The draft revised Law on Thrift Practice and Anti-wastefulness swept theagenda at the November 4 morning sitting of the ongoing NationalAssembly (NA) session in Hanoi.

The NA Standing Committee released a report on how it processed public feedback on the draft amendments to the law.

Deputies talked about the approval and allocation of the State budgetestimates, transparency in the use of assets and resources inproduction and training, thrift practice in science-technology,education-training, healthcare, labour and responsibilities that theGovernment, ministries and departments should hold in the effort.

In the afternoon, lawmakers discussed in groups the amendments andsupplements to Resolution No. 38/2004/QH11 dated December 3, 2004 onthe construction of the Ho Chi Minh road and the amended Law on Customs.

On November 5, they will mull over the draft revised 1992Constitution and a draft Resolution on enforcing the 1992 Constitutionamendments. The debate will be broadcast live on national TV and radio.

The NA began its sixth session in the tenure on October21, focusing once again on the country’s hugely important socio-economicdevelopment decisions.

The sixth session is of great importance as it is the mid-term meeting of the 13th NA.

The meeting, to last 40 days, will define the work needed to be donenext year and the remainder of the five-year (2011-2015) developmentplan.

The NA will continue debating and finalisingdraft amendments to the 1992 Constitution, and the draft revised law onland, meeting the aspirations of citizens and the requirements ofnational socio-economic development.

The legislaturewill ratify the Government’s proposed personnel, elect positions forsome NA agencies and decide other issues.-VNA