What we’re tracking This Week
The House of Representatives will discuss tomorrow the Consumer Protection Act, Consumer Protection Agency head Atef Yacoub said, Al Mal reports. A delegation from the agency will be on hand for the hearing. It remains unclear whether the discussion will take place in a plenary session or at the House Economic Committee, which last we heard had postponed its vote on the legislation earlier this month to review suggestions. The bill imposes fines on individuals found guilty of hoarding strategic commodities and requires vendors to print a receipt for consumers who pay for purchased goods in installments, among other stipulations.
Meanwhile, the House Legislation Committee is due to begin deliberating soon on a draft law that would set a quota for the appointment of women to the judicial branch of government. The bill was proposed by MP Nadia Henry of the Economics Committee, Al Mal says.
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