Documents on the appraisal of the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of specific mechanisms and policies, especially applied to the high-speed railway project on the North-South axis, are being sent by the Ministry of Construction to the Ministry of Justice for appraisal.
Providing the reason for issuing a special mechanism, the Ministry of Construction said that in terms of practical basis: The North-South high-speed railway construction investment project (Project) has been approved by the Central Party Executive Committee and the Politburo.
On that basis, the National Assembly approved the investment policy in Resolution No. 172/2024/QH15 dated November 30, 2024, the form of public investment, striving to complete the entire route by 2035.
The Government issued Resolution No. 106/NQ-CP on April 23, 2025 to implement Resolution No. 172/2024/QH15 of the National Assembly. Currently, the Ministry of Construction is implementing the selection of consultants to support the preparation of the project research report.
After Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW dated May 4, 2025 of the Politburo on private economic development, Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 dated May 17, 2025 of the National Assembly issued a number of special policies and mechanisms for private economic development, the Ministry of Construction received a number of documents proposing to invest in the Project in the form of business investment under the Law on Investment and Investment under the PPP method.
Implementing the conclusion of the Politburo, the Government has submitted and issued by the National Assembly Resolution No. 227/2025/QH15 dated June 27, 2025, in which it approved the addition of investment forms under the Law on Investment under the Public-private Partnership (PPP) method and business investment under the Law on Investment for the Project in addition to the form of public investment; assigned the Government to organize the selection of investment forms and investors according to regulations.
To institutionalize the Party's viewpoints, especially most recently Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW dated April 30, 2025 of the Central Executive Committee on innovation in law-making and enforcement to meet the requirements of national development in the new era and Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW to meet practical needs and instructions from the Government leaders, the development and promulgation of a Resolution on specific and especially comprehensive mechanisms and policies to apply to investment and construction of the Project is very necessary and urgent to remove institutional "bottlenecks" and realize the goal of soon completing the construction of the North-South high-speed railway line according to the plan.
The Ministry of Construction cited a series of legal bases for implementation: According to the provisions of Point a, Clause 2, Article 10 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents, the National Assembly issued a resolution to regulate the pilot implementation of a number of new policies under the National Assembly's decision-making authority other than the provisions of current law;
Resolution No. 172/2024/QH15 dated November 30, 2024 of the National Assembly on the investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway project, during the period of no National Assembly session, the National Assembly authorizes the National Assembly Standing Committee to consider and decide to supplement and adjust specific and special mechanisms and policies for the Project;
Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 dated May 17, 2025 of the National Assembly on a number of special mechanisms and policies for private economic development, stipulates that "The State will expand the participation of private economic enterprises in key projects of great significance to socio-economic development, important national projects through direct investment or investment under the public-private partnership method...".
Accordingly, it has approved the addition of investment form under the Law on Investment under the public-private partnership and business investment under the Law on Investment for the North-South high-speed railway project in addition to public investment form. Assign the Government to organize the selection of investment forms and investors according to regulations. In case there are other mechanisms and policies beyond the authority of the Government, the National Assembly will be reported for consideration and decision.
In document No. 10049/VPCP-CN dated October 16, 2025, document No. 10398/VPCPCN dated October 27, 2025 and document No. 10050/VPCP-CN dated September 16, 2025 of the Government Office, Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assigned the Ministry of Construction to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and branches to draft a Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of specific mechanisms for implementing the North-South high-speed railway construction investment project and the dossier to submit to the National Assembly at the 10th session.
Thus, there is a sufficient legal and practical basis to implement research and draft a Resolution on a number of specific mechanisms and policies, especially applied to the North-South high-speed railway project.
