On the morning of April 17th, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly continued its 44th session, giving opinions on the draft Resolution replacing Resolution No. 35/2021/QH15 of the National Assembly on piloting some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Hai Phong City.
In a summary report on the draft Resolution of the National Assembly, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang stated that the issuance of a new Resolution to replace Resolution No. 35 of the National Assembly on piloting some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Hai Phong City is necessary and consistent with the goals set by the Politburo in Resolution No. 45-NQ/TW and Conclusion No. 96-KL/TW on building and developing Hai Phong City until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
The draft Resolution of the National Assembly stipulates 6 major policy groups with 41 specific policies, including: Investment management (2 policies); financial management and state budget (4 policies); planning, urban, resource, and environmental management (9 policies); science and technology management and innovation (8 policies); income of officials and employees under the management of Hai Phong City (1 policy); establishment and mechanisms and policies in the new generation Free Trade Zone in Hai Phong City (17 policies).
While agreeing with the issuance of a Resolution replacing Resolution 35, the Standing Committee of the Economic and Financial Committee suggested that, along with implementing the Party's correct policy on changing administrative boundaries, the submission should include a comprehensive assessment to expand the scope of application of this Resolution to the newly merged areas; and to develop breakthrough, innovative, comprehensive, and all-encompassing policies.
For the expanded area after the merger, it is proposed that appropriate specific policies be implemented to leverage the advantages and unique characteristics of its geographical location, economy, and culture.
"Although the draft Resolution includes provisions for mergers, these are only general principles; the policies in the draft are basically based on the implementation of Resolution 45 and Conclusion 96 of the Politburo; the impact assessments and objectives are currently based only on the existing geographical boundaries, population, and current potential of Hai Phong before the merger," Chairman of the Economic and Finance Committee Phan Van Mai stated.
Concerned about how this Resolution would be applied given Hai Phong's preparations to expand its area, the Chairman of the Committee on Law and Justice, Hoang Thanh Tung, stated that this is not a problem unique to Hai Phong, but also applies to Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho, and Khanh Hoa, all of which have their own resolutions on specific mechanisms and policies.
At the upcoming session, the National Assembly will have to issue a general resolution as these localities are merging and expanding their areas. Therefore, the resolutions for these localities must have common principles to allow them to proceed.
Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung suggested that when the Party Committee of the Government reports to the Politburo for its opinion on this matter, the request should be broader, establishing a principle that resolutions on piloting special mechanisms and policies currently applied to localities that will be merged or expanded in area in the future should continue to be applied to the localities after the reorganization and merger.
This principle may be stipulated in a resolution of the National Assembly on the arrangement, merger, and expansion of administrative units of provinces.
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh commented that the draft Resolution has a solid basis for submission to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at the 9th Session. These policies are all necessary, and if implemented well, they will have a positive effect.
The Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also requested the Government to promptly submit a document seeking the Politburo's opinion to expand the scope of application to the localities of the merged provinces and cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho, Khanh Hoa, and Hai Phong; and to allow adjustments to the content to suit the new geographical boundaries and new development requirements. The new geographical boundaries are larger, and the new development requirements necessitate both development and social welfare.
"The localities that have piloted the special policy mechanism are all strong, capable, and healthy localities, but the localities that have been added are all weaker ones," said Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh, adding that when the Politburo concludes, the Government will immediately submit it to the National Assembly at the 9th Session, to be included in the general resolution of the session.
Agreeing with the above opinions, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man suggested that the Government seek the Politburo's opinion on immediately applying the special mechanism for localities currently undergoing mergers and expansions. When discussing this matter at the 9th Session, a decision can be made immediately for Hai Phong upon merging with Hai Duong, ensuring synchronization with equivalent units.
The Speaker of the National Assembly also stated that it is necessary to further promote decentralization and delegation of power, in accordance with the guiding spirit of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Central Committee: "Local authorities decide, local authorities act, local authorities are responsible, while the Central Committee, the National Assembly, and the Government create and supervise."
Financial and budgetary mechanisms must be more favorable. Hai Phong must take the lead in digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence (AI).
Regarding the visa exemption policy, point e, clause 1, Article 10 of the draft Resolution stipulates that "visa exemption and issuance of a 10-year temporary residence card shall be granted to foreigners who are experts, scientists, exceptionally talented individuals, managers, highly skilled workers, and their family members working at enterprises with their headquarters in the Hai Phong Free Trade Zone."
Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly's Committee on Citizen Petitions and Supervision, Le Thi Nga, suggested that regulations should be more specific on the criteria for evaluating what constitutes an expert or a person with exceptional talent, in order to limit abuse when applying policies.
Regarding this issue, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc stated that regulations will be added to clearly define the concepts of experts, scientists, people with exceptional talents, and managers, to prevent abuse of policies.
VN (according to VNA)Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/6-nhom-chinh-sach-dac-thu-de-khoi-thong-diem-nghen-cho-hai-phong-phat-trien-409594.html
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