Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly passed the appointmentof several new ministers and senior government officials, and approved the Resolution on State budget estimate for 2021 on November 12, the eighth working day of the second phase of its 10th session.
The NA approved the appointment of Huynh Thanh Dat as the new Minister of Scienceand Technology, Nguyen Thanh Long as the new Minister of Health, Nguyen Thi Hong as the new Governor of the State Bankof Vietnam, and three judges of the Supreme People’s Court.
The legislative body also adopts the Resolution on Statebudget estimate for 2021, under which the total State budget collection will stand at 1.343 quadrillion VND(about 58 billion USD) while the State budget spending will be 1.687quadrillion VND.
The same day, NA deputies discussed the bill on forces participating insafeguarding security and order at grassroots level, a draft resolution on the organizationof urban administration in Ho Chi Minh City, and another draft resolution onpiloting the management and use of defence-security land in combination withproduction and economic purposes.
A proposal of the Government on solutions to help the national flag carrierVietnam Airlines cope with difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic wassubmitted to the NA for consideration.
On November 13, the NA is scheduled to discuss the draft revised law on drugprevention and control, and vote on the draft law amending and supplementing anumber of articles of the Law on Handling Administrative Violations, the draft revisedLaw on Residency, the draft revised law on Vietnamese guest workers withcontracts, the draft law on international agreements, the draft resolution oncentral budget allocation in 2021 and the draft resolution on participating inUN peacekeeping forces./.
