Clearing legal "bottlenecks" for large, important projects in the capital

On the morning of December 8, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai, the National Assembly continued to listen to the Presentation and Report on the examination of the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement large and important projects in the capital.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai chaired the meeting. Photo: Pham Thang

Creating a solid foundation for economic growth

Presenting the Government's Report, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang said that the issuance of the National Assembly's Resolution allowing Hanoi to pilot a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement large and important projects in the capital is necessary and urgent to clear legal "bottlenecks", attract investment, create breakthroughs, develop faster, more sustainably, and have greater spillover effects in the economic development of the Red River Delta and the whole country.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang presented the 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

The Resolution will create a solid foundation to achieve an average economic growth rate of 11%/year or more, while also being consistent with the requirements of innovation in management thinking, strengthening decentralization and delegation of power to the Capital in the spirit of Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW dated April 30, 2025 of the Politburo. Based on the results of the pilot implementation of Hanoi City, it will be summarized and summarized to allow uniform application nationwide when it is effective in practice.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang presented the 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

The draft Resolution stipulates a pilot of a number of specific mechanisms and policies that are superior to a number of current laws on important issues such as: authority to decide and approve investment policies; selection of investors and contractors; policies on planning and architecture; land recovery, land allocation and land lease; mechanisms for mobilizing capital for project implementation; measures to ensure urban order, social order and safety; measures to renovate, embellish and rebuild urban areas. Pursuant to the provisions of Point c, Clause 2, Article 10 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents No. 64/2025/QH15, amended and supplemented by Law No. 87/2025/QH15, Clause 5, Article 5 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly, the authority to promulgate the Resolution belongs to the National Assembly.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Quang Khanh

The Draft Resolution is structured into 12 Articles, including: Article 1 - Scope of regulation; Article 2 - Subjects of application; Article 3 - Principles of application of the Resolution; Article 4 - Authority to decide and approve investment policies; Article 5 - Selection of investors and contractors; Article 6 - On planning and architecture; Article 7 - Land recovery, land allocation, land lease; Article 8 - Mechanism for capital mobilization to implement the project; Article 9 - Measures to ensure urban order, social order and safety; Article 10 - Measures to renovate, embellish and reconstruct urban areas; Article 11 - Organization of implementation; Article 12 - Implementation provisions.

Carefully assess the impact of special mechanisms and policies with large scope of impact.

Reviewing this content, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai stated that the Committee agrees with the necessity, political basis and practical basis of building and promulgating the Resolution according to the shortened order and procedures, in order to institutionalize the policy of the Politburo in Official Dispatch No. 19076-CV/VPTW dated November 21, 2025, contributing to removing institutional bottlenecks, mobilizing resources, promoting the rapid, sustainable, modern development of the Capital, with regional and national radiance. The draft Resolution dossier is eligible to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and comments.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai presents the Verification Report. Photo: Ho Long

The Economic and Financial Committee recommends that the Government carefully review and closely follow the Politburo's Conclusion in Official Dispatch No. 19076-CV/VPTW dated November 21, 2025 and new provisions of the law and resolution being submitted to the National Assembly at the 10th Session; only prescribe mechanisms and policies that are truly necessary, specific, applicable specifically to the Capital and under the National Assembly's decision-making authority.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai presents the Verification Report. Photo: Pham Thang

For special mechanisms and policies with a large scope of impact such as expanding land recovery cases (Clause 2, Article 7), decentralizing the authority to decide and approve investment of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister to Hanoi City (Article 4), exceeding the credit ceiling (Clause 2, Article 8), enforcement when reaching 75% consensus (Clause 4, Article 10), to ensure sufficient legal and political basis, the Economic and Financial Committee proposes and reports to competent authorities, and at the same time carefully assesses the legal, economic and social impacts, ensuring that no complicated complaints or lawsuits arise, affecting social stability and people's trust, in accordance with the Constitution and the Party's policies.

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