Submit to the National Assembly a pilot special mechanism to implement major projects in Hanoi

According to the agency drafting the resolution, the issuance of the resolution aims to overcome difficulties, obstacles and shortcomings that have arisen in the implementation of current mechanisms and policies; remove legal barriers, and contribute to promoting the development of the capital in a modern direction...

Decentralizing more power to Hanoi City in investment matters

On the morning of December 8, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang presented to the National Assembly a draft Resolution of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement large and important projects in the capital.

According to Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang, the draft resolution stipulates many policies to simplify administrative procedures through decentralization of authority and integration of many parallel implementation steps.

Scene of the National Assembly session on the morning of December 8. Photo: QUANG PHUC

To increase decentralization and delegation of power to Hanoi, the draft resolution allows the People's Council and Chairman of the People's Committee of Hanoi to decide on investment policies and approve investment policies for public, PPP, and private investment projects, without limitations on capital scale, land use, resettlement requirements, etc. under the authority of the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister according to current regulations; the People's Council of Hanoi promulgates procedures for establishing, appraising, deciding on investment policies, approving investment policies, and adjusting project investment policies for implementation.

When deciding on investment policies and approving specific project policies, it is necessary to apply special mechanisms and policies different from the provisions of laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee, based on the consent of competent authorities, the Hanoi People's Committee shall report to the Government so that the Government can submit to the National Assembly Standing Committee permission to implement special mechanisms and policies different from the provisions of laws, ordinances and resolutions of the National Assembly, resolutions of the National Assembly Standing Committee, then report to the National Assembly at the nearest session.

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: QUANG PHUC

Regarding the contents related to the selection of investors and contractors, the draft resolution stipulates: For public investment projects, PPP investment projects are implemented in the form of contractor selection in special cases; for component projects of PPP investment projects, investment projects under the provisions of the Investment Law that need to be implemented immediately under the direction of the Politburo, the Secretariat, the Government Party Committee, and the Hanoi Party Committee Executive Committee, the form of investor selection in special cases is applied, before the competent authority decides on the investment policy, approves the investment policy. The Hanoi People's Council stipulates the order and procedures for selecting investors and contractors.

Expected to simplify many procedures

The draft resolution also stipulates that Hanoi City is allowed to carry out planning procedures and construction commencement procedures in parallel with investment policy approval procedures for urgent projects.

Along with that, it is proposed to eliminate some procedures: eliminate the procedure for establishing, appraising, and approving planning tasks for zoning plans, detailed urban and rural planning; no need to compete for architectural plans for projects if necessary...

Chairman of the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai. Photo: QUANG PHUC

The draft resolution also proposes the establishment of a clear and strong decentralization mechanism for the city government and relevant agencies to ensure proactiveness and flexibility in managing and organizing the implementation of large and important projects in the capital. Especially the decentralization in approving investment policies, establishing, appraising, approving planning, land recovery, etc.

The review body agreed with the necessity, political basis and practical basis of building and issuing the resolution according to the shortened procedures. However, Chairman of the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai suggested that the Government carefully review and closely follow the conclusions of the Politburo and the new provisions of the law and resolution being submitted to the National Assembly at the 10th session; only stipulate mechanisms and policies that are truly necessary, specific, applicable to the capital and under the National Assembly's decision-making authority.

For special mechanisms and policies with a large scope of impact such as: expanding land recovery cases; decentralizing decision-making authority; approving investment by the National Assembly and the Prime Minister for Hanoi City; exceeding the credit ceiling; enforcing when reaching 75% consensus, to ensure sufficient legal and political basis, the committee requests the drafting committee to report to competent authorities, and at the same time carefully assess 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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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/trinh-quoc-hoi-thi-diem-co-che-dac-thu-thuc-hien-cac-du-an-lon-o-ha-noi-post827451.html