Key economic reform bills stuck at understaffed Legal Draftsmen’s dept.
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1 min readFrom 1 outlets- Daily Mirror reports that several draft laws are delayed at the Legal Draftsman’s Department.
- The proposed State-Owned Enterprises Act is among the delayed legislation.
- Daily Mirror links the delay to the government’s year-end passage timetable.
Daily Mirror reports that multiple draft laws concerning economic reforms have not progressed through the understaffed Legal Draftsman’s Department. The proposed State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Act is among the affected bills.
Daily Mirror reports that the delay puts the government’s objective of passing the SOE legislation before year-end in question. Its teaser attributes the information to the Labour Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance, but does not give their names or additional details.
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