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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The third meeting of the third term of the XIV Parliament was postponed sine die on Friday (December 18), after sitting for 29 days starting on November 2, with 10 bills presented and approved, including the Supply Law Project 2021.
The Finance Bill 2020 was also approved in this session; Temporary measures for government funding (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020; Customs Act (Amendment) 2020; and Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2020.
Others are the Free Zones (Amendment) Bill 2020; Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020; Service Tax (Amendment) Act 2020; Tourism Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020; and Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Meanwhile, the second and third reading of five bills initially scheduled for Friday in the Dewan Rakyat have been postponed to the next session, based on Permanent Decree Number 62 of Parliament.
The bills are the Windfall Tax (Amendment) Bill 2020; Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Bill 2020; Factories and Machinery (Repeal) Bill 2020; Malaysia Space Board Bill 2020; and the Bill of the Independent Police Conduct Commission 2020.
Introducing the Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill on Friday for second reading, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said it implied an additional expense of RM20bil.
“The estimated additional expense implies RM14bil to cover the provision of Bantuan Prihatin Nasional; RM4bil to cover expenses related to Covid-19; the need to extend the Grant Program (RM1.5bil) and the provision of Prihatin Special Grants (RM500mil) ”, he said.
During the debate on the bill, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (BN-Arau) suggested that all the incentives mentioned in the bill be channeled from January next year.
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abd Rahim Bakri, introducing the 2020 Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill and the 2020 Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, said that they aimed to strengthen the implementation of the tax. about sales.
At the end of Friday’s session, Dewan Rakyat Chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun thanked all MPs for their participation in the meeting.
He also thanked all government officials, especially Parliament staff and media professionals, for ensuring that the procedures ran smoothly this time amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
“As we know, since there was an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, several changes had to be made during the session to ensure our health and safety,” he said, while praying for the good health of all parties involved. .
Azhar also took the opportunity to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all MPs and Parliament staff who held the events, as well as apologize for instances where he may have been rude, disrespectful or raised his voice during the session. – Bernama
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