Cua Lo voters request to review tuition increase policy to 'relax people' after 2 years of Covid-19

National Assembly deputies met with voters of Cua Lo town before the 4th Session, 15th tenure. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegate Hoang Thi Thu Hien - Member of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union of Nghe An province reported to voters the time and expected content of the 4th Session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the conference, many voters of Cua Lo town raised concerns when tuition fees began to increase. Accordingly, tuition fees in the area for 3 levels of preschool, middle school and high school for the 2022-2023 school year are 300,000 VND/student/month.

Ms. Pham Thi Ha, a voter of Nghi Hoa ward, said that the current tuition increase has a large gap between the ward and the commune; especially for the ward, the increase from 90,000 VND to 300,000 VND/month for each student is too high. The female voter suggested studying the increase according to a roadmap and balancing the difference between the ward and the commune.

Ms. Pham Thi Ha, a voter of Nghi Hoa ward, Cua Lo town, expressed her opinion. Photo: Thanh Duy

Sharing the same opinion, Mr. Hoang Ngoc Quy, a voter of Nghi Tan ward, said that applying the new regulations of the province, the tuition fee this school year has increased compared to previous school years and is scheduled to continue to increase in the following years.

Mr. Quy said that in the past 2 years, the Covid-19 epidemic has negatively impacted people's lives and incomes, so in order to "relax the people", increasing tuition fees at this time needs to be studied appropriately, and can even be considered for exemption or reduction for people.

This is also an issue that many voters suggested delegates take up and convey to competent authorities for consideration to reduce difficulties for people, especially families with many children going to school.

Mr. Hoang Ngoc Quy - voter of Nghi Tan ward, Cua Lo town expressed his opinion. Photo: Thanh Duy

Citing stories of strange phone numbers pretending to be bank employees calling to advise on loans, voter Hoang Ngoc Quy requested that authorities take stronger action to crack down on fraud crimes, especially crimes using high technology, and handle them strictly according to the law.

Mr. Dau The Anh - Vice Chairman of Nghi Thuy Ward People's Council raised the concerns of the people when the Northern Lan Chau Island Resort Project was granted investment policy in 2016 and the progress must be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022. However, based on the current status of the project, not only Mr. Anh, but many voters are skeptical about the investor's capacity, as well as ensuring the project's progress.

Mr. Dau The Anh - Vice Chairman of Nghi Thuy Ward People's Council, Cua Lo town spoke. Photo: Thanh Duy

While Cua Lo town is actively implementing the clearance of kiosks on the east side of Binh Minh street to build an increasingly beautiful town, there is also a 6-year project blocking the road right on the east side of the road and it is worth mentioning that the progress is not as committed. Therefore, the Vice Chairman of Nghi Thuy Ward People's Council requested the National Assembly delegates to have strong opinions to handle this project.

In addition, many voters' opinions also raised issues such as the proposal to strengthen the protection of citizens when working abroad, especially in recent times when many workers working in Cambodia were locked up and beaten by their employers; and solutions to stabilize commodity prices in the context of gasoline prices having decreased but prices of other goods have not decreased.

Voters also raised suggestions related to research on increasing allowances for block, hamlet and village officials; shortcomings in Nghi Tan fishing port infrastructure causing difficulties for fishermen's boats to enter and exit, as well as vehicles to purchase seafood; compensation and site clearance work in the area;...

Ms. Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province received and responded to voters' opinions. Photo: Thanh Duy

On behalf of the National Assembly delegates, Ms. Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the National Assembly's Ethnic Council, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province received and responded to voters' recommendations.

Regarding suspended projects, Ms. Vo Thi Minh Sinh emphasized the viewpoint of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee on resolutely handling suspended projects and projects with slow progress. Since 2012, the province has established interdisciplinary teams to inspect 498 projects, thereby revoking 225 slow-progress and suspended projects.

Last May, the Provincial People's Council's Thematic Supervision Delegation worked with the Provincial People's Committee "on suspended projects, slow-progress projects and projects using land for the wrong purpose in Nghe An province". At the 7th Session, the 18th Provincial People's Council also issued a Resolution to strengthen state management of suspended projects, slow-progress projects and projects using land for the wrong purpose in Nghe An province.

Panorama of the meeting with voters of Cua Lo town held in Nghi Thuy ward. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegate Vo Thi Minh Sinh also shared with voters’ opinions regarding price management and stabilization. Accordingly, she said the Prime Minister has requested to control the prices of goods and services after the sharp drop in gasoline prices.

Ms. Vo Thi Minh Sinh also discussed and clarified a number of other issues, especially land issues and site clearance compensation, thereby asking voters to contribute their opinions during the process of amending the 2013 Land Law being conducted by the National Assembly so that the law is closer to reality and soon comes into life after being passed.