A total of 206 out of 209 Hluttaw representatives attended the ninth-day meeting of the second regular session of the third Amyotha Hluttaw in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue U Han Win Aung responded to the queries raised by U Aung Hla Htwe from the Magway Region Constituency 1, saying that to expand the adoption of technology, separate technology-related divisions have been established within the Internal Revenue Department and the Customs Department. The Internal Revenue Department has implemented mobile payment services to enable taxpayers to pay taxes. The Customs Department has also implemented the Myanmar Automated Cargo Clearance System (MACCS) and made arrangements to enable the payment of customs duties and other taxes through Internet Banking and Mobile Banking.
He added that to increase tax revenue collection, new taxpayers are being identified by cross-checking business lists from the General Administration Department and the relevant township management and administration committees in regions and states with the lists of companies registered with the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration. In addition, tax service offices and electronic service technology assistance centres have been opened and operated to help resolve taxpayers’ difficulties related to taxation.
Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Maj-Gen Min Thu replied to questions submitted by U Khin Maung Win from the Magway Region Constituency 1, stating that as the population in villages within Kyaukse Township has increased, residents have applied to the relevant authorities requesting permission to expand the village area to improve living conditions. It will be implemented in accordance with the law, rules, regulations, and established procedures.
Regarding the questions sent by U Khin Maung Tint from the Yangon Region Constituency 3, the deputy minister said that the seven villages that wish to be converted from forest land into village land are not included in the list of villages officially announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Among these seven villages in Taikkyi Township of Yangon Region, except for Leiklot Village (now Myainghaywun Village), for which the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has not been able to de-gazette from reserved forest land, the remaining six villages must be processed in accordance with Section 54 of the Constitution in order to be converted from reserved forest land into village land.
Deputy Minister for Cooperatives and Rural Development U Thaik Soe responded to the question raised by U Shar Mwe Lashen from the Shan State Constituency 11. He said that the plan to upgrade the suspension bridge to an RC bridge in Shaykhin Village of Mongyawng Township will be earmarked for the 2027-28 financial year, subject to the fund allocation.
He answered the question raised by U Sein Shwe Min from the Magway Region Constituency 4. He said that the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Development will prioritize the construction of a 2.2-mile-long production road in Kaingtawgyi Village of Minbu Township by carrying out preliminary engineering tasks, and the road will be earmarked for the next financial year.
Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker U Aung Lin Dwe requested approval for the following: the replacement of a member on the International Relations Committee, the establishment of the Minerals, Natural Resources, and Environmental Conservation Committee, the Construction, Industry, Electricity, and Energy Committee, and the Hotels, Tourism, and Culture Committee.
The Amyotha Hluttaw will continue the 10th-day meeting on 25 June. — MNA/TTA
