Parliamentarians at the NA building in Hanoi on May 28 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 14th National Assembly (NA) held the last online workingday, which is also the eighth day of its ongoing ninth session, on May 28.
In themorning, on behalf of the Prime Minister, Minister-Chairman of the Government’sCommittee on Ethnic Minority Affairs Do Van Chien submitted the draft nationaltarget programme on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainousareas for 2021-2030.
Chairman ofthe NA’s Council for Ethnic Affairs Ha Ngoc Chien later presented averification report on this submission.
After that,Chairman of the parliament’s Committee for Economic Affairs Vu Hong Thanhdelivered the NA Standing Committee’s report on revisions to the draft law on investmentunder the public-private partnership (PPP), about which discussion followed.
Minister ofPlanning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung clarified some relevant issues thatattracted deputies’ attention.
In theafternoon, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung, authorised by the PM, submitted aproposal for the NA’s approval of the 2018 state budget balance, on which anaudit report was later presented by Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc.
Lawmakers alsolistened to a verification report on the 2018 State budget balance delivered byChairman of the NA’s Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs Nguyen DucHai.
Then,Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment PhanXuan Dung read the NA Standing Committee’s report on amendments to the lawrevising and supplementing some articles of the law on natural disasterprevention and control and the law on dykes.
Several debatableissues of this bill were scrutinised by legislators. Minister of Agriculture andRural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong also gave opinions in response to theirconcern.
Later, NAVice Chairman Phuong Quoc Hien delivered a speech concluding online activitiesof the ninth session, which he said were very successful and showed the reform and flexibility of the legislature’s activities.
Deputies arescheduled to gather at the NA building in Hanoi from June 8 to 18 to consider andvote on many important matters./.
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