This morning (October 21), the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly solemnly opened at the National Assembly House, Hanoi.
Speaking at the opening session, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that this is the session with the largest workload since the beginning of the term.
This is the first session responsible for institutionalizing the Resolution of the 10th Central Conference of the 13th tenure, urgently putting the Party's policies into practice, solving many other important issues of the country, creating the premise, and immediately preparing in all aspects to bring the country into a new era - the era of national growth.
According to General Secretary and President To Lam, the National Assembly in general and the 15th National Assembly in particular have made very important contributions to the country's overall achievements. In recent times, the activities of the National Assembly have undergone many innovations, becoming more substantial and effective.
The National Assembly increasingly promotes its role as the highest representative body of the people, the highest State power body with three important functions.
To meet the requirements of national development in the new era, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized three issues.
Firstly, strongly innovate legislative work, including transforming the thinking of law-making towards both ensuring the requirements of State management and encouraging creativity, liberating all productive forces, and opening up all resources for development. Management thinking is not rigid, resolutely abandoning the thinking of "if you can't manage, then ban".
The provisions of the law must be stable and have long-term value; the law only regulates framework issues and issues of principle; it does not need to be too lengthy. Practical issues that fluctuate frequently are assigned to the Government and localities to regulate to ensure flexibility in management.
Absolutely do not administrativeize the activities of the National Assembly; legalize the provisions of decrees and circulars.
Focus on controlling power in law-making, tightening discipline, promoting responsibility, especially the responsibility of leaders, resolutely fighting against negativity and "group interests".
Second, to better perform the function of supreme supervision and decide on important issues of the country. It is necessary to promptly study and clearly define the method and form of supreme supervision of the National Assembly in accordance with reality, avoiding overlapping with the activities of other State agencies, causing waste.
Continue to improve the quality of questioning, explaining, and supervising legal documents; focus on monitoring, reviewing, and urging the implementation of recommendations after supervision. Innovate the process of deciding on the State budget to ensure substance, along with supervising the implementation of the budget, gradually replacing the issuance of resolutions with laws on finance and budget.
Third, strongly innovate the organization and operation of the National Assembly, ensure effective and efficient operations; improve the quality and efficiency of the performance of tasks and powers of National Assembly deputies, considering this one of the key factors to innovate the operation of the National Assembly.
The activities of the National Assembly, its agencies, and its deputies must be "in tune with their roles and responsibilities"; clearly define the functions, tasks, and relationships between agencies, especially those of the National Assembly and the Government, to ensure consistency and harmony in the national governance process.
"The world is in a period of epochal change, the country is standing at the door of history to enter a new era, the era of national growth.
The country's burning reality is posing urgent issues that need to be resolved. People are waiting and expecting the decisions of the Party, State and National Assembly," General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized.
