Addressing the meeting, he reiterated that building and perfecting the legal and institutional framework is one of the three strategic breakthroughs prioritised by the Party and State alongside infrastructure development and human resources development, which has been strongly implemented in recent times, yielding many positive results.

However, he again stressed, this is still considered the “bottleneck of bottlenecks”, illustrated by persistent issues and shortcomings in areas such as land management, site clearance, and food safety and hygiene.

Recently, the Politburo issued Resolution 66 on reforming the process of law-making and enforcement to meet the needs of national development in the new era. In response, the National Assembly passed Resolution 197, and the Government also issued Resolution 140 to promptly implement the Politburo’s Resolution 66 and bring it into practice effectively.

He requested that the law-making process be clear from beginning to end, with specific reasons, objectives, target groups, and practical foundations. Accordingly, law-making must have a clear political orientation, be grounded in practical realities, and not be merely formalistic. All unresolved or controversial issues must be reported to the competent authorities for consideration and direction.

According to the schedule, the May session on law-making saw the Government review and give opinions on six draft laws on temporary detention, custody, and travel restrictions; execution of criminal judgments (amended); thrift practice and anti-wastefulness (amended); food safety (amended); population; and judicial expertise (amended).

In addition, the Government heard reports and provided opinions on resolving emerging issues in drafting decrees related to decentralisation and delegation of power, in connection with the two-tier local government system.

So far this year, the Government has organised five special sessions on law-making, reviewing and approving 30 important draft laws and resolutions.

Lawmakers agree on two-tier local government model in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Lawmakers have supported a proposal to restructure the local government model from three to two levels in Vietnam during a debate on the amended Law on Organisation of Local Government.