Bill on alcohol harm prevention a focus of NA’s 4th working day
The programme of the National Assembly on May 23, the 4th working day of the 7th session, focused on the three bills on alcohol harm prevention, revisions to a number of articles of the Law on State Audit, and libraries.
Deputies at the 4th working day of the National Assembly's 7th session on March 23 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The programmeof the National Assembly on May 23, the 4th working day of the 7th session, focused on the three bills on alcohol harm prevention, revisions to anumber of articles of the Law on State Audit, and libraries.
In the morning, lawmakers hearda report of the NA Committee for Social Affairs explaining and revising thedraft law on alcohol harm prevention. They then discussed contentious issues inthe bill, including banned activities, the State’s policies in the field, themanagement of advertisement, promotion and sponsorship of alcohol, regulationson places where the sale and use of alcohol are banned, among others.
Following the debate, HealthMinister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien explained some issues raised by NA deputies.
NA Standing Vice Chairwoman TongThi Phong concluded that the revised draft law on alcohol harm prevention hadwon the support of most NA deputies. She required the law drafting and bill verificationagencies to study the lawmakers’ opinions and refine the draft law beforesubmitting it to the NA for voting.
In the afternoon, the draft law on adjustmentsand supplements to a number of articles of the Law on State Audit was presentedto the NA, followed by a verification report of the NA Committee for Financialand Budgetary Affairs. The NA also heard the presentation of the draft law onlibraries and the verification report on this bill.
Lawmakers then discussed ingroups the two draft laws in the latter half of the afternoon.-VNA
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Deputies at the 4th working day of the National Assembly's 7th session on March 23 (Photo: VNA) 
