Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung speaks at the working session (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers concluded theirdiscussions on socio-economic development and state budget and allocation onNovember 2 morning after two and a half days, as part of the fourth sitting ofthe 14th National Assembly.
After pointing to shortcomings in such areas as growth quality, health care,education, poverty reduction, transport, and budget collection and spending inthe past first months of 2017, the deputies worked on measures and tasks forthe remaining months of the year and 2018.
They asked the Government to better ensure social welfare, combat diseases, andmaintain social order and safety, as well as national defence and security.
Efforts should be focused on stabilising the macro-economy, improving thebusiness environment, streamlining administrative procedures, restructuring theeconomy in a comprehensive and sustainable manner, and accessing achievementsgenerated by the fourth industrial revolution to serve national socio-economicdevelopment, they said.
Other tasks include managing natural resources, protecting the environment,developing organic agriculture, responding to climate change, providingvocational training for farmers, especially those in localities affected bydrought, flooding, climate change and saltwater intrusion, and increasinginspections of food safety and hygiene.
The legislators held that in terms of culture, education, health care and population,more attention should be paid to remote and ethnic minority-inhabited areas.
They also underlined the need to push the fight against corruption andwastefulness, improve the managerial efficiency of the Government and all-levelauthorities, increase coordination between agencies, and intensifydecentralisation for localities.
Lawmakers suggested restructuring budget spending, which, they said, should befocused on health care, education, social welfare, environmental protection andforestation.
Budget allocation should target key economic regions, they said, adding thatmore heed should be paid to the Northwestern, Central Highlands andSouthwestern regions which have faced a range of difficulties.
The deputies also urged the Government to devise measures in order to increasecollections, cut overspendings and manage public, Government and foreign debts.
At the working session, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and concernedministers cleared up concerns raised by the deputies.
On the basis of the outcomes of the discussions, agencies of the NA andGovernment will complete draft resolutions on the socio-economic developmentplan, and state budget estimate and allocation in 2018 to be submitted to thelegislature for approval.
In the afternoon, the lawmakers mulled over the delay of the implementation ofthe new curriculum and textbook programme.
They agreed that the programme will be carried out at primary level from the2019-2020 academic year, secondary schools from the 2020-2021 school year andhigh schools from the 2021-2022 school year.
On November 3 morning, the legislators are scheduled to debate the draft lawamending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the constructionof a number of sections of the North-South Expressway during 2017-2020.
In the afternoon, they will look into contentious contents of the amended Lawon Public Debt Management.-VNA
After pointing to shortcomings in such areas as growth quality, health care,education, poverty reduction, transport, and budget collection and spending inthe past first months of 2017, the deputies worked on measures and tasks forthe remaining months of the year and 2018.
They asked the Government to better ensure social welfare, combat diseases, andmaintain social order and safety, as well as national defence and security.
Efforts should be focused on stabilising the macro-economy, improving thebusiness environment, streamlining administrative procedures, restructuring theeconomy in a comprehensive and sustainable manner, and accessing achievementsgenerated by the fourth industrial revolution to serve national socio-economicdevelopment, they said.
Other tasks include managing natural resources, protecting the environment,developing organic agriculture, responding to climate change, providingvocational training for farmers, especially those in localities affected bydrought, flooding, climate change and saltwater intrusion, and increasinginspections of food safety and hygiene.
The legislators held that in terms of culture, education, health care and population,more attention should be paid to remote and ethnic minority-inhabited areas.
They also underlined the need to push the fight against corruption andwastefulness, improve the managerial efficiency of the Government and all-levelauthorities, increase coordination between agencies, and intensifydecentralisation for localities.
Lawmakers suggested restructuring budget spending, which, they said, should befocused on health care, education, social welfare, environmental protection andforestation.
Budget allocation should target key economic regions, they said, adding thatmore heed should be paid to the Northwestern, Central Highlands andSouthwestern regions which have faced a range of difficulties.
The deputies also urged the Government to devise measures in order to increasecollections, cut overspendings and manage public, Government and foreign debts.
At the working session, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and concernedministers cleared up concerns raised by the deputies.
On the basis of the outcomes of the discussions, agencies of the NA andGovernment will complete draft resolutions on the socio-economic developmentplan, and state budget estimate and allocation in 2018 to be submitted to thelegislature for approval.
In the afternoon, the lawmakers mulled over the delay of the implementation ofthe new curriculum and textbook programme.
They agreed that the programme will be carried out at primary level from the2019-2020 academic year, secondary schools from the 2020-2021 school year andhigh schools from the 2021-2022 school year.
On November 3 morning, the legislators are scheduled to debate the draft lawamending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the constructionof a number of sections of the North-South Expressway during 2017-2020.
In the afternoon, they will look into contentious contents of the amended Lawon Public Debt Management.-VNA
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