On November 12, at the National Assembly House, under the chairmanship and direction of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, the National Assembly continued the question-and-answer session of National Assembly deputies on the health sector and the third group of issues in the field of information and communication, with 3 issues: Solutions to improve the quality of press activities in the current period of social media explosion, especially the role of revolutionary press in promoting socio-economic development; management of advertising activities in the press and online environment; investment, development and improvement of the quality of telecommunications infrastructure, especially in remote areas, remote areas, and ethnic minority areas.
Comrade Ngo Dong Hai, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Thai Binh province and delegates attending the question and answer session.
The person answering the questions was Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung. Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc; Ministers of Planning and Investment, Finance, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Science and Technology, Public Security; Chairman of the Ethnic Committee also participated in answering questions and explaining related issues.
Next, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh spoke to clarify a number of related issues, reported and explained a number of key issues of interest to National Assembly deputies and directly answered questions from National Assembly deputies. At the same time, he updated a number of socio-economic development results in the first 10 months of 2024. In general, the results achieved in the first 10 months of 2024 were better than the same period in 2023 in most areas, all three sectors: agriculture, industry, and services maintained positive growth momentum. The macroeconomy continued to be stable, inflation was controlled, major balances were ensured, public debt, government debt, foreign debt, and state budget deficit were lower than the limits prescribed by the National Assembly. The consumer price index (CPI) gradually decreased each month, with an average increase of 3.78% over the same period in the first 10 months. State budget revenue is estimated to reach 97.2% of the estimate, up 17.3% over the same period. The work to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3 was implemented drastically, promptly and effectively...
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that from now until the end of the year, the Government will focus on directing with high determination, great efforts, drastic and effective actions to maintain momentum, maintain the rhythm, strive for GDP growth in the fourth quarter to reach over 7.5% so that the whole year will reach over 7%. Thereby, ensuring the achievement and surpassing of all 15 main socio-economic targets of 2024 set by the National Assembly, creating momentum to implement the 2025 plan and the entire 2021-2025 period, creating a premise and basis for our country to enter the era of rising to become a rich and prosperous nation, as directed by General Secretary To Lam.
In the coming time, the Government and the Prime Minister will focus on directing: (1) Urgently reviewing and amending legal regulations. (2) Continuing to review, cut and save state budget expenditures, especially regular expenditures. (3) Strengthening inspection and examination in all fields, especially in investment, public assets, land, minerals, etc.; strictly handling violations in the spirit of "handling one case, warning the whole region, the whole field". (4) Simplifying and cutting down administrative procedures to the maximum; focusing on reviewing and thoroughly handling backlogged, prolonged, ineffective projects, and weak credit institutions. (5) Strengthening communication, building a culture of thrift, and fighting waste in the whole society; (6) Building a state administrative apparatus in the spirit of General Secretary To Lam's direction "Simplified - compact - strong - efficient - effective - efficient".
Speaking at the end of the question and answer session, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that after two days of serious work and high responsibility, with the spirit of innovation, accompanying the Government, agencies and organizations in the entire political system, determined to overcome difficulties and challenges, striving to achieve the highest socio-economic development goals in 2025 and the following years, the National Assembly has completed the entire question and answer session program at the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly on 3 groups of issues under the main responsibility of the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, the Minister of Health, and the Minister of Information and Communications. The Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government, reported and explained further on issues under the Government's management responsibility and directly answered questions from National Assembly deputies.
At the question and answer session, 136 National Assembly deputies questioned, 18 deputies debated, 2 deputies from Thai Binh province participated in the questioning, and 80 deputies registered but were not allowed to speak due to time running out. The National Assembly Chairman requested that National Assembly deputies send their questions to the Prime Minister, members of the Government, and heads of sectors to receive written answers according to regulations.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man emphasized that the questions met practical requirements, were “correct” and “hit” the issues that voters, people nationwide and National Assembly deputies were interested in; continuing to affirm that this is a direct and effective form of supreme supervision of the National Assembly. Through practical activities, National Assembly deputies have grasped the situation, carefully studied reports, raised issues, as well as debated briefly and clearly, with specific questions. National Assembly deputies frankly raised many issues with the hope that the Government, ministries and branches will continue to have more timely and effective solutions.
Ministers and heads of sectors have demonstrated high responsibility, firmly grasped the functions, tasks and current situation of the sectors and fields under their charge, clearly answered many difficult and complicated issues, frankly, without avoidance, and clarified many issues raised by National Assembly deputies; at the same time, proposed many solutions to overcome limitations in the coming time.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that specific contents have been concluded in 3 question-and-answer sessions for each field. Based on the questions of National Assembly deputies and the responses of Government members and heads of sectors, the National Assembly Standing Committee will direct relevant agencies to prepare a draft resolution, submit it to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at the closing session of this session, as a basis for implementation and supervision of implementation according to regulations.
Vu Son Tung
(Office of the National Assembly Delegation and Provincial People's Council)
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