Legislators mull over proposed taxation regulations
Legislators mull over proposed taxation regulations

National Assembly deputies concentrated their attention on the draft law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Laws on Taxation and the draft revised law on export and import tariffs during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 13. 

Legislators mull over proposed taxation regulations
NA agrees upon holding national referendum
NA agrees upon holding national referendum

(VOV) -National Assembly (NA) deputies have agreed to organize a national referendum on key issues to promote people’s power, national unity, and social consensus.

NA agrees upon holding national referendum
Revising the Press Law to accord with the 2013 Constitution
Revising the Press Law to accord with the 2013 Constitution

(VOV) -  The revised Press Law spells out certain provisions of the 2013 Constitution and creates a legal framework in which the press can develop healthily and effectively in the right direction.  

Revising the Press Law to accord with the 2013 Constitution
NA pass resolution on national target programmes for 2016-2020
NA pass resolution on national target programmes for 2016-2020

National Assembly deputies on November 12 approved a draft resolution on investment policy for national target programmes for 2016-2020 with 88.26% of votes in favour. 

NA pass resolution on national target programmes for 2016-2020
NA deputies debates several bills at plenary session
NA deputies debates several bills at plenary session

National Assembly deputies approved a resolution on the State budget estimate for 2016 and gave their opinions on several draft laws during a plenary session in Hanoi on November 11.

NA deputies debates several bills at plenary session
Draft resolution on 2016 State budget estimates passed
Draft resolution on 2016 State budget estimates passed

Lawmakers approved a draft resolution on State budget estimates for 2016 with a majority of votes on November 11. 

Draft resolution on 2016 State budget estimates passed
Draft revised law on children to further accord with UN convention
Draft revised law on children to further accord with UN convention

The draft revised Law on Child Protection, Care and Education will remove flaws in the existing law, adhere more closely to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and improve the implementation of the 2013 Constitution, according to the drafting board. 

Draft revised law on children to further accord with UN convention
Resolution on 2016 socio-economic development scheme passed
Resolution on 2016 socio-economic development scheme passed

National Assembly deputies adopted a resolution on the 2016 socio-economic development scheme during their plenary session in Hanoi on November 10.

Resolution on 2016 socio-economic development scheme passed
NA sets 6.7% GDP growth target for 2016
NA sets 6.7% GDP growth target for 2016

The National Assembly approved a resolution on the socio-economic development plan for 2016, which sets the goal of a 6.7% increase in gross domestic product (GDP), on November 10. 

NA sets 6.7% GDP growth target for 2016
NA deputies discuss bill on temporary detention and custody
NA deputies discuss bill on temporary detention and custody

(VOV) - On November 9, National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed the bill on temporary detention and custody on Monday, agreeing that temporary detention agencies and criminal investigation agencies must be separate to ensure the human and civil rights of people in being temporarily held.

NA deputies discuss bill on temporary detention and custody
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