NA hail socio-economic, budget performance in 2019
The National Assembly acknowledged and highly appreciated the outcomes achieved in implementing the NA’s resolutions on socio-economic development and State budget in 2019 during a live-broadcast discussion on October 31.
The 8th session of the National Assembly is underway in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly acknowledged and highlyappreciated the outcomes achieved in implementing the NA’s resolutions onsocio-economic development and State budget in 2019 during a live-broadcastdiscussion on October 31, the 9th working day of the legislature’s 8th session.
The NA began the important discussion on socio-economic and State budget performancein 2019 and plans for 2020 on October 30. The discussion is being broadcastlive on national television and radio and the NA’s TV channel.
Most opinions approved the Government’s reports on the matters and theNA Standing Committee’s verification reports, saying that the reports havecreated a comprehensive picture of the country’s socio-economic situation in2019 and proposed solutions and tasks on socio-economic development in2020.
The deputies, however, contributed their ideas with a view to furtherperfecting the reports, calling for more assessment of growth sustainabilityand quality and pointing out many outstanding problems in socio-economicinfrastructure, education-training quality management, poverty reduction and new-stylerural area building, development gap among regions, environmental pollution,along with the complicated developments in the East Sea, among others.
They also suggested solutions to promoting rapid, stable and sustainablesocio-economic development in the time ahead.
During the discussion, Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh,Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien, Minister of FinanceDinh Tien Dung and Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung took thefloor to explain further issues of NA deputies’ concern.
On November 1, the NA is slated to consider the master plan onsocio-economic development in ethnic minority, mountainous and especiallydisadvantaged regions in the morning. The sitting will be broadcast live onnational TV and radio.
In the afternoon, the NA will look into a draft resolution on handling tax debts and fines on overdue debtsof tax payers who have no longer been able to pay to the State budget, thedeferment of payment of mining and water resource exploitation fees, and theuse of 20 percent of the balance of the medical insurance fund in 2015./.
The National Assembly will focus on four groups of issues during the question-and-answer sessions as part of its ongoing eighth session, said NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office Nguyen Hanh Phuc said on October 28.
A draft law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam was among several bills tabled for discussion at the NA on October 29.
The National Assembly (NA) will continue the discussion on socio-economic and State budget performance on October 31 as part of the ongoing 8th session.
Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung presented a report on the State budget performance in 2019, estimates for 2020 and the five-year financial plan (2016-2020) to the National Assembly on October 31.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
The 8th session of the National Assembly is underway in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
