Nghị quyết 07/2001/NQ-CP

On July 3 and 4, 2001, the Government held its June 2001 regular meeting to discuss and resolve the following issues:

It heard the Justice Minister reporting the scheme on "some ideas about amendments and supplements to the 1992 Constitution"; it heard the Minister-Director of the Government�s Commission for Organization and Personnel reporting the scheme on "the basic amendments and supplements to the Law on Organization of the Government, the Law on Organization of the People�s Councils and People�s Committees, and the Law on Election of Deputies to the People�s Councils".

The constitutional amendment this time must bring into play the strength of the entire population�s unity bloc, continue eliminating unsuitable factors, thus paving way for the cause of economic, cultural, education, scientific and technological reform to develop, on the basis of clearly determining the powers and responsibilities of the legislative, executive and judicial agencies, building a law-governed state of the people, by the people and for the people.

Regarding the contents of amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Organization of the Government, the Law on Organization of the People�s Councils and People�s Committees and the Law on Election of Deputies to the People�s Councils, the Government held that the powers and responsibilities of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministers and presidents of the provincial/municipal People�s Committees must be prescribed more clearly; the functions and tasks of the administrations at all levels must be clearly defined, proceeding to renovate the administrative apparatus at all levels with a view to raising the effectiveness of operations of the Government and local administrations at all levels.

It heard the Justice Minister�s report on a draft resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on damage compensation for persons who are handled incorrectly by the competent persons of the agencies conducting judicial proceedings; it heard the Minister-Director of the Government Office reporting on the cabinet members� comments on such draft resolution. The Government concluded that in order to ensure legitimate rights and interests of citizens, at the same time to improve quality and effectiveness of litigation, investigation, prosecution, adjudication and execution of penal judgements, the National Assembly Standing Committee should adopt a resolution on solving compensation-related issues for the above-said cases.

It heard the Director of the Government Committee for Religions reporting on the draft Ordinance on Religions; it heard the Minister-Director of the Government Office reporting on the cabinet members� opinions on such draft ordinance. The Vietnamese Party and State always uphold the standpoint of respecting the citizens� right to religious freedom, preserving the nation�s cultural identity, traditions of religious dedication, patriotism, leading a good life with fine religious principles. The promulgation of the Ordinance on Religions aims to bring into play the strength of unity within the religious community in the entire population�s unity bloc for building and defending the Fatherland.

It heard the Minister-Director of the Government Office presenting the draft report on reviewing the executive work of the Government in the first half of 2001.

It heard the Planning and Investment Minister�s report on the implementation of plans of June and the first half of 2001; it heard the Finance Minister�s report on financial and state budget situation in the first half of 2001 and solutions for managing the state budget in the second half of 2001. The Government requested the ministries, branches and localities to actively deploy additional solutions for managing economic plans in 2001 in the Government�s Resolution No. 05/2001/NQ-CP; to concentrate efforts on handling urgent matters such as agricultural products consumption, investment demand pull, export; to continue stepping up the hunger elimination and poverty alleviation program, increase the purchasing power of residents on the basis of boosting investment and production,�- (Summary)