Hanoi. Vietnam's National Assembly will hear proposals and verification reports on several draft laws, as well as a report on implementing a special mechanism to address legal obstacles, during the ongoing second session of the 16th National Assembly on October 23.
The documents to be presented in the morning include the draft consolidated Law on the State Budget, the draft revised Law on Bidding, and draft amendments to the laws on Investment, Corporate Income Tax, Non-Agricultural Land Use Tax and Personal Income Tax.
The legislature will also consider the draft revised Law on Compulsory Purchase and Requisition of Property, the draft Law on Legal Normative Documents, and a report on implementing Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 on special mechanisms for resolving difficulties and obstacles arising from legal regulations.
Lawmakers will then hold group discussions on the draft law on compulsory purchase and requisition of property, the draft law on legal normative documents and the implementation report.
The draft Law on Legal Normative Documents aims to further institutionalise policies on reforming lawmaking and law enforcement, promptly address practical difficulties and strengthen links between the development and enforcement of laws.
One proposal would streamline the system of legal normative documents by allowing each issuing authority to use only one form of document. Five categories of documents would be removed, with their contents transferred to more suitable forms within the respective authorities' powers.
The draft also adds principles for formulating, issuing and enforcing legal documents, stressing that legal provisions must not be exploited for corruption, wastefulness or other misconduct. It also clarifies the guiding role of fundamental principles in key legislation governing the public and private sectors.
Regarding lawmaking procedures, the draft maintains a distinction between policymaking and drafting while preserving continuity between the stages. Instead of a separate policy appraisal stage, it proposes consultation mechanisms and mandatory participation by relevant ministries and ministerial-level agencies within their respective areas of responsibility.
Other proposed changes include improving simplified procedures and mechanisms for issuing legal documents in special circumstances, establishing arrangements for urgent situations when the National Assembly cannot convene, and clarifying the issuance of pilot policy documents under laws, government decrees and provincial-level People's Council resolutions.
In the afternoon, lawmakers will hold group discussions on the draft consolidated Law on the State Budget, draft amendments to the laws on Corporate Income Tax, Non-Agricultural Land Use Tax and Personal Income Tax, and the revised Law on Bidding.
Sources: VietnamPlus / Vietnam News Agency
