Proposal for Hanoi Chairman to decide on investment projects under the authority of the National Assembly

(Dan Tri) - The People's Council and Chairman of the People's Committee of Hanoi City are allowed to decide and approve investment policies for projects under the authority of the National Assembly and the Government without being limited in terms of capital scale, land use, or migration requirements...

On the afternoon of December 4, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the draft Resolution of the National Assembly to pilot a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement large and important projects in the capital city of Hanoi .

The Government proposed 7 groups of special mechanisms to implement projects in Hanoi.

The draft resolution has 7 groups of specific mechanisms and policies.

In particular, regarding the authority to decide and approve investment policies, the draft resolution stipulates that "The City People's Council and the Chairman of the City People's Committee are authorized to decide on investment policies and approve investment policies for public investment projects, PPP, and private projects without limitations on capital scale, land use, resettlement requirements, etc. under the authority of the National Assembly , the Government, and the Prime Minister according to current regulations".

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang presented to the National Assembly Standing Committee a draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement large and important projects in the capital (Photo: Pham Thang).

When deciding and approving specific project policies that require the application of special mechanisms and policies other than those prescribed by law, based on the consent of competent authorities, the City People's Committee shall report to the Government to submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee for permission to implement, then report to the National Assembly at the nearest session.

Regulations on shortening the time for investment preparation and selection of investors and contractors are also stipulated in the draft resolution to speed up progress and mobilize public-private resources. According to the Government's proposal, some public investment projects and PPP projects are implemented in the form of selecting contractors and investors in special cases.

Regarding land recovery, land allocation, and land lease, the draft stipulates many contents to increase Hanoi's initiative, including adding cases of land recovery in addition to the provisions in Article 79 of the Land Law. The City People's Council decides on the list of land recovery projects to implement socio-economic development projects for national and public interests.

Notably, for projects that need to be implemented immediately under the direction of the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Government Party Committee, and the Hanoi City Party Executive Committee, the draft clearly states that the City People's Council decides on compensation, support, and resettlement levels twice as high as the regulations.

National Assembly Standing Committee meeting on the afternoon of December 4 (Photo: Pham Thang).

In other cases, based on reality and the city's budget balancing ability, the City People's Council decides on compensation, support and resettlement levels higher than the regulations but not more than 2 times.

The Government submits to the National Assembly for consideration and permission to apply the shortened procedures for the draft resolution and add it to the session agenda for the National Assembly to consider and approve at the 10th session.

Limit breaking the general planning

During the preliminary examination, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai said that the Standing Committee of the Committee agreed with the necessity of issuing a resolution to remove institutional bottlenecks, mobilize resources, promote the rapid, sustainable, modern development of the capital, and have a regional and national impact.

Regarding particularly important and complex mechanisms and policies with a large scope of impact, such as expanding the case of land recovery compared to Article 79 of the Land Law, Mr. Mai noted that this is a content that directly affects the rights and legitimate interests of the people, so it is recommended to report to competent authorities, and at the same time carefully assess the legal, economic, social impacts and implementation risks.

The goal is to ensure that no complicated complaints or lawsuits arise, affecting social stability, security and order, and people's trust.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai (Photo: Pham Thang).

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man agreed with the issuance of a resolution stipulating a number of specific mechanisms and policies for implementing important projects to serve the capital's development. According to him, this is an immediate resolution, and after the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly, the Capital Law must be amended to resolve the bottlenecks.

According to the National Assembly Chairman, this resolution aims to remove obstacles in mobilizing resources to promote the capital's rapid and sustainable development, promote double-digit economic growth and promote the overall development of the whole region.

In addition, the National Assembly Chairman requested that the selection of investors and contractors must ensure fairness and transparency. The implementation principles must also limit the risk of disrupting the master plan.

Hanoi Chairman Vu Dai Thang (Photo: Pham Thang).

Chairman of Hanoi Vu Dai Thang emphasized that the proposed policies of Hanoi and the Government were submitted after reviewing and comparing with current documents and laws. “This is the desire of the capital and ministries to resolve the problems, especially with key, large and important projects in the area in the near future,” Mr. Thang said, while emphasizing that the city has determined a 100-year vision plan.

On behalf of the drafting agency, Finance Minister Nguyen Van Thang said he will seriously absorb the opinions at the meeting and revise a number of regulations on decentralization, delegation of authority and more reasonable planning.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh concluded that the dossier for this content was qualified to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval at the 10th session.

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