Parliament of Belarus gathers for autumn session. More than 30 draft laws already ready for consideration

2 октября 2020

The autumn session of the House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic begins today. More than 30 draft laws are already ready for consideration. The Parliamentarians are also actively working on important documents: they are preparing their proposals for amending the Basic Law, offering guidelines for predictive social and economic documents for several years to come. Speakers will address a welcoming speech to colleagues, prioritize the legislative process and work with voters in the districts.

The autumn session of the Belarusian Parliament starts on October 2. There are many plans. They were announced the day before at the Council of the Republic. There are already more than 40 issues. But the legislative process is flexible and the list of bills and amendments to existing legal acts can be changed. We can definitely say that the most anticipated document of this session will be the draft budget for the next year. Balance of expenses and income, financing of basic programs and social orientation will be discussed. These are several areas of the country's main financial document.

The deputies will take into account the pandemic and limited sales outside the country, calculate oil prices, the exchange rate of the Belarusian ruble and, of course, the cost of Russian gas for us and also whether the budget for 2021 will be in deficit and what is the size of this gap in expenditures and revenues. The deputies will determine the main points of growth, through which we will earn and replenish the budget. They will also work on the update of the Basic Law of the country - the Constitution. They must submit their proposals by the end of October. The five-year program of socio-economic development for a five-year period is no less important; here proposals are also expected from legislators.

The deputies will immediately plunge into the work schedule on the first day and will consider several bills. Among them are amendments to the law on customs regulation, international ratification with Egypt on mutual assistance in customs affairs, amendments to the Criminal Code. The meeting of the session of the Council of the Republic opens at 3 pm. The autumn session will last until the end of December.