National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanim stressed on Tuesday, that what is being circulated regarding the issuance of decrees that “harm the interests of citizens, such as taxes, is false.” Al-Ghanim made it clear in a press statement that the decrees must be presented to the parliament within 15 days from the date of its issuance.

He added that “the adoption of any law after the adjournment of the session is more difficult than its approval during the period of the session”. He referred to Article (71) of the Constitution, which states: “Where incidents requiring urgent action occur between sessions of the National Assembly or during its dissolution the Amir may, in such cases, promulgate decrees that shall have force of law provided they do not infringe on the Constitution or tamper with the estimates appearing in the Budgetary Law.

Source: Kuwait News Agency