Overcoming the "rigidity" of planning

Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong presents the draft Law on Planning (amended)

Continuing the working program of the 50th session, on the morning of October 14, the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) gave opinions on the draft Law on Planning (amended).

The Government 's report on this issue clearly stated that, after a period of implementation, the Law on Planning and specialized laws with regulations related to planning showed that there were still some difficulties and problems.

For example, the Planning Law does not regulate the establishment, appraisal, approval, publication and adjustment of technical and specialized plans, so there is no legal basis to determine the relationship and mechanism for handling conflicts between plans. Some plans have overlapping content or can be replaced by strategies, projects, standards, investment and business conditions; some plans cannot be implemented due to their connection to international treaties.

In addition, the planning content is too detailed, leading to a lack of flexibility in the implementation process; there are also different understandings of the level of detail of the planning types. Moreover, the arrangement, streamlining of the apparatus and arrangement of administrative units, and the construction of a 2-level local government organization model after completion will have a great impact on all planning of the planning system...

According to the Government, this draft Law on Planning (amended) has added general principles for detailed sectoral planning such as: requirements and general principles for planning activities; relationship with national planning, regional planning, provincial planning; planning records; planning announcement; storage and sharing of planning information and databases. Specialized laws will provide detailed and specific regulations on the establishment, appraisal, approval, announcement, adjustment and content of detailed sectoral planning, urban and rural planning.

Along with that, the regulations on the planning system also have important adjustments. Accordingly, the content of national planning, regional planning and provincial planning is regulated in the direction of only orientation and strategy; the regulations on project lists in the planning are removed to ensure flexibility in implementation; some contents of provincial planning are amended to suit the organization of 2-level local government. The Government specifies the detailed content of planning.

dự 14.jpg — Delegates attending the meeting

Opinions at the meeting acknowledged the efforts of the Government, the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies in promptly preparing complete documents for the draft Law on Planning (amended).

To ensure the quality of the project submitted to the National Assembly at the 10th session, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh proposed that the Government direct the drafting agency to ensure consistency between the Law on Planning (amended) and other draft laws submitted at the same session such as the Investment Law, the Law on Urban and Rural Planning, the Land Law, and the Construction Law; clearly identify which law is of principle nature so that other laws can be adjusted accordingly, avoiding conflicts and overlaps in practice.

According to the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between strategic, long-term planning serving policy making and planning as a specific administrative management tool to implement investment projects; only require drawings and diagrams when really necessary, ensuring feasibility. At the same time, it is necessary to clearly explain the rationality and added value of including specialized technical planning in the national planning system, avoiding formality and overlap.

MR. PHUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/khac-phuc-tinh-cung-nhac-cua-quy-hoach-post817942.html