NA Standing Committee convenes 11th session

The 11th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on May 11 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
NA Standing Committee convenes 11th session ảnh 1NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (standing) speaks at the opening of the NA Standing Committee's 11th session (Photo: VNA) 
Hanoi, (VNA) – The 11th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on May 11 under thechair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

During the three-day sitting, members of the committee willdebate 11 issues and give opinions in written form on three others.

Opening the session, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue underlined that many matters considered at the session will be submitted to the NA’s third plenary session that is slated for May 23.

As scheduled, the committee will discuss a draft revisedresolution on the issuance of regulations for NA’s meetings, and adjustments to the law and ordinance building programme for 2022.

They will give comments on a report on theimplementation of socio-economic tasks and State budget plans for 2021; thesocio-economic performance and State budget allocation in the first months of2022; a draft planon the allocation of central budget for the 2021-2025 period and for 2022 toministries, central agencies and localities to implement three national targetprogrammes, as well as supplements to the central budget plan in 2022 forministries, sectors and localities.

Investment policy fora number of infrastructure projects will be tabled for consideration before asking for NA approval. They includethe Belt Road No.4 in the Hanoi Capital Region, the Belt Road No.3 of Ho ChiMinh City, along with roads of Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang (first phase), KhanhHoa-Buon Ma Thuot (first phase), and Bien Hoa-Vung Tau (first phase).

The NA Standing Committee will also discuss an audit report on the use of resources for pandemicprevention and control activities, and give opinions in written form on areport on State budget settlement in 2020./.

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