The Government approved the content of the draft Law on National Reserves (amended)

Chính phủ thông qua nội dung dự án Luật Dự trữ quốc gia (sửa đổi)- Ảnh 1. — The Government approved the content of the draft Law on National Reserves (amended)

The Government requests the Ministry of Finance to be responsible for the contents of the draft Law, the contents of the report on acceptance and explanation of opinions of Government members.

The Ministry of Finance reviews and completes the draft Law according to regulations. On that basis, the Minister of Finance is assigned to be authorized by the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government, to sign reports and documents sent to the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee to ensure quality and progress as required; proactively report and explain to the National Assembly and its agencies according to regulations and be responsible for the content received and explained; promptly report to the Prime Minister on arising contents beyond his authority.

* According to the Ministry of Finance, the development of the Law on National Reserves (amended) aims to institutionalize the Party and State's guidelines, policies and strategies on national reserves, meeting management and operation requirements in the new situation; ensuring the unity and synchronization of the legal system, removing obstacles, creating favorable conditions for national reserve activities, contributing to stabilizing the macro-economy and serving social security; inheriting and promoting current regulations that have been proven in practice, and at the same time supplementing new, clear and transparent regulations.

The Draft Law on National Reserves (amended) has been reduced from 6 chapters and 35 articles to 6 chapters and 31 articles, in which the expansion of the scope of regulation and objectives is one of the most important amendments, demonstrating a change in strategic thinking regarding national reserves. If the current Law only focuses on urgent and extraordinary tasks (prevention and control of natural disasters, catastrophes, epidemics, famine relief; serving national defense and security), the Draft Law has clearly added that the goal of national reserves is also to ensure social security and socio-economic development. This expansion allows the State to use national reserves more flexibly, not only in emergency situations but also to regulate the market, stabilize the macro-economy and implement socio-economic development policies, especially in disadvantaged areas and ethnic minority areas.

The draft has added a completely new chapter, regulating “Strategic Reserves”, to strengthen the national capacity to deal with unusual situations. Strategic reserves are defined as a tool to manage, exploit, mobilize, and effectively use the resources of the economy, to ensure the economy operates stably and effectively according to market rules and socialist orientation. This strengthens reserves of essential goods, materials, equipment, and resources to serve strategic goals and national interests, meeting defense requirements and national interests in all situations.

The draft Law promotes decentralization, delegation, and simplification of administrative management processes. The draft has been amended, assigning the Government to specify the list of national reserve goods in detail. Instead of having to wait for the National Assembly Standing Committee to adjust as currently, this decentralization helps the Government proactively and flexibly adjust the list of goods in a timely manner, meeting the requirements of the new situation. Clearly stipulates the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance, ministries and branches managing national reserve goods in promulgating Standards and Technical Regulations on national reserve goods.

Regarding the organizational structure, the Draft implements thorough decentralization and delegation by not stipulating the tasks and powers of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, and the Prime Minister in the Draft Law, but assigning them to agencies and units specified in other legal documents, ensuring consistency in the political system...

Phuong Nhi

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