According to Secretary General, Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly Bui Van Cuong, the 5th session of the 22th National Assembly, opening on May 5, will discuss personnel issues in the first working day.
Reporting on the preparation of the meeting at the working session of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the morning of May 13, Mr. Cuong said that the National Assembly will meet in focus, divided into two phases with a total working time of 5 days. Phase 22 lasts 1 days (May 17-22/5); Phase 10 in 6 days (June 2-June 5).
"The National Assembly holds a concentrated meeting because the epidemic has been controlled and to ensure conditions for conducting meetings on personnel and voting on the contents of the session," said the secretary-general of the National Assembly.
He said that the National Assembly takes a week off between the two waves so that agencies have time to absorb, revise and complete the draft law and resolution after the National Assembly discusses the contents. This also creates conditions for the National Assembly deputies to handle part-time jobs in ministries, branches and localities.
Mr. Bui Van Cuong, Secretary General, Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly presented a report on the preparation of the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly, May 5. Image: Hoang Phong
According to Mr. Cuong, the Government proposed to add a number of contents to the meeting agenda, such as the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City; VAT reduction; additional charter capital for Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank).
As for the implementation of Resolution 43/2022 of the National Assembly on fiscal and monetary policies to support the program of socio-economic recovery and development, the Government sent documents late, so the agencies of the National Assembly did not have time to examine. Therefore, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly has not yet considered for comments, not included in the tentative agenda of the session.
Three drafts of the Law on Forces participating in the protection of security and order at the grassroots; Road traffic order and safety and the Road Law are waiting for the opinion of the Politburo. After that, the National Assembly Standing Committee will submit it to the National Assembly for consideration and decision. In case these three bills are added to the agenda, the session is expected to last for about 5 more days, ending on June 28.
Finance Minister Ho Duc Phuc proposed to the National Assembly Standing Committee to consider and add to the agenda of the 5th session a draft resolution on piloting the use of recurrent expenditures from the state budget for renovation and improvement. supply, expand and build new items in existing facilities and works.
National Assembly Chairwoman Vuong Dinh Hue disagreed with this proposal because the Government sent the dossier too late and did not have enough time for the National Assembly's agencies to verify. Mr. Hue asked the Government to complete the dossier, clearly stating the "address" of the pilot, objectives and responsibilities of agencies.
“The 5th session will not add any more content. If eligible, the National Assembly Standing Committee will consider and submit to the National Assembly the pilot use of this recurrent expenditure at its sixth session at the end of the year," said Mr. Hue.
The President of the National Assembly also requested the Secretary-General and the Chairman of the Office of the National Assembly to review and set a deadline for the agency to submit and verify the contents that have just been added to the program to ensure the meeting time. 5 as planned.
