The Government proposes solutions to remove obstacles and improve the quality of planning

On May 6, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh signed Resolution No. 64/NQ-CP on the implementation of policies and laws on work zoning since the Law on Planning took effect and a number of solutions to improve the quality and speed up the planning process for the 2021-2030 period; on the completion of procedures and dossiers for submission of a number of law projects.

The resolution clearly states that the Government has had a frank and highly responsible discussion with many relevant and quality opinions, especially on issues that are still difficult and problematic and need to be proposed to the National Assembly for consideration and resolution. to ensure progress and improve the quality of planning work. While waiting for a comprehensive evaluation to propose amendments and supplements to the Law on Planning, the Government unanimously proposed to the National Assembly to issue a Resolution to promptly adjust and handle problems in the implementation. The Law on Planning at the 3rd Session of the XV National Assembly follows a shortened order with a number of contents.

For a number of solutions to remove obstacles, speed up progress, and improve planning quality: Allow planning according to the provisions of the Planning Law and the amended and supplemented laws and ordinances. a number of planning-related articles can be made at the same time to ensure uniformity; The planning which is made and appraised first will be decided or approved first. After the planning is decided or approved, if there are inappropriate contents, the lower planning must be adjusted according to the higher planning, ensuring the hierarchy in the national planning system. Allowing adjustment of planning progress, focusing on speeding up the preparation, appraisal and approval in 2022 for urgent national-level plans, facilitating the operation and development socio-economic development of the country. To basically complete the master plans under the national planning system in 2023.

In addition, the plannings mentioned in point c, clause 1, Article 59 of the Law on Planning which were decided or approved before January 1, 2019 are allowed to continue to be implemented, prolong the period and adjust the contents. according to the provisions of relevant laws before the effective date of the Planning Law to meet the requirements of socio-economic development until the national planning, regional planning, provincial planning period 2021 – 2030 decided or approved in accordance with the Law on Planning; consider and integrate relevant contents to include in the planning period 2021 – 2030.

To permit ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairmen of the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to consider and decide to apply the form of appointment of contractors to bidding packages in order to make master plans. national, regional, and provincial planning, but the contractor has not yet been selected. The appointment of contractors is done in accordance with the law on bidding, the contractor selected by the form of contractor appointment must satisfy the requirements on capacity, experience, ensure progress, quality, efficiency, fight against negativity, corruption and waste in accordance with the law. In case the form of contractor appointment is not applied or the contractor cannot be selected, the person competent to decide on another form of contractor selection for contractor selection shall comply with the law on bidding.

Permits the use of capital for recurrent expenditure in accordance with the law on State budget for formulation, appraisal, approval, publication of urban planning, rural planning, planning of technical and specialized nature but not yet allocated capital. To be allowed to mobilize and use socialized capital sources, to ensure compliance with regulations on formulation, appraisal, approval, announcement and adjustment of plannings of the Planning Law.

The content of the national master plan determines the distribution orientation and spatial organization of socio-economic activities; orientations on defense, security and environmental protection of national and international importance and of strategic inter-regional character on the territory, including the mainland, islands, archipelagoes, sea areas, God. Point n, Clause 2, Article 22 of the Law on Planning has not yet been implemented on the list of important national projects and the order of priority for implementation.

The adjustment of national-level planning, regional planning, and provincial planning for the period of 2021 – 2030 in case the lower planning is approved in advance but has contents not compatible with the higher planning shall be made in the direction of not planning tasks must be established and some procedures for planning adjustment should be reduced.

Assign the Government to study regulations on responsibilities and authority of planning agencies that make, appraise and approve planning to ensure independence, on the basis of increasing responsibility for all levels, shortening administrative procedures, without causing trouble and incurring costs, in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Government Organization and the Law on Organization of Local Government.

Assign the Government to evaluate the impact of the abolition of plannings on investment and development of specific goods, services and products, and determine the volume and quantity of goods, services and products produced and consumed according to the regulations. specified at Point d, Clause 1, Article 59 of the Law on Planning; research and restore necessary and strategic product plans, ensuring that they are not contrary to international commitments that Vietnam has signed.

The Government proposes to allow the use of recurrent expenditures in accordance with the law on the state budget for formulation, appraisal, approval and publication of urban planning, rural planning, and planning of specific nature. technical, specialized but not allocated capital. Illustration.

In this Resolution, the Government assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to urgently study and amend Decree No. 37/2019/ND-CP dated July 5, 2019 of the Government on detailed regulations on the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Planning; The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment urgently studies and amends Decree No. 148/2020/ND-CP dated December 18, 2020 on amending and supplementing a number of decrees detailing the implementation of the Land Law. in accordance with the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 and the Resolution of the National Assembly on supervision of the implementation of policies and laws on planning work since the Law on Planning took effect, and a number of solutions to improve the quality and speed up the planning process for the 2021-2030 period.

Ministries have studied and revised documents detailing and guiding the implementation of planning which are still conflicting and overlapping in order to promptly remove obstacles and difficulties in order to speed up the progress and quality of the planning. planning; urgently review, study and promulgate or submit to competent authorities for promulgation regulations on standards, technical and specialized regulations on planning.

Ministries, branches and localities should further strengthen coordination to upgrade the national planning information system and database, unify technology, format data on planning, update and share information ensuring publicity and transparency; strengthen propaganda and dissemination of policies and laws on planning; speeding up the reform of administrative procedures; organize the inspection, examination, prevention and timely handling of violations of the planning law.

The Minister of Planning and Investment and the Minister of Justice closely coordinate with relevant agencies of the National Assembly to complete the documents and procedures for submission to the 15th National Assembly at the 3rd session on a number of solutions. solutions to remove obstacles, speed up progress and improve planning quality.

Long-term solutions

To summarize the implementation of the Law on Planning and Construction Laws, the Law on Urban Planning, the Law on Land, the Law on Bidding, and relevant laws and ordinances to recommend amendments and supplements to meet the requirements of state management of planning work.

Continue to review and amend laws related to planning, ensuring synchronization and consistency with the Law on Planning after being amended and supplemented.

Regarding the completion of procedures and dossiers for submission of the draft Law on Forces participating in the protection of security and order at the grassroots level; the project of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; According to the Road Law project, the Resolution stated that, based on the proposal of the Ministry of Public Security and the results of consultation with the Government members on April 16, 2022, the Government assigned the Ministry of Public Security to assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the relevant agencies. related to the drafting of a report on major contents of the project Law on forces participating in the protection of security and order at the grassroots level; A report on separating the Road Traffic Law into the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety and the Road Law for the Government Party Personnel Committee to consider and submit to the Politburo for direction.

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