Hanoi (VNA) 💝– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that legislation must both remove obstacles and create an open yet manageable framework that fosters development while chairing the Government’s first law-making session in the month to review and give opinions on nine draft laws on September 8.

He underlined that law-making should strengthen the Party’s leadership, broaden consultations with stakeholders, facilitate growth, serve the people, streamline administrative procedures, promote decentralisation, and stay closely aligned with realities. The PM requested that draft amendments clearly explain why provisions are removed, refined, or supplemented, and why decentralisation is necessary. New draft laws, he noted, must fully reflect the Party’s guidelines, address real-life challenges, consider expert and public feedback, assess policy impacts, follow proper procedures, and ensure adequate resources for enforcement. He emphasised that alongside drafting laws, relevant decrees and guidelines must be promptly issued to put them into practice. He called for stronger inspection and supervision to prevent corruption and policy abuse, better communication to build public consensus, improved human resources with adequate incentives, and prioritisation of infrastructure for digitalisation, big data, AI, and virtual assistants in law-making and enforcement. PM Chinh also urged effective implementation of laws and resolutions adopted at the 15th National Assembly’s ninth session, particularly in removing institutional and policy bottlenecks to create breakthroughs in infrastructure and development. Funding and personnel for law-making must be allocated urgently in line with Party and National Assembly documents, especially Resolution No. 197/2025/QH15 on special mechanisms for legal reform, which took effect on July 1.

At the meeting, Government members discussed draft amended and new laws, including the replaced Personal Income Tax Law; the amended Law on High Technologies; the Law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Technology Transfer; the Law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Intellectual Property; the Law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on International Treaties; the Law on amending and supplementing 10 laws related to security and order; the amended Law on Protection of State Secrets; the Law on amending and supplementing 15 laws on agriculture and environment; and the amended Press Law. Particular attention was given to the two laws – the Law on amending and supplementing 10 laws related to security and order and the Law on amending and supplementing 15 laws on agriculture and environment – due to their wide-ranging impact. On the amended Press Law, Government members proposed that it create conditions for the press to develop in a professional, humane, and modern manner. The law should define the classification, roles, and functions of press agencies; separate press management from social media; establish mechanisms for major press agencies; and specify the rights and responsibilities of journalists and collaborators, they said. Concluding the session, PM Chinh praised the Ministries of Public Security, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Culture, Sports and Tourism, Science and Technology, Agriculture and Environment, and other relevant agencies for their thorough preparation of the draft laws and documents. He acknowledged the responsible and practical contributions of Government members and participants, and instructed drafting agencies to quickly finalise the bills in accordance with the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents for submission to the National Assembly at its 10th session in October./.