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Meeting in Vietnam Standing Committee of Parliament

On their first day of work, the day before, the deputies that make up this body examined the proposed Water Resources Law (amended), which amends some provisions related to the development of these, the databases of the sector and the responsibility of state bodies and supplements their management.

Intervening in the debates, President of the Legislature of Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, suggested that the text should include the important role of water resources in preventing and mitigating disasters and complement the concept of flood drainage corridors.

The leader of the group also recommended revising the regulation on the calculation of taxes on water resources and adapting it to the current regulations in this area.

On the day itself, the Standing Committee of the Vietnamese Parliament debated the (amended) draft Bidders’ Law, and in this regard, Din Hue expressed the need to apply the legislation on the use of state capital for investments for 50 percent-owned companies. capital of the state.

Even companies that do not have state capital, but the state assigns them the investment contract, have to submit to the tender, the top group leader specified to the VNA news agency.

As part of the agenda for the meeting, an interrogation session on various issues related to the courts and the prosecutor’s office will be held on the 20th.

According to the plan, Chief Justice of the People’s Supreme Court Nguyen Hoa Binh and Head of the People’s Supreme Procuratorate Le Minh Tri will answer parliamentarians’ questions.

Likewise, Minister of Public Security To Lam and Minister of Justice Le Thang Long, as well as Government Inspector General Doan Hong Phongc, will address the concerns MPs might raise about issues related to the management of these portfolios .

The 21st session of the Standing Committee of the Parliament of Vietnam aims to prepare the matters to be discussed in the fifth session of the National Assembly, including the People’s Police Bills and the Law on the Protection of Defense Facilities and Military Areas.

Lawmakers will also consider and approve Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s proposals to appoint and dismiss ambassadors.

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