- Dr. TRAN DU LICH, member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council:
Loosen up the “tight shirt”
This is the first time the National Assembly will pass a resolution with two major groups of contents. The first is the mechanism of decentralization and expanded delegation of authority in state management in five areas, including investment, budget, construction, natural resources and environment, and organization of cadres and civil servants for Thu Duc City. Expanding decentralization and delegation of authority is in the direction of some tasks that were previously done by the Government, now being assigned to the city to do and take responsibility for, with the Government playing the role of inspection and supervision. This is very important, reducing the mechanism of asking and giving for financial instruments and increasing the autonomy and self-responsibility of local authorities.
Second is the superior mechanisms. According to the spirit of Resolution 31 and Resolution 24 of the Politburo, Ho Chi Minh City is the nucleus and driving force of development of the whole region. To exploit resources, it is necessary to have an outstanding mechanism in attracting strategic investors, investors in the fields of high technology, innovation... or mobilizing financial resources for suitable land. For example, expanding the scope of application of the PPP mechanism in cultural sports; or allowing the city to expand the mechanism of issuing local government bonds to increase investment, paid from the state budget; or policies to increase income for officials and civil servants to create motivation to work... From these pilots, in the future there will be practices to move towards building a law on special urban areas, such as the 10 million-population urban area in Ho Chi Minh City.
The new resolution has more systematic mechanisms and policies than Resolution 54. The new resolution solves the problem that has been mentioned for the past 20 years, which is that Ho Chi Minh City has a "too tight shirt". With a megacity of more than 10 million people, management mechanisms must be "expanded" for the city to develop. This time, learning from Resolution 54, Ho Chi Minh City has prepared hundreds of projects and programs in parallel with the process of building and submitting the new resolution. When the resolution is passed and Ho Chi Minh City completes its traffic infrastructure, it will remove bottlenecks for the city to develop. I believe that the National Assembly will pass this resolution to implement. Because in the group discussion sessions and discussions in the hall, most of the delegates agreed in support, and some delegates even wanted stronger mechanisms and policies for Ho Chi Minh City.
- Dr. NGUYEN THANH HOA, Head of Electronic Information Department, Department of Information and Communications of Ho Chi Minh City:
New mindset and attitude
The Resolution replacing Resolution 54 of the National Assembly on piloting special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City can be said to be a preparation process for an important milestone, shaping the development of Ho Chi Minh City for the post-Covid-19 pandemic period, and is also an opportunity to reflect on and carefully evaluate old shortcomings and form a new vision - new actions.
Looking back on the past, people often use metaphors to compare things like “a tight shirt”, “an old mechanism”, “lack of capital”, “bottlenecks”, “bottlenecks”. Looking forward to the future, we see expectations like “new motivation”, “new runway”, “new shirt”, “policy pilot”…, but above all, it is the mindset of renewing ourselves.
The recent economic situation is enough to make anyone pause and look back at many aspects of life. Expectations for a breakthrough of Ho Chi Minh City in the role of an economic locomotive require new commitments and determination to act. It can be imagined that the "new driving force" needs a new source of energy, a transmission machine and a roadmap to accelerate to overcome obstacles. The question is what will trigger that new driving force? New driving force can come from both inside and outside, but endogenous value is the most important. In a group of people, the strength of a unified collective is always greater than the sum of the individual members.
The “new runway” suggests a destination and a need to accelerate, but without overcoming obstacles, the “new runway” does not bring new value. The “headwinds”, gravity and the mission on the shoulders clarify the role of the runway.
“The new shirt” is the joy of everyone, the joy in the relationship between people and society. “The new shirt” requires the tailoring process to consider many aspects. “The new shirt” also redefines who we are, what we need to do for the development of the city for the whole country, with the whole country. This metaphor is also very close to “old wine in new bottles”, so wearing “the new shirt” also requires a new mindset and thinking; must be unanimous from top to bottom, clear from top to bottom.
“Piloting policies” is more of a mission than a desire. Shouldering the responsibility of pioneering breakthrough policies, Ho Chi Minh City needs to accept huge risks and challenges. The joy does not come unexpectedly; the policies that we are trying to adjust and build all originate from real life. It is from the shortcomings and deviations that we have valuable lessons, which serve as input for today's big problem. Of course, with a complex problem, the attention and facilitation of all levels, central and local sectors are extremely necessary for Ho Chi Minh City to realize a new development roadmap.
- Lawyer NGO VIET BAC, Head of Saigon Tay Nguyen Law Office, Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association:
Opportunity for Ho Chi Minh City to demonstrate responsibility to the whole country
Since the beginning of the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly, information related to the new resolution replacing Resolution 54 of the National Assembly on piloting breakthrough mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City has attracted great attention from National Assembly deputies, leaders of provinces, cities and voters nationwide.
Through information on the mass media, it is possible to see the serious, scientific preparation and sense of responsibility, determination of Ho Chi Minh City to make a breakthrough in the draft of the new resolution. In addition, the departments, branches and localities of Ho Chi Minh City have also had plans to implement the new resolution as soon as the National Assembly promulgates it. Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai has repeatedly affirmed that Ho Chi Minh City would like to pilot mechanisms to create development, implement practices to make practical contributions to the whole country, not to ask for special privileges and favorable conditions for the city.
The fundamental difference between the new draft resolution and Resolution 54 is the goals set forth and aimed for. Specifically, while Resolution 54 focuses on mechanisms and policies to generate revenue, the new draft resolution focuses mainly on investment and development of mechanisms and policies to attract social investment resources, remove obstacles in project procedures, and pilot new forms of investment. Ho Chi Minh City has boldly requested to pilot, from which the Central Government has practical experience to widely deploy. This can also be considered an environment for the Central Government to pilot new policies before amending and supplementing legal regulations and applying them to practice nationwide.
These things show the proactiveness of Ho Chi Minh City in fulfilling its responsibility for its role as the economic locomotive of the whole country and as a new driving force for the Southern Key Economic Zone - as the goal set out in the orientation of Resolution 31-NQ/TW, Resolution 24-NQ/TW of the Politburo and Resolution No. 81/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly. Therefore, the greatest expectation of the Party Committee, government and people of Ho Chi Minh City at present is to receive the support of National Assembly deputies through the new resolution, from which Ho Chi Minh City will have a mechanism to remove bottlenecks and unlock resources for the city's development.
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