[NYTr] Commissions of Cuban Parliament Start Meeting on Wednesday

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Commissions of Cuban Parliament Start Meeting on Wednesday

Havana, Dec 26 (acn) Aiming at analyzing important aspects of the 
social and economic situation of the country, the 10 permanent 
commissions of the Cuban National Assembly (Parliament) meet on 
Wednesday and Thursday at the Convention Center in Havana.

Officials from the Ecomony and Planning and the Finances and Prices 
ministries will brief parliament members on their considerations about 
the country's performance in 2007 as well as the social and economic 
guidelines and the bill for the Budget Law for 2008.

These commissions will also check on the work that each of them has 
carried out since 2003 until today as this is the last ordinary period 
of sessions of the current Legislature.

They will also go through the activities they have been monitoring, the 
results of studies carried out and their tasks of supervision.

For example, the commission in charge of Production Activities will 
discuss aspects related to the production of proteins of animal origin, 
measures against the robbery and slaughter of cattle and the results of 
the Ministry of the Fishing Industry.

Other aspects on which the commissions will focus their attention 
include local development, control and supervision by the Popular 
Councils and the mechanisms to solve problems and complaints made by 
the people.

These permanent commissions help the National Parliament and the 
Council of State in their work of supervision of state and government 
bodies and also in the drawing up of bills and accords.

They also carry out studies and participate in the verification of the 
implementation of decisions made by the National Assembly and the 
Council of State.

Next Friday, the Cuban Parliament, in the tenth ordinary period of 
sessions of the Sixth Legislature, will analyze the 2007 year-end 
predictions in the economy sector and the country's budgetary 
implementation.

The agenda also includes the social and economic guidelines and the 
budget for 2008.