Second working day of 15th National Assembly’s fifth session

Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assembly held a plenary session in Hanoi on May 23, the second day of its ongoing fifth sitting, during which legislators touched upon different issues.

In the morning, the deputies listened to the Government’s report and the NA Committee for Finance - Budget's verification report on thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in 2022.

They then looked into the law and ordinance building programmes for 2023 and 2024. Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long, on behalf of the Government, further explained some issues raised by legislators.

In the afternoon, the deputies opined on the Government’s proposal and the NA Committee for Finance - Budget's verification report on the allocation of capital to the tasks and projects under the socio-economic recovery and development programme; the assignment, adjustment and supplement of the medium-term public investment plan using the central budget for 2021 - 2025, the allocation of the national target programmes’ investment capital sourced from the central budget for 2023; and a report on supplements to the draft revised Law on Prices.

After that, the legislators scrutinised some debatable issues on this draft revised law at the plenary sitting. Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc, on behalf of the compiling agency, cleared up issues of deputies’ concern.

The legislature will continue with a plenary session on May 24, during which they will work on State budget balance, State budget balance audit, and State budget balance assessment for 2021.

They will also give opinions to the Law on Bidding (revised), the draft Law on Civil Defence, the 2% reduction in the value added tax under Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 dated January 11, 2022, and a transport project.

The meeting will be broadcast live by the NA’s television channel.  

The 15th NA’s fifth session is taking place in two phases with a total duration of 22 days, with the first from May 22 to June 10, and the second from June 19 to 23./.