National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has said the mechanism forState-regulated land pricing used to calculate compensation for landclearance is intended to gradually match market prices.
Speaking at a NA Standing Committee session on the revised Land Law onSeptember 12, Hung said the revised Law would address shortcomings inthe current version and reduce complaints, conflicts and corruptionrelating to land.
Under the draft revisionintroduced by the Natural Resources and Environment Minister, NguyenMinh Quang, the State will have the authority to evict people ororganisations for the purposes of national security, defence,socio-economic development, public benefit projects or in cases whereland is not being used in accordance with land-use certificates.
The revised Law provides that the Prime Minister, National Assembly,NA Standing Committee and municipal and provincial People's Committeesare empowered to decide land evictions. Compensation for evicted landusers would be decided on the basis of land pricing regulated byprovincial authorities at the time of the eviction.
In light of the revised Law, advocates have alleged that land valuesincrease after the evictions and the announcement of major projects,suggesting that compensation should be forward looking and based onappreciated land values rather than lower valuations based on thecurrent use of the land.
The chairman of the NAEconomic Committee, Nguyen Van Giau, responded to the claims agreeingland values could increase after State evictions and investment ininfrastructure.
"The increased value belongs to the State and would be regulated by the State," he said.
Phung Quoc Hien, chairman of the NA Financial and Budget AffairsCommittee, urged that there needed to be a joint gain from landevictions for the State, enterprises and people, in an effort to avoidconflict; noting that if land values increased significantly after Stateinvestment in infrastructure, the State could share the profits tosupport evicted persons.
Truong Thi Mai, chairwomanof the NA Social Affairs Committee, said that at present, the lawprovided support for land evictees in the form of job training andplacement, and relocation, but that they were not meeting expectations.
She urged that clearer regulations be put in placeto clarify the responsibilities of agencies which should provide supportservices.
The revised Land Law is expected to beadopted after the adoption of the revised 1992 Constitution at the 6thsession of the NA in October. In the last NA meeting in June, therevised bill was not adopted, with the compiling board urged to continuerefining the law.-VNA
Speaking at a NA Standing Committee session on the revised Land Law onSeptember 12, Hung said the revised Law would address shortcomings inthe current version and reduce complaints, conflicts and corruptionrelating to land.
Under the draft revisionintroduced by the Natural Resources and Environment Minister, NguyenMinh Quang, the State will have the authority to evict people ororganisations for the purposes of national security, defence,socio-economic development, public benefit projects or in cases whereland is not being used in accordance with land-use certificates.
The revised Law provides that the Prime Minister, National Assembly,NA Standing Committee and municipal and provincial People's Committeesare empowered to decide land evictions. Compensation for evicted landusers would be decided on the basis of land pricing regulated byprovincial authorities at the time of the eviction.
In light of the revised Law, advocates have alleged that land valuesincrease after the evictions and the announcement of major projects,suggesting that compensation should be forward looking and based onappreciated land values rather than lower valuations based on thecurrent use of the land.
The chairman of the NAEconomic Committee, Nguyen Van Giau, responded to the claims agreeingland values could increase after State evictions and investment ininfrastructure.
"The increased value belongs to the State and would be regulated by the State," he said.
Phung Quoc Hien, chairman of the NA Financial and Budget AffairsCommittee, urged that there needed to be a joint gain from landevictions for the State, enterprises and people, in an effort to avoidconflict; noting that if land values increased significantly after Stateinvestment in infrastructure, the State could share the profits tosupport evicted persons.
Truong Thi Mai, chairwomanof the NA Social Affairs Committee, said that at present, the lawprovided support for land evictees in the form of job training andplacement, and relocation, but that they were not meeting expectations.
She urged that clearer regulations be put in placeto clarify the responsibilities of agencies which should provide supportservices.
The revised Land Law is expected to beadopted after the adoption of the revised 1992 Constitution at the 6thsession of the NA in October. In the last NA meeting in June, therevised bill was not adopted, with the compiling board urged to continuerefining the law.-VNA
