Monthly Archives: December, 0
Domestic revenue estimated to reduce by 14%, the lowest in recent past
The total domestic revenue for the Financial Year 2020-2021 is estimated to be reduced by 14 per cent compared to the previous year. Finance Minister while presenting the National Budget Financial Year 2020- 2021 today at the National Assembly said it is the lowest in the recent past.
Temporary fiscal measures to meet the cost of recurrent expenditures
To meet the cost of recurrent expenditures from internal resources, the Finance Ministry is looking into implementing seven temporary fiscal measures. This was highlighted by the Finance Minister while presenting Budget Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2020-21 in the National Assembly today.
Residents in Nubi worried with the increasing tiger attacks on livestock, Trongsa
Losing cattle to tiger attacks in Trongsa is on the rise by the year. Residents in Semji Village under Nubi Gewog are now living in fear after a tiger killed a pregnant cow just about 50 metres away from the village on Saturday.
Making Tsirang’s AstroTurf football pitch more convenient for organisers and spectators
Tsirang’s astroturf football pitch, which is now the venue for the district’s major public events, is getting a facelift. New structures for the convenience of organisers and spectators alike are under construction. The district administration is spending around Nu 9 M for the works.
Education Ministry will not intervene in the issue of tuition fee for private schools
The Education Ministry decided not to intervene in the issue of tuition fee for private schools as schools across the country remain closed due to the Coronavirus situation. It recommended Private Schools Association and the School Management Boards, which has parents as members, to discuss and decide on the matter.
Concerns over patrol teams invading privacy
Some people are raising privacy concerns as patrol teams, sometimes, visit their houses and question them. According to the Prime Minister, this might have happened in some exceptional cases. Lyonchhen said they need to abide by the protocol and only visit with valid reasons.
Creating a tobacco free Bhutan, everyone’s responsibility
Bhutan banned the sale of tobacco and related products some 16 years ago. Much is achieved since then and much more needs to be done. Today, smoking in public is apparently a taboo but a thriving black market, a stark reality.
Without a proper irrigation canal, farmers in Samchhoeling depend on rain- Trongsa
Poor irrigation is associated with Samchhoeling community in Draagteng Gewog of Trongsa for some years now. Locals blame this situation for leaving their lands fallow and worsening paddy harvest. Besides, they keep worrying over delayed transplantation of the crop almost every season.
