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General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended the closing session of the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly on the afternoon of June 24. Photo: QUANG PHUC |
According to the draft Resolution, there are 2 main groups: The group of policies stipulated in Resolution 54 and specific mechanism resolutions that have been applied in other localities or are being stipulated in draft laws submitted to the National Assembly.
The group of new policies is stipulated for the first time in the draft resolution with 4 groups of issues including: investment; finance - budget; land management, planning; organization of the apparatus of Ho Chi Minh City and Thu Duc City.
Pilot TOD urban development model
In particular, regarding the pilot urban development model following the orientation of public transport development (TOD), the HCMC People's Council decided to use the local budget to implement independent public investment projects to carry out compensation, support, and resettlement for investment projects.
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National Assembly delegates press the button to pass the resolution. Photo: QUANG PHUC |
The city reclaims land, renovates and develops urban areas, carries out resettlement, and creates land funds for auctions to select investors for urban, commercial, and service development investment projects in accordance with the law. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee organizes bidding to select investors to implement projects using land.
Regarding investment projects under the public-private partnership method (hereinafter referred to as PPP projects), Ho Chi Minh City is allowed to apply the public-private partnership method to investment projects in the fields of sports and culture. The minimum total investment scale of PPP projects in the fields of health, education - training, sports and culture is stipulated by the People's Council.
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National Assembly deputies press the button to approve the National Assembly Resolution to pilot a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: QUANG PHUC |
Along with that, Ho Chi Minh City is allowed to apply BOT contracts for investment projects in upgrading, expanding and modernizing existing road works, in accordance with approved planning for urban main streets and elevated roads. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Council promulgates a list of projects specified in this clause. The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee shall publicly and transparently disclose all project information to facilitate people's supervision.
Ho Chi Minh City is also allowed to apply BT contracts. For projects applying BT contracts signed in accordance with the provisions of law at the time of signing the BT contract before the Law on Investment under the public-private partnership method takes effect but have not yet completed payment to investors, the use of land funds managed by the State is subject to the rearrangement and handling of public assets to pay investors.
Infrastructure development investment
Regarding the mechanism and policies related to finance and state budget, in which, the Ho Chi Minh City budget enjoys 100% of the additional revenue from the revenues due to the adjustment of the fee and charge policy prescribed in Point a of this Clause to invest in socio-economic infrastructure and other expenditure tasks belonging to the expenditure tasks of the City budget.
Ho Chi Minh City implements a mechanism to create resources for salary reform according to regulations. In which, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council is allowed to decide to use the remaining salary reform resources of the City budget, allowing lower-level budgets to use the remaining salary reform resources to invest in developing socio-economic infrastructure under the budget's expenditure tasks and to spend additional income.
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Results of National Assembly deputies voting to approve the National Assembly Resolution to pilot a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VAN MINH |
At the same time, decide on the use of the City budget to implement regional and inter-regional road traffic projects and works located on the administrative boundaries between the City and other localities, national highway and expressway projects passing through the City; support other localities in the country, support localities in other countries when necessary.
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National Assembly deputies applauded immediately after pressing the button to approve the National Assembly Resolution to pilot a number of special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: QUANG PHUC |
For projects using rice-growing land for other purposes, the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City decides to change the purpose of using rice-growing land under 500 hectares in accordance with the planning and land-use plan decided by competent authorities. The order and procedures for changing the purpose of using rice-growing land under 500 hectares are prescribed by the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City.
For social housing construction investment projects, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee approves the planning and arrangement of social housing land within the scope of commercial housing projects or approves the planning and arrangement of social housing land in locations other than the scope of commercial housing projects to meet the social housing needs in the area.
Ho Chi Minh City State Financial Investment Company (HFIC) is a 100% state-owned single-member limited liability company performing the function of a local development investment fund. Based on the proposal of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council is allocated public investment capital from the city budget to support interest rates for investment projects that HFIC lends in priority areas of socio-economic development in the city according to the subjects, conditions, order and procedures prescribed by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council.
Land compensation when the State reclaims land, land compensation must ensure that people whose land is reclaimed have housing and living conditions equal to or better than their old place of residence. Ho Chi Minh City considers supporting people whose land is reclaimed, owners of assets attached to land to create conditions for people whose land is reclaimed, owners of assets attached to land to have jobs, income, stabilize their lives, production and business.
Support for innovation and start-up activities in priority areas of the City is regulated, exempting corporate income tax for a period of 5 years from the time of arising of income tax payable for income from innovation and start-up activities of innovative start-up enterprises, science and technology organizations, Innovation Centers and intermediary organizations supporting innovation and start-up arising in the City.
Exemption from personal income tax and corporate income tax for individuals and organizations with income from transferring capital contributions and capital contribution rights to innovative start-up enterprises in the City.
Regarding the organization of the government apparatus, according to the draft resolution, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council established the Department of Food Safety as a specialized agency under the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.
Stipulate the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Department of Food Safety on the basis of transferring the state management function of food safety, inspection, examination, handling of administrative violations of food safety, and the issuance of quarantine certificates for animal products out of the City from the Department of Health, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Department of Industry and Trade to the Department of Food Safety.
The People's Committee of a district in Ho Chi Minh City has no more than 3 Vice Chairmen. For wards, communes and towns with a population of 50,000 or more, the People's Committee of the ward, commune and town has no more than 3 Vice Chairmen.
Thu Duc City People's Council decided to establish the Urban Committee under Thu Duc City People's Council. Thu Duc City People's Council has no more than 2 Vice Chairmen and no more than 8 full-time delegates. Thu Duc City People's Committee has no more than 4 Vice Chairmen.
Previously, the National Assembly listened to a report on the reception and explanation of the draft Resolution of the National Assembly to pilot a number of special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.
Chairman of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee Le Quang Manh said that most National Assembly deputies agreed on the necessity of issuing and approving a Resolution to replace Resolution 54 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City at the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly.
The Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee said that the Resolution will take effect from August 1, 2023. At the same time, the Resolution clearly states that it will summarize the implementation of the Resolution after 3 years and report to the National Assembly at the end of 2026. Summarize the implementation of the Resolution and report to the National Assembly at the end of 2028.
In case there are different provisions on the same issue between this Resolution and other laws or resolutions of the National Assembly, the provisions of this Resolution shall apply. In case other legal documents provide for preferential or more favorable mechanisms and policies than this Resolution, the beneficiaries shall be entitled to choose to apply the most favorable preferential level.
The issuance of the Resolution aims to institutionalize Resolution 31 of the Politburo and implement Resolution 76 of the National Assembly. Thereby, it contributes to perfecting institutions, removing obstacles in mechanisms and policies, creating premises to promote potentials and advantages, creating breakthroughs in socio-economic development to build a civilized and modern Ho Chi Minh City, with the role of a special urban area, leading the industrialization and modernization, making increasingly greater contributions to the region and the whole country.
The policies stated in the draft resolution are quite comprehensive in many areas, ensuring the inheritance of Resolution 54 of the National Assembly. Along with that, it integrates a number of new policies similar to the specific policies of provinces and cities that have been allowed to be applied by the National Assembly.
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