Presenting a report to the National Assembly, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that, based on the practical implementation of national target programs and concretizing the tasks assigned by the National Assembly, the Government proposed specific policy solutions beyond the Government's authority to thoroughly remove difficulties and obstacles, and continue to create favorable conditions for localities to accelerate the implementation progress and disbursement of capital for national target programs in the coming time.
Based on the review opinions of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council and the implementation of the Conclusion of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government proposes to name the Resolution "Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of specific mechanisms and policies to implement national target programs".
Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc, authorized by the Prime Minister, presented the Report on the draft Resolution.
The Draft Resolution consists of 6 Articles stipulating: Scope of regulation; subjects of application; interpretation of terms; content of specific mechanisms; implementation organization and enforcement provisions.
The basic contents of the 8 specific mechanisms in Article 4 are as follows:
Firstly, regarding the mechanism for allocating and assigning the annual central budget's regular expenditure estimates: The Government proposes that the National Assembly resolve on a special mechanism other than that prescribed by the State Budget Law to decentralize to localities the decision on the detailed allocation of regular expenditure estimates from the central budget's support sources to implement national target programs.
Second, regarding the mechanism for adjusting the state budget estimate and adjusting the annual capital investment plan, the Government proposed that the National Assembly resolve on a mechanism that has not been stipulated in the State Budget Law and the Public Investment Law. Accordingly, the Provincial People's Council decides to adjust the 2024 state budget estimate (regular expenditure) and the undisbursed state budget estimate in 2023 (including investment expenditure and regular expenditure transferred from previous years to 2023) of national target programs that have been transferred to 2024. The Provincial and District People's Committees, according to their authority, decide to adjust the state budget investment plan of national target programs of previous years that have been extended to 2024.
Delegates attending the meeting.
Third, regarding the promulgation of regulations on procedures, criteria, and sample dossiers for selecting production development projects, the Government proposes that the National Assembly resolve on a different pilot mechanism as prescribed in Clause 4, Article 14 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents. Specifically, the provincial People's Committee shall decide on the procedures, criteria, and sample dossiers for selecting production development projects. In cases where the provincial People's Council has promulgated regulations, the provincial People's Committee shall decide on amendments and supplements and report to the People's Council of the same level at the nearest session.
Fourthly, regarding the mechanism for using the state budget in cases where the owner of a production development project is assigned to purchase goods by himself, the Government proposes that the National Assembly resolves on a different mechanism as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 2 of the Bidding Law No. 22/2023/QH15. In particular, the proposal stipulates that the owner of a production development project (including: Enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative unions, and people) when assigned to purchase goods from state budget support funds can also decide on the method of purchasing goods within the scope of the production development support project approved by competent authorities (adding subjects who are allowed to purchase goods by themselves from state budget support funds).
In cases where state agencies directly purchase goods to hand over to project owners, or directly support people in carrying out production development support activities, they must conduct bidding for goods procurement in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Bidding.
Fifth, regarding the mechanism for managing and using assets formed from production development support projects, the Government proposes a special mechanism that is not yet regulated in the 2017 Law on Management and Use of Public Assets and other relevant regulations.
Overview of the meeting.
Sixth, regarding the mechanism of entrusting balanced capital of local budgets through the social policy bank system, the Government proposed that the National Assembly resolve on a special mechanism that has not been specifically regulated in the State Budget Law and the Public Investment Law, allowing localities to use balanced capital of local budgets entrusted through the Social Policy Bank to provide preferential loans to some subjects of national target programs to implement some contents and tasks of each program.
Seventh, regarding the pilot mechanism of decentralization to the district level in managing and organizing the implementation of national target programs, the Government proposed two options on the pilot mechanism of decentralization to implement the provisions in Resolution No. 100/2023/QH15 dated June 24, 2023 for the National Assembly to decide.
Option 1: Not implementing the pilot mechanism immediately in the 2024-2025 period, only regulating policy content with orientation for the organization to implement national target programs in the 2026-2030 period.
Option 2: Implement a pilot decentralization mechanism right in the management and organization of implementation of national target programs for the 2024-2025 period as proposed in the Government's Submission No. 686/TTr-CP dated December 8, 2023. Accordingly, the Provincial People's Council decides to select one district (01 district) to pilot the decentralization mechanism in the 2024-2025 period.
Eighth, regarding the mechanism for assigning medium-term public investment plans and annual capital investment for small-scale investment projects with uncomplicated techniques, based on implementation practices and the wishes of many localities, the Government proposes that the National Assembly resolve on other specific mechanisms stipulated in the Law on Public Investment.
The Government submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and approval the "Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of specific mechanisms and policies for implementing national target programs" to thoroughly remove difficulties and obstacles, and speed up the implementation of programs in the coming time.
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