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KUWAIT CITY, March 1: The parliamentary Budgets and Final Accounts Committee on Monday discussed the budgets of the National Assembly for fiscals 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021. Rapporteur of the committee MP Badr Al-Dahoum disclosed the Assembly signed a contract with a lawyer’s office for the provision of legal services to Al- Majles TV at KD30,000 per year. He said the committee recommended the termination of the contract, because the Assembly has a Legal Affairs Department which represents it in court and provides legal services.
He added the Assembly signed the contract with a lawyer known for attacking and insulting MPs who do not agree with the policies adopted by Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim on social media. It seems the contract is the price that the lawyer was paid for insulting the MPs.
Remittance tax back in play in Kuwait zawya.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zawya.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 21: The attempt to impose tax on remittances continues with the bill submitted by MP Abdullah Al- Turaiji who proposed taxing the money transfers of foreigners in any currency.
The bill covers remittances of individuals, companies and organizations; excluding the exempted categories stipulated in the treaties on protecting investment and capital transfer.
The bill authorizes the Central Bank of Kuwait to specify the categories according to the amount of transfer and the corresponding tax, as well as the methods of monitoring and collecting tax.
The collected tax will be handed over to the Central Bank, while banks and licensed companies that will not remit the collected tax to the Central Bank will be fined KD 10,000 maximum.
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 13: MPs Abdullah Al-Mudaf, Mehalhal Al-Mudaf, Muhannad Al-Sayer, Badr Al-Mullah and Hassan Jawhar submitted a bill regarding sexual harassment in response to a report aired on Al-Qabas TV recently.
The bill defines sexual harassment, which is punishable by law, as something said, done or hints sexual impression by an individual targeting another; causing the latter embarrassment or harming the body.
According to the bill, anyone who witnesses such action should immediately report to the concerned authorities. It mandates the Ministry of Interior to specify technical methods for receiving such calls and to guarantee the privacy and security of the whistleblower.