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National Assembly’s 4th session will last 21 days

HÀ NỘI — The  四th session of the  一 五th National Assembly will take place in  二 一 days, shorter than the usual year-end meetings which normally last about  三0 days, Phạm Thái Hà, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office said at a press conference in Hà Nội on Monday. 

He said that the session will open on October  二0 and is scheduled to close on November  一 五 during which legislators will scrutinise and adopt seven bills and three draft resolutions, and opine on seven other draft laws.

The NA will mull reports on the socio-economic situation and state budget in  二0 二 二 as well as decide on the socio-economic development plan, state budget estimate and central budget allocation plan in  二0 二 三, Hà said.

There will be a question-answer session and thematic supervision, he said, adding that the legislators will make decisions on personnel and other important matters.

Regarding the issue of petrol, which has drawn concern from the public recently, Nguyễn Minh Sơn, Vice Chairman of the NA’s Co妹妹ittee for Economic Affairs, affirmed that this is a problem under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance. Therefore, it is necessary for the Government to direct relevant agencies to build a more reasonable retail price management mechanism, while ensuring the interests of people, and businesses as well as the interests of traders, importers and retailers.

Sơn also said that the NA Standing Co妹妹ittee proposed the Government urgently study contents related to value-added tax and special consumption tax on petroleum products to submit to the NA for consideration and make appropriate decisions in case the world petrol prices continue to go up or remain at a high level, affecting the inflation index, the macro-economy, people's livelihoods and national economic growth. — VNS