Prime Minister: Turning institutions from 'bottleneck of bottlenecks' into national competitive advantages

(Chinhphu.vn) - Concluding the Government meeting on law in July 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to continue focusing on leadership, direction, investment in human resources, finance, and facilities to implement the direction of the Politburo and General Secretary To Lam, which is to basically remove institutional and legal obstacles in 2025, create development, serve the people, and turn institutions from "bottlenecks of bottlenecks" into national competitive advantages.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers the concluding speech at the Government's special meeting on law-making in July 2025 - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

On July 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Government's special meeting on law-making in July 2025 to review and comment on 8 law-making contents, including 7 draft laws and the Government's proposal on the 2026 Legislative Program.

Attending the meeting were members of the Politburo , members of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Ministers, Deputy Secretaries of the Government Party Committee; Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies and Government agencies; leaders of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and Government agencies.

The Prime Minister requested that the dossiers and draft laws to be amended and supplemented need to clarify the "5 stars" including: Why omit, why complete, why add, why cut procedures, why decentralize, and delegate power - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

According to the agenda of the Session, the Government reviewed and discussed 8 contents: Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Judicial Records; Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control; Draft Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation (replacement); Draft Law on E-commerce; Draft Law on Higher Education (replacement); Draft Law on Vocational Education (replacement); Draft Law on Press (replacement); Government's proposal on the 2026 Legislative Program.

According to reports and opinions at the meeting, the development of the 2026 Legislative Program proposal, prepared for submission to the National Assembly at the 10th Session, is of great importance, carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents 2025, with about 40 draft laws, ordinances, and resolutions to be submitted by the Government to the National Assembly for consideration in 2026.

The draft laws discussed and approved at the Session also create a very important legal foundation in many fields.

In particular, the Project on Vietnam Civil Aviation Law (replacement) will complete the legal framework, facilitate investment, and develop a modern aviation industry, in accordance with practical requirements.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh speaks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Judicial Records will perfect legal regulations to reform administrative procedures; build and centrally manage a judicial records database synchronized with the national population database.

The draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control will improve the effectiveness of drug prevention, control and control, management of illegal drug users, drug addiction treatment, prevention and combat against drug crimes.

The draft Law on Higher Education (replacement) will remove bottlenecks and shortcomings, perfect the law on higher education to improve the effectiveness of state management and governance of advanced university models.

The Vocational Education Law Project (replacement) will innovate the mechanisms, policies, management models, and training methods of the vocational education system.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha speaks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The draft Law on E-commerce will enhance the effectiveness of state management in the context of comprehensive digital economic development and cross-border trade development; encourage businesses to apply science and technology, compete fairly and protect consumer rights.

The Press Law Project (replacement) will perfect legal regulations on press management and development, meeting the requirements of new situations and contexts, especially the development of digital technology and modern media.

Giving opinions for agencies to continue completing the dossiers of draft laws, with the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Drug Prevention and Control, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the viewpoint of "prevention is better than cure", taking prevention as fundamental, strategic, and long-term; preventing and repelling drug crimes; reducing drug demand.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son speaks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Regarding the draft Law on Civil Aviation of Vietnam (replacement), the Prime Minister emphasized that this is a law serving development creation, it is necessary to mobilize private resources, promote public-private cooperation in developing airlines, airports, aviation logistics, airport urban areas, etc.; remove difficulties and obstacles in current practice; thoroughly decentralize and delegate power.

Regarding the draft Law on E-commerce, the Prime Minister suggested referring to international experience to creatively apply it to Vietnam's conditions; both managing and promoting stronger and broader e-commerce development, while ensuring consumer rights; designing tools to monitor, inspect, prevent and strictly handle violations, especially preventing and combating counterfeit goods, fake goods, poor quality goods, goods of unknown origin, especially drugs and food; combating tax loss, strictly handling tax fraud; promoting digital transformation in administrative procedures, creating convenience for people and businesses.

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son speaks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Regarding the draft Law on Higher Education (replacement) and the draft Law on Vocational Education (replacement), the Prime Minister emphasized a number of viewpoints and requirements: Contributing to improving the quality of human resources; modern management, ministries and branches focus on implementing state management tasks, creating development; education is interconnected, encouraging lifelong learning; encouraging and focusing on training in basic fields; having a specialized and specific training regime such as forensics, infectious diseases, arts, etc.; promoting decentralization and delegation of authority in recognizing training levels, academic titles and degrees, including specialized fields; central ministries and branches manage and provide professional guidance from the central to local levels, and the management of facilities and human resources is decentralized to whoever can manage it best; Improve the quality of universities, quickly adapt to emerging industries such as semiconductor chips, artificial intelligence, encourage startups and innovation, link research and training with innovation, production and business.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang speaks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Eliminate the situation where superiors "legitimize" subordinates

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to continue to focus on leadership, direction, and investment in human resources, finance, and facilities to implement the direction of the Politburo and General Secretary To Lam, which is to basically remove institutional and legal obstacles in 2025, create development, serve the people, and turn institutions from "bottlenecks of bottlenecks" into national competitive advantages. Ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies directly direct and prioritize time and resources for the work of building and perfecting institutions.

Acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Duc Thang speaks - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Emphasizing a number of requirements and viewpoints in this work, the Prime Minister directed that it is necessary to carefully review, promote decentralization and delegation of authority along with appropriate resource allocation, improve implementation capacity and design tools for inspection and supervision, and switch from "pre-inspection" to "post-inspection"; resolutely cut down on administrative procedures, reduce intermediaries, and eliminate the situation where superiors "legalize" subordinates.

The work of building and perfecting laws must ensure both timely goals in terms of time and progress and improve quality: Closely following reality, starting from reality, respecting reality, taking reality as a measure; ensuring the highest legal principles; legal tools must be close to reality, with high fighting spirit, feasibility and effectiveness.

The law regulates framework issues, which are of a principled nature. What is mature and clear, proven to be correct in practice, effectively implemented, and agreed upon and supported by the majority, will be legalized and applied in practice. For issues that are still fluctuating and complicated, the Government, ministries and branches will be assigned to regulate in detail, provide specific instructions, continue to research, perfect and gradually expand, without being perfectionist or hasty.

The dossiers and draft laws for amendments and supplements need to clarify "5 stars" including: Why omit, why complete, why add, why cut procedures, why decentralize and delegate power; the dossiers and draft laws need to ensure "6 clear" including: (1) Clear on decentralization and delegation of power, (2) clear viewpoints and principles, (3) clear on cutting procedures, reducing compliance costs, reducing inconvenience for people, (4) clear on the Party's viewpoints that must be institutionalized, (5) clear on the impact and effectiveness when promulgating laws, (6) clear on political opinions when there are different opinions. The expression must be concise, clear, easy to understand, easy to implement, easy to urge, monitor, inspect, and evaluate.

The Prime Minister discussed and noted related issues - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister noted the need to listen to opinions, promote democracy in discussions, create broad consensus; proactively coordinate with National Assembly agencies and full-time National Assembly deputies right from the drafting of policy documents and draft laws.

The Prime Minister requested the Ministers to focus on directing and promptly completing the dossiers of the draft laws in accordance with regulations to submit to the National Assembly; assign Deputy Prime Ministers to directly direct the development and completion of the draft laws; assign the Government Office to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to fully absorb opinions, complete and promptly submit the Resolution of the Session for unified implementation.

Ha Van

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