Proposal on collecting fees for temporary use of roads and sidewalks in Vinh city

On the morning of November 27, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council held a meeting to review a number of drafts submitted to the 17th session of the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, 2016 - 2021. Participating in the review were comrades Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of a relevant department, branch and Vinh City People's Committee. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regarding the draft resolution regulating the collection rates, collection, payment, management and use of fees for temporary use of roadways and sidewalks on a number of roads servingwalking street, night streets in Vinh city; members participating in the review all agreed with the fee collection policy; at the same time, agreed on the fee payers and fee levels of organizations and individuals temporarily using the roadway and sidewalks of some routes serving the walking street and night streets in the city to do business services, parking during the operating hours of the walking street and night streets in accordance with the planning, plans and regulations of the State on the management and use of roadway and sidewalks.

The purpose of collecting fees is to serve the management, protection, environmental sanitation, security and order, fire prevention and fighting during the activities of the walking street and night street.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son mentioned ensuring the rights of people within the scope of activities of walking streets and night streets. Photo: Mai Hoa

However, some members also raised concerns that the city has issued a project to collect fees on walking streets, but there is no project for night streets, while the draft resolution stipulates that it includes both walking streets and night streets.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son raised the question of how to handle the traffic of people living within the walking street and night street during the operation of the walking street and night street to ensure that their lives and activities are not disrupted and that the safety of the people is still ensured.people's rights.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong is concerned about the issue of ensuring urban order and preventing encroachment on roads and sidewalks. Photo: Mai Hoa

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong is concerned that the management of road and sidewalk use must be strict, avoiding encroachment of road and sidewalk, which negatively affects urban order.

The issues raised by the Provincial People's Council were accepted by the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and the City People's Committee to continue to supplement the draft resolution more closely; at the same time, principles and rules for managing walking street and night street activities were proposed.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee received and explained a number of issues of concern to the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Mai Hoa

Also this morning, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council organized the examination of a number of draft resolutions related tofinance - budget.

Including the draft resolution approving the adjustment of the state budget revenue settlement in the area, the local budget expenditure settlement in 2018 in Resolution No. 32/NQ-HDND, dated December 12, 2019 of the Provincial People's Council; the draft resolution approving the state budget revenue settlement in the area, the local budget expenditure settlement in 2019.

Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Nguyen Thanh Tung reports, receives and explains contents related to finance and budget. Photo: Mai Hoa

There is also a draft resolution adjusting the State budget revenue estimates in the locality, local budget expenditures and local budget allocation plan in 2020; a draft resolution on extending the period of stabilizing the local budget for the 2017-2020 period to 2021; a draft resolution approving the State budget revenue estimates in the locality, local budget expenditures and local budget allocation plan in 2021.

The Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council also reviewed the report of the Provincial People's Committee on the State finance of Nghe An province in 2020; the report of the Provincial People's Committee on the work of practicing thrift and fighting waste in 2020, and tasks in 2021.