If the Planning Law is adopted at the 14th National Assembly’s fourth session, it will become effective on January 1, 2019 (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Planning Law, if approved,will help remove planning overlap and reduce wastefulness, almost all lawmakersagreed.
Sharing his ideas on the draft law on the sidelines of the14th National Assembly’s on-going fourth session on October 25,deputy Nguyen Duc Kien from Hai Phong city said that the Planning Law is abreakthrough in State management in the awareness of socio-economic developmentand the role of the State in socio-economic development.
The law is the follow-up of the Law on Management over theUse of State Capital in Enterprises and the Law on Public Investment, Kiensaid, adding that it defines measures to effectively utilise the country’s resources,focusing on the use of the resources, with both tangible and intangibleplanning.
All product planning will be removed from the law as thedevelopment of products must be decided by the market, without the interferenceof the State, which, Kien said, is a breakthrough making the law a foundationto build the nation’s 2021-2026 socio-economic development plan.
Deputy Phung Van Hung from Cao Bang province stressed thatwhen approved, the Planning Law can save huge social resources as in this law,the planning system is cut from nearly 20,000 types of planning to around 10,000types.
Sharing the same opinion, deputy Tran Van Lam from Bac Giangprovince noted that the ineffective use of national resources will lead towastefulness and leave negative impact on the next generations.
Therefore, he proposed lawmakers discuss an optimal methodof using national resources in the Planning Law.
If the Planning Law is adopted at the 14th National Assembly’s fourth session, it will become effective on January 1,2019. -VNA
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