(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA
Doha: The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Speaker H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Council discussed a draft law to determine some customs tariff on types of iron similar to those produced by Qatar Steel Company (Qatar Steel).
The Council's members stressed the importance of the draft law in protecting and supporting the national industry which contributes significantly and effectively to the development process in the country. They also stressed that the draft law gives great impetus to the iron and steel industry, which proved its quality, in the country.
The Council then decided to refer the draft law to the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee to study it and submit a report thereon to the Council.
At the end of its meeting, the Shura Council reviewed a report of its delegation participating in the Second World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development held in Bali, Indonesia, during which the second Bali Declaration was issued on sustainable development and included a commitment to raise the level of efforts among parliaments in all participating countries on the importance of achieving sustainable development goals and setting up the necessary legislation.
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