By B.BYAMBADORJ

Members of the State Great Khural decided Wednesday to add an additional 10,000 tons of meat to the 9,000 tons already reserved in Ulaanbaatar.
Around 16,000 tons of meat was originally reserved for Ulaanbaatar, but unforeseen demand will deplete this before summer.
The additional meat will come from rural areas outside of the city.

It is possible to reduce the price of fuel by at least 100 MNT

The Minister of Finance and the Head of the Council for Organizing and Monitoring the Price and Fee Stabilities of Food, Transportation and Fuel, D. Khayan-Khyarvaa, has been told to work jointly with the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy D. Zorigt to decrease fuel prices by 100 MNT per liter.
State Great Khural members have been critical about the work being done by the Council and their inability to combat the fuel price increase.
Although the US Dollar exchange rate has been decreasing fuel exporters are refusing to reduce their prices.
State Great Khural members believe it is possible – considering the fuel importers’ own fees and expenses – to reduce the price of fuel by at least 100 MNT per liter.

Apartment contracts with 6% interest rate to be issued soon

Members of the Great State Khural have requested that The Minister of Road, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development, Ts. Dashdorj, opening bidding on the Government’s ‘100 Thousand Homes’ project as soon as possible.
The project will build 75,000 apartments in Ulaanbaatar and 25,000 apartments in rural areas. Loans with 6% interest rates will be given to households that have never purchased an apartment before.
The Prime Minister S. Batbold urged that the project progress and develope faster.