Lack of any ceiling on MPs’ vehicle quotas could potentially turn some of them into overnight millionaires. Vehicle quota rules stipulates a ceiling of Nu 800,000 for civil servants every seven years from grade P3A and above. The Finance Minister, Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, said that though there were no rules in place prohibiting MPs from selling vehicles, they were not expected to sell the quotas but to rather use it to buy a duty vehicle. Lyonpo Namgay Dorji, however, admitted that there were no penalties or laws to stop MPs from selling their quotas unlike civil servants. Another interesting development is that not only MPs, but also the PM, 10 Cabinet Ministers, Opposition Leader, National Assembly Speaker and NC Chairman will be eligible for vehicle quotas even though all of them have duty vehicles with drivers. The Bhutanese It is my wish that MPs become more unselfish and come up with a reasonable ceiling.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:02:08 +0000
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