Resolution 12/2002/NQ-CP

On October 30 and 31, 2002, the Government held its October regular meeting, discussing and resolving the following issues:

- It heard a report presented by the State Steering Committee for Wage Policy Reform, summing up cabinet members? opinions on the plan for the reform of wage policy, social insurance as well as allowances and preferences for people with meritorious services. The unswerving directing objective is to basically reform wages, but with appropriate steps, first of all, adjusting the minimum wage level in compatibility with the capability of the economy, taking into account the macroscopic impacts caused by wage adjustment, and at the same time quickly renewing the managerial mechanism of non-business units.

- It head a report on the situation of traffic accidents and congestion as well as solutions thereto, presented by the Minister of Communications and Transport, who is also Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee. The Government shall issue a separate resolution on this issue.

- It heard the Government?s draft programs of action for the realization of conclusions of the 6th plenum of the Party Central Committee (IXth Congress) on education and training as well as science and technology, presented by the Minister of Education and Training and the Minister of Science and Technology. The Government assigned these two ministries to finalize and submit two above-mentioned Government?s draft programs of action to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval. The ministries, the ministerial-level agencies, the agencies attached to the Government and the People?s Committees of all levels shall base themselves on the Government?s programs of action and concretize them into their own programs of action, so as to successfully organize the realization of conclusions of the 6th plenum of the Party Central Committee (IXth Congress).

- It considered the draft decree on the organization, operation and conversion of State corporations and enterprises after the parent company-affiliated company model. The conversion of State corporations and enterprises after the parent company-affiliated company model aims to overcome weaknesses of the current corporation model, clearly determining legal persons and defining the rights, interests and responsibilities of corporations towards their member companies, and creating conditions for corporations to develop into strong economic conglomerates and contribute more to the national economy. The Government assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to finalize and submit the draft decree to the Prime Minister for issuance and trial execution in the spirit of the Resolution of the 3rd plenum of the Party Central Committee (IXth Congress).

- It considered the reports on the implementation of socio-economic tasks in October and the first ten months, on the examination and settlement of complaints and denunciations in the third quarter and on the inspection work in the last quarter of 2002.- (Summary)