government purchase around KD 6.7 billion of bank loans of Kuwaiti citizens and then reschedule their repayment after scrapping the interest - estimated at between KD 1.5 and 1.8 billion. Under Kuwaiti law, the government has the right to reject laws passed by the Assembly and this has to be done in an Amiri decree within 30 days of passing the law.
The government has done so by rejecting the debt relief law and sending it back to the Assembly. To override the government rejection, the Assembly has two options - to have a fresh vote on the law in the current term and pass it a second time with a two-thirds majority. If supporters of the law cannot garner the backing of 44 MPs in the 65-member house, including Cabinet ministers who can vote, they can delay the voting until the next term starting in October and then vote on the law with a simple majorit
y. If the law is passed in either case, it becomes mandatory and the government has no power to reject it a second time. Supporters of the law admit that they don't have the required two-thirds majority now, but they have the required numbers in the next term.
In another development, the head of the Assembly's interior and defense committee MP Askar Al-Enezi said yesterday the panel will meet with Defense Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on Sunday to study the controversial issue of the planned purchase of the French-made Rafale warplanes. Enezi said that all MPs are invited to attend the meeting, which is very crucial to understand the government's viewpoint on the multi-billion-dollar deal.
Members of the Islamist Reform and Development Bloc warned on Sunday that if the government signs the deal, they will grill either the prime minister or the defense minister. The bloc insisted that the Rafale jet is technically inferior to modern warplanes available in the market and is more expensive. They also showed what they said were documents of the Kuwaiti army recommending against the purchase of the planes. The group also said that the Audit Bureau was unable to conduct an investigation into the Rafale and other proposed arms deals because the defense ministry refused to provide the necessary documents demanded by the bureau. Meanwhile, the Assembly yesterday sent out invitations to MPs for a special session on Thursday to discuss the privatization draft law.