The National Assembly passed a resolution approving the State budget balance in 2016 and another on the NA’s supervision programme for 2019 during its sitting in the morning of June 12.
The National Assembly passed a resolution approving the State budget balance in 2016 and another on the NA’s supervision programme for 2019 during its sitting in the morning of June 12 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly passed a resolutionapproving the State budget balance in 2016 and another on the NA’s supervisionprogramme for 2019 during its sitting in the morning of June 12.
Under the NA resolution approving the State budget balance in 2016,total budget revenues stood at 1,407,572 billion VND, and total spending at1,574,448 billion VND, translated into overspending of 248,728 billion VND,equal to 5.52 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The overspending wasfinanced by domestic loans (197,165 billion VND) and foreign loans (51,563billion VND).
The resolution on the NA’s supervision programme for 2019 said at the 7th session, the NA will consider the Government’s supplementary report on socio-economicperformance and state budget implementation in 2018 and the first months of2019.
The NA will also examine the NA Standing Committee’s reports on theimplementation of supervision proposals of NA committees, NA deputy delegationsand NA deputies (if any), and on the supervision of the settlement of voters’petitions sent to the 6th NA session.
The NA’s 7th session will also conduct supervision of theimplementation of policies and laws on land planning, management and use inurban areas since the 2013 Land Law took effect to the end of 2018.
At the 8th session, the NA will scrutinize reports on theperformance in 2019 of the NA Standing Committee, the NA Ethnic Council andother NA committees, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the SupremePeople’s Procuracy, and the State Audit. The NA will also look into theGovernment’s report on the implementation of socio-economic development plansand State budget in 2019, along with socio-economic development plans, Statebudget estimates and State budget allocation plan for 2020.
The NA will examine reports of the Government, the Supreme People’sCourt and the Supreme People’s Procuracy on handling complaints anddenunciations. The Government will also submit reports on the enforcement ofthe Constitution, laws and NA resolutions; performance in fighting corruptionand wastefulness, practicing thrift, controlling crimes, executing judgements,and realising the national goals on gender equality.
Also at the 8th session, the NA will conduct supervision onthe implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and control in2014-2018.-VNA
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The National Assembly passed a resolution approving the State budget balance in 2016 and another on the NA’s supervision programme for 2019 during its sitting in the morning of June 12 (Photo: VNA)