DUSHANBE, September 17, 2008, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan has introduced fixed financial payments and penalties. Henceforth, financial payments and financial penalties will not be reckoned on the basis of the minimum wage.
The 16th session of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), presided over by its chairman, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, was held in Dushanbe on September 17.
The upper house members considered laws adopted by the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) in 2007 and 2008.
The session, in particular, considered changes and addenda made the country’s laws on citizenship, the Majlisi Oli (Tajik parliament), status of servicemen, state-run enterprises, and employee retirement Income security as well as a number of laws concerning socioeconomic and cultural life of the country.
Amendments made to the laws regulating rates of financial penalties, state duties, paid services rendered to the population and organizations as well as other financial payments, caused lively discussions at the session.
Speaking at the session, head of the Majlisi Milli Committee on Constitution, Human Rights and Freedom and Public Order, Mahkam Mahmoudov, noted that taking into account the fact that the minimum wage rate is changing frequently, “the government will annually determine the so-called “indicator for accounting”, which will specify the fixed payments, while forming the national budget.”
The Majlisi Milli members seconded these amendments.
