NA Standing Committee convenes 50th session

Members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on November 9 sat for the 50th session to consider and give opinions on a number of contents to be submitted to the 14th NA’s 10th session.
NA Standing Committee convenes 50th session ảnh 1NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan speaks at the session (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –Members of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on November 9 sat for the 50th session to consider and give opinions on a number of contents to be submitted to the 14th NA’s 10th session.

In her speech, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said members of the NA StandingCommittee will comment on a draft resolution on value-added tax rates forfertilizers, and the continued implementation of seniorityallowance regime for teachers.

Comments on issues related to the assignment of medium-term investment plan ofcentral budget capital for the 2016-2020 period to the Vietnam DevelopmentBank, and solutions to remove difficulties facing the Vietnam AirlinesCorporation due to the COVID-19 pandemic  will be also collected at the meeting, shesaid.

At the same time, the NA Standing Committee will give opinions onthe submission to the NA for approving the appointments of Governor ofthe State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and judges of the SupremePeople's Court.

It should focus on carefully preparedcontents which need to be decided by the legislative body at the 10th session,she stressed, adding that for those with many different opinions, it needs further consideration.

Following the opening speech of the NA Chairwoman, under the chair of NA ViceChairmen Uong Chu Luu and Phung Quoc Hien, the NA Standing Committee gaveopinions on the above-mentioned contents./.
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