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Posts on ‘November 7th, 2009’

Government put brakes on car tax proposal

6 November, 2009 – With growing public disapproval on the car tax proposal the government is taking a step back by saying that people buying just one car should not be taxed.

Ministry takes over farmers market

Introduces a host of new rules
6 November, 2009 – Vendors at the centenary farmers market (CFM) will either have to agree with the rules and regulations of its new authority, the Bhutan agricultural and food regulatory authority (BAFRA), or risk having no stall at the Thimphu market.
Thimphu City Corporation (TCC) was previously managing [...]

Contingency Fund Needed: DZONGDAS

Without money in hand immediate relief is affected
6 November, 2009 – With series of natural disasters claiming lives and damaging properties in many parts of country in recent years, there is an immediate need for a ‘contingency fund’ in the dzongkhags, say dzongdas.

Bangladesh PM on first visit to Bhutan

6 November, 2009 – The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, will arrive today in Thimphu on a four-day state visit at the invitation of Lyonchhoen Jigme Y Thinley.
This is her first visit to Bhutan and her first bilateral visit in the South Asian region since she was elected as Prime Minister last December. [...]

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