Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers dealtwith many important issues, including the implementation outcomes of the 2021 developmentplan and the draft plan for next year, on the first day of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s second session, which opened on October 20.

Reporting on the implementation outcomes of the2021 socio-economic development plan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said theGovernment has been exerting utmost efforts in the COVID-19 combat with theconsistent goal of protecting people’s health and lives. It has also beenquickly completing a general strategy for the pandemic prevention and controland a programme on socio-economic recovery and development so as to keep themacro-economy stable, guarantee major balances, and promote production and businessactivities.

In the draft socio-economic development plantfor 2022, the Government set up 16 main targets, including gross domesticproduct (GDP) growth of about 6 - 6.5 percent, consumer price index (CPI)expansion of around 4 percent, and the State budget overspending equivalent tosome 4 percent of the nation's GDP.

To realise those targets, the Government specifiedseveral major tasks and solutions, including taking flexible and effective movesto concurrently prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic while recovering anddeveloping the economy and society.

At the opening session, Chairman of the NA’sCommittee for Economic Affairs Vu Hong Thanh delivered a report verifying theimplementation outcomes of this year’s socio-economic development plan and thedraft plan for 2022.

Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee for Social Affairs NguyenThuy Anh gave another report verifying the performance in COVID-19 preventionand control and the implementation of Resolution No. 30/2021/QH15, issued atthe first session of the 15th parliament in July.

After that, President of the Vietnam FatherlandFront Central Committee Do Van Chien reported on voters' and people’s opinionssubmitted to the second session.

Duong Thanh Binh, member of the NA StandingCommittee and head of the Standing Committee’s Ombudsman Board, reported on theoutcomes of the monitoring of the settlement of voters’ opinions sent to the 11th session of the 14th NA.

In the afternoon, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc reportedon the implementation of the State budget plan this year, the state budgetestimate and the central budget allocation plan in 2022, along withthe finance - state budget plan for 2022 - 2024. This issue was later verifiedin a report read by Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Finance and Budget Nguyen Phu Cuong.

Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’sProcuracy Le Minh Tri presented a proposal on the draft law amending and supplementing somearticles of the Criminal Procedure Code. Chairwoman of the NA’s Committee forJudicial Affairs Le Thi Nga delivered a verification report on this draft.

After a proposal on the draft law amending and supplementingsome articles of the Statistics Law was presented by Minister of Planning andInvestment Nguyen Chi Dung, a verification report was delivered by Chairman ofthe NA’s Committee for Economic Affairs Vu Hong Thanh.

The two draft laws were later debated bylegislators in groups./.