People expect practical solutions

Focus on addressing new types of crime.

While acknowledging the decisive leadership and management of the Government, the Ministry of Public Security , and local authorities, leading to significant results in crime prevention and control, Representative Nguyen Tuan Anh (Dong Nai) expressed concern about the increasingly complex nature of high-tech and cybercrime, with sophisticated methods (such as online investment fraud, bank embezzlement, and impersonation of state agencies), and with an ever-growing economic scale, including transnational cases. “Crime involving young people is on the rise, with an alarming trend of younger offenders, including school violence and the enticement of young people into ‘loan sharking’ and online gambling,” Representative Nguyen Tuan Anh emphasized.

National Assembly delegates attending the morning session on December 9. Photo: QUANG PHUC

With concerns about new types of crimes and especially serious crimes, Deputy Nguyen Thi Thuy ( Thai Nguyen ) reflected that people are still worried about the situation of taking advantage of high technology to commit crimes, fraud in cyberspace, luring people across borders, and producing and trading fake functional foods.

Deputy Nguyen Thi Thuy recommended that the Ministry of Public Security continue to launch high-profile campaigns to strongly attack these types of crimes; at the same time, she noted that in the context of reorganizing the system of judicial agencies, the judicial sectors at the central level need to focus on professional inspections to promptly detect difficulties, problems, and shortcomings at the grassroots level and have timely support solutions.

Commenting on the report on the situation of preventing and combating corruption and negative practices, National Assembly Deputy To Van Tam (Quang Ngai) made several suggestions. Specifically, he proposed further amendments to regulations on asset and income declaration to improve the effectiveness of verifying assets whose origins cannot be explained; promoting digital transformation and the application of technology; publicizing information; encouraging citizens to report and denounce corruption through safe channels; and enhancing the role of the press and social organizations in participating in monitoring and reporting on corrupt acts.

The quality of handling petitions has not met requirements.

According to the report of the National Assembly Standing Committee, during the reporting period, ministries and agencies responded to 1,433 out of 1,472 petitions submitted by voters to the 9th session, achieving a 97.4% response rate. Many ministries and agencies completed 100% of the responses, such as the Ministries of Public Security, Industry and Trade, Education and Training, Science and Technology, Interior, Agriculture and Environment, Finance, and Health…

However, according to Deputy Nguyen Thi Viet Nga (Hai Phong), although the response rate to petitions is high, the quality of handling many petitions from voters has not met the requirements. Deputy Nguyen Thi Viet Nga analyzed: out of more than 1,472 petitions, only 11.9% were resolved by issuing documents - the tool with the highest legal value; 14.1% of petitions were resolved by inspection, examination, and actual handling; up to 74% of petitions only stopped at the level of explanation and information provision.

Pointing out that out of a total of 39 unanswered recommendations, the Government Office alone accounts for 38, MP Nguyen Thi Viet Nga frankly commented that this delay directly affects the response schedule of many ministries and agencies and slows down the overall results.

In particular, there are still quite a few recommendations that have dragged on through multiple sessions; specifically, six recommendations lack a resolution roadmap, even though these directly affect millions of people. This delegate suggested that ministries and agencies establish a specific roadmap for handling them, so as not to let them drag on into the next term.

Sharing the same view, National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Tam Hung (Ho Chi Minh City) stated: "What the people expect is not only answers with full legal basis, but solutions that are implemented in practice and have a concrete impact on their legitimate rights."

According to MP Nguyen Tam Hung, the core issue is not just "responding to petitions," but "resolving petitions" in a substantive way, measurable by practical effectiveness.

Accepting the proposal to remove VAT on some products

On the afternoon of December 9, the National Assembly continued working in the hall, discussing the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Value Added Tax (VAT).

Responding to the opinions of the National Assembly deputies, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang maintained his stance on abolishing the regulation that "buyers are only entitled to VAT refunds when sellers have declared and paid the tax." "The old regulation caused difficulties for businesses, because full declaration is the responsibility of the seller, while tax refunds are the right of the buyer," the head of the finance sector explained.

Minister Nguyen Van Thang accepted the proposal to remove the VAT on unprocessed or pre-processed crops, livestock and aquatic products used as animal feed. This amendment will help apply VAT consistently according to the provisions of the law on animal feed; ensuring equality with imported animal feed (which is not subject to tax).

Another specific item that many delegates mentioned at the discussion session with different opinions was fertilizer. Minister Nguyen Van Thang admitted that this is an issue that has been discussed a lot, but until now there are still different opinions. The Minister pledged to "continue to research and monitor and will report to the competent authority" before making a final decision.

Regarding the effective date, although some suggested applying it from July 1, 2026, Minister Nguyen Van Thang proposed that the law take effect immediately from January 1, 2026, and stated that the guiding documents have been thoroughly and fully prepared.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nguoi-dan-trong-doi-nhung-giai-phap-thiet-thuc-post827806.html