Lao People's Democratic Republic
National Assembly
Parliamentary budget
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget
Responsibility for preparing the proposal for the parliamentary budget: Parliament; The Executive; Parliament and the Executive together; Other
Parliament
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National currency
Lao Kip (LAK)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
See: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
2977.32
Not applicable. There is not a separate budget for each chamber in a bicameral parliament.
Yes
Parliamentary staff
The parliamentary administration is independent from the government
Members of the parliamentary administration may be fully independent from the government For example, certain countries have a ‘parliamentary civil service’ that is different from the general civil service, which works for the Executive.
Parliament has control over the recruitment of parliamentary staff
Certain parliaments control the recruitment of parliamentary
staff. Parliament decides - independently from the government- when to recruit
staff, what procedures to use, who to recruit, etc.
There is an official gender equality policy in the parliamentary administration
Certain parliaments may have an official gender equality policy which may, for instance, address to the recruitment and promotion of women in the parliamentary administration.
Not applicable. The staff work for the entire parliament.
Yes
Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General
Authority that selects the Secretary General.
The Speaker
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Parliament votes to approve the selection of the Secretary General
Previous occupation of the current Secretary General
Member of parliament