Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc signed Decision No. 737/QD-TTg on changing the Head of the Prime Minister's Task Force on planning and post-merger administrative institutions (the Task Force).
According to the decision, Mr. Ngo Van Tuan - Minister of Finance is the Head of the Working Group replacing Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Deputy Prime Minister.
The working group has the function of assisting the Prime Minister in researching, advising, directing, coordinating to solve important inter-sectoral tasks, and proposing solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles in planning and administrative institutions.
The tasks of the Task Force include: Reviewing and summarizing difficulties and obstacles in implementing planning adjustments in the period 2021 - 2030 after the merger of administrative units and implementing laws on planning; reviewing and summarizing difficulties and obstacles in administrative institutions after the merger.
At the same time, advise and report to the Prime Minister to direct the resolution and removal of difficulties and obstacles related to planning and administrative institutions after mergers for contents under the authority of the Government and the Prime Minister; advise the Prime Minister to report to competent authorities to resolve and remove difficulties and obstacles related to planning and administrative institutions after mergers for contents beyond the authority of the Prime Minister and perform other related tasks according to the assignment and direction of the Prime Minister.