Focus on important, urgent issues that need to be fixed immediately

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh chaired the meeting.

Removing obstacles related to assessing the suitability of investment projects with planning

The draft Law on Planning (amended) was presented by Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Quoc Phuong and stated that, in order to remove difficulties and obstacles related to the assessment of the conformity of investment projects with planning, the draft Law stipulates the type of planning used as the basis for assessment at the two stages of investment policy appraisal and project decision. Regulations on the assessment of the conformity of projects with detailed sectoral planning; land use planning and urban or rural planning related to the project (if any) according to the provisions of relevant laws...

In the process of establishing, appraising and approving investment policies and investment decisions of projects, if factors arise that require adjustment of related planning to suit practical conditions, the establishment, appraisal and approval of investment policies and investment decisions of projects are allowed to be carried out simultaneously with the adjustment of related planning...

At the same time, the draft Law on Planning (amended) supplements general principles for detailed sectoral planning; completes regulations on the planning system; supplements regulations on handling conflicts between plans approved by different levels, between regional planning, provincial planning and sectoral planning and detailed sectoral planning, and between plans at the same level.

“The list of planning has been reviewed and the number of plans has been reduced according to the principle of “one agency performing many tasks, one task is assigned to only one agency to preside over and take primary responsibility”. Accordingly, the number of plans has been reduced from 78 plans to 45 plans (a 42% reduction)”, the Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment emphasized.

Briefly presenting the Report on the review of the draft Law, Deputy Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Nguyen Ngoc Bao said that the Standing Committee of the Committee agreed with the necessity, political basis, legal basis and practical basis of submitting to the National Assembly for consideration and approval of the draft Law on Planning (amended) according to the shortened procedures.

Deputy Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Nguyen Ngoc Bao presented the Report on the review of the draft Law.

Regarding overcoming "bottlenecks" in institutions and laws on planning, the Standing Committee of the Economic and Financial Committee believes that it cannot be solved by simply amending the Law on Planning, not just by abolishing or renaming planning, but also by reviewing and synchronously amending legal regulations on planning in the planning system, legal regulations on general investment and investment in specific fields, and improving the effectiveness of law enforcement.

The Standing Committee of the Economic and Financial Committee recommends that the Standing Committee of the National Assembly request the Government to direct ministries and branches to urgently review; if necessary, amend and supplement the content of planning regulations in laws, ordinances, resolutions of the National Assembly, and regulations in the Law in the direction of assigning the Government to review and submit to the National Assembly to amend and supplement regulations related to planning similar to the 2017 Planning Law. During the time the laws have not been amended, the Government is allowed to issue regulations other than the law according to the mechanism of Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly on special mechanisms to handle difficulties and problems caused by legal regulations.

Consider adding detailed industry planning

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee acknowledged that the Government has carefully and elaborately prepared to amend the current Law on Planning to create consistency and unity with related laws, in accordance with changes in administrative boundaries, implementing a two-level local government model; at the same time, promoting decentralization and delegation of power to create new growth momentum in the new development space.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh speaks

Emphasizing the role of planning, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh suggested that it is necessary to review and study the scope of the amendment of the current Law on Planning, and not to be too comprehensive. The drafting agency should also consider adding detailed sectoral planning along with sectoral planning, as this could increase the number of plans and create new problems.

Agreeing with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Economic and Financial Committee that it is impossible to solve everything by simply amending the Law on Planning, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh suggested that the draft Law should be concise and focus on the content that is stuck to overcome.

Appreciating the draft Law for supplementing the planning of land use for national defense and security, clearly stipulating the need for diverging land use for national defense and security, Chairman of the National Defense, Security and Foreign Affairs Committee Le Tan Toi also proposed to study and supplement regulations to resolve conflicts between planning of land use for national defense and security and planning of socio-economic development and investment. Thereby, creating a basis for the Government to make specific regulations to handle harmoniously, both developing the economy and society, attracting domestic and foreign investment, and ensuring national defense and security, maintaining stability and sovereignty of the country.

Concluding this content, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Vu Hong Thanh suggested that the Government study and "confine" the scope of amending the current Law on Planning, focusing on urgent and important issues that need to be amended immediately, avoiding handling one issue and causing conflicts at another point; reviewing to fully embody the Party's directions and policies.

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