Income control is crucial for preventing corruption early and proactively.

During discussions in Group 13 on the draft Law on Prevention and Combat of Corruption (amended), delegates requested clarification on the subjects required to declare assets and income and the agencies responsible for controlling them; while also ensuring uniformity and transparency in management, avoiding overlaps and omissions.

Delegates held discussions in Group 13.

On the morning of November 5th, the National Assembly delegations of Son La province and Vinh Long province discussed four draft laws in Group 13: the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement (amended); the Law on Judicial Expertise (amended); the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Combat of Corruption; and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Intellectual Property.

During the discussion on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Combat of Corruption, delegate Hoang Thi Doi (Son La) expressed strong agreement with the necessity of enacting the Law to promptly institutionalize the Party's guidelines and policies on preventing and combating corruption; to ensure compliance with the policy of reorganizing the political system's organizational structure and implementing the two-tiered local government model; and to overcome obstacles in implementation over the past period, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management and the effectiveness of anti-corruption work.

Delegate Hoang Thi Doi (Son La) delivered a speech.

Delegates proposed adding content on "innovation" in the application of technology in the fight against corruption. Specifically, in Clause 3 of Article 1 (amending and supplementing Article 28), delegates suggested adding the phrase "innovation" to the title of the article, making it: "Application of science , technology, innovation and digital transformation in management." This aims to ensure consistency in wording and meaning between the title of the article and the content stipulated in Clause 1 of the article.

The delegates also proposed clarifying the authority to control assets and income in enterprises; unifying regulations on asset declaration and explanation; and ensuring accuracy in legal references.

Representative Nguyen Truc Son (Vinh Long) suggested clarifying several points in the draft to ensure consistency and feasibility in practical implementation. He proposed that, regarding the declaration of assets and income at the commune level, the draft should provide more specific regulations, consistent with the current two-tiered local government organizational model. Clearly defining the authority to control income for positions from heads and deputy heads of departments upwards, and the agency responsible for income control at the commune level, would help avoid omissions and improve management efficiency.

Representative Nguyen Truc Son (Vinh Long) delivered a speech.

Regarding entities within businesses, especially state-owned enterprises and enterprises with state capital, delegates suggested that the draft should continue to be studied and regulations should be made stricter to prevent the risk of vested interests and corruption in production and business activities.

The delegates also suggested that asset and income declarations should be made using a unified form, clearly specifying the method for determining the asset value at the time of declaration; volatile assets such as gold, stocks, land use rights, etc., must be fully declared, avoiding omissions or inconsistent declarations.

In addition, it is necessary to stipulate a verification deadline so that competent authorities can proactively carry out their tasks; at the same time, clearly define the agency responsible for managing the declarations between the Party and State systems, ensuring transparency, avoiding overlaps and loopholes in supervision.

Delegates emphasized that perfecting legal regulations will contribute to improving the effectiveness of asset and income control, preventing corruption early and proactively, and ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of officials and civil servants in the political system.

Representative Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi (Vinh Long) delivered a speech.

During the discussion on the draft Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement (amended), delegate Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi (Vinh Long) stated that perfecting regulations on databases, rights and obligations of those subject to judgment enforcement, coercive measures, mechanisms for supervising enforcement officers, and management of assets subject to judgment enforcement is an urgent requirement to address the difficulties arising from practical experience in the past.

The delegate pointed out that in practice, many people subject to enforcement proceedings work far from home and are unable to directly participate in the enforcement process. However, current law does not clearly stipulate the authorization mechanism, leading to many cases where enforcement agencies do not accept authorization documents. Therefore, the delegate proposed adding to Clause 1, Article 7 the provision: "The person subject to enforcement may authorize another person to act on their behalf in resolving the enforcement matter, and this authorization must be with the consent of the person entitled to enforcement."

Delegates attending the session

Regarding Article 40, the delegate noted that there are currently many cases where seized assets are vacant land or houses that local authorities refuse to safeguard. Meanwhile, the person entitled to enforcement is the one with direct interests. The delegate proposed adding a provision allowing the seizure of assets to be entrusted to the person entitled to enforcement for safekeeping in cases where the person obligated to enforcement is absent, except in cases involving the collection of revenue for the state budget.

The delegates also proposed clarifying the scope of application of enforcement measures outside of regular working hours; and strengthening the mechanism for supervising enforcement officers.

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