Voters propose changes to the current electricity pricing method.

On the morning of June 30th, National Assembly delegates including Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien – Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region IV; and Ms. Nguyen Van Chi - Member of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee, held a meeting with voters in Nghi Hoa commune, Nghi Loc district. Photo: Mai Hoa

Recommendations related to people's lives

At the meeting with constituents, on behalf of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, delegate Nguyen Van Chi reported on the results of the 9th session of the 14th National Assembly, term 2016-2021.

Following this, voters frankly expressed their thoughts, aspirations, suggestions, and proposals to the National Assembly, the Government, and central ministries and agencies regarding many pressing issues of life.

Many voters in Nghi Hoa commune raised issues related to the power grid infrastructure, the poor quality of household electricity, and the current tiered pricing system, which they considered unreasonable.

Voter Nguyen Van Huong – Secretary of the Party Committee of Nghi Hoa commune – stated that the living standards of the people have improved, and consequently, the demand for electricity has increased, especially during the current hot summer months when it increases by 30 to 50%. Meanwhile, the tiered electricity pricing system, established many years ago, remains unchanged, and is deemed inappropriate. Therefore, he requested that the National Assembly and the Government study and make appropriate adjustments to ensure the rights of the people.

Besides electricity prices, according to voters, in 2014, the Nghi Hoa Commune Electricity Cooperative handed over the electricity grid to the Electricity sector for management, but to date, the valuation of assets and the return of the electricity grid to the people have not been carried out.

Voter Tran Van Hung from Trung Bac hamlet petitioned the authorities to pay attention to the welfare of officials and the provision of facilities for the merged units. Photo: Mai Hoa

Also concerned about electricity, voter Vo Phan Vien (Ngoc Duong hamlet) reflected that the high-voltage power lines in the residential area affect the daily lives and safety of residents, as the power line had previously broken and fallen into people's yards.

Therefore, we propose that the competent authorities plan to upgrade the high-voltage power line system to ensure the safety of the people. Furthermore, the current quality of electricity for household use is too poor. We request that the electricity sector pay attention to upgrading the power grid infrastructure to meet the electricity needs of the people.

Voter Nguyen Kham Su suggested that authorities at all levels pay attention to investing in the transportation system. Photo: Mai Hoa

Voter Nguyen Van Huong (Trung Thanh hamlet) reported that transformer station No. 5 and the cooperative's power grid infrastructure have not received any investment since being handed over to the Electricity sector for management, resulting in serious deterioration and affecting the quality of electricity for residents in the summer and posing a safety risk to people during the rainy and stormy season.

Besides the issue of electricity for household use, voters in Nghi Hoa commune also proposed that the National Assembly and the Government implement a policy of allocating residential land through a valuation method, creating conditions for farmers to own land.

In addition, the National Assembly and the Government need a strategic plan for investing in and constructing irrigation systems to ensure stability in agricultural production, avoiding the current situation of drought during the dry season and flooding during the rainy season; at the same time, they need to remove obstacles and accelerate the process of issuing land use right certificates for residential and agricultural land; and address some inadequacies in policies and regulations for officials and infrastructure investment for merged communes and hamlets…

Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation Nguyen Thanh Hien clarifies some issues of concern to voters. Photo: Mai Hoa

Research on amending Decree 64/CP

At the conclusion of the meeting with constituents, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation Nguyen Thanh Hien clarified and explained some issues of concern to the constituents within his authority.

Regarding shortcomings in the management and use of agricultural land, the Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation informed that the shortcomings from practice are being taken into account by the National Assembly and assigned to the Government for research in order to amend Decree 64/CP on the allocation of agricultural land to households and individuals for stable and long-term use for agricultural production purposes.

Regarding the five-tiered electricity pricing system, the aim is to allow people to proactively choose their electricity consumption within their economic means. However, analysis by experts and National Assembly representatives shows that the current pricing method is unreasonable, resulting in many households paying high electricity bills. The government has requested the electricity sector to recalculate and propose a more suitable solution in the near future.

Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation Nguyen Thanh Hien also acknowledged the issues and promised to convey them to the Provincial People's Council and the Provincial People's Committee for consideration and resolution of many issues within the province's jurisdiction, such as resolving policies and benefits for commune-level and village/hamlet officials; investing in infrastructure for merged units; upgrading the transportation system; building school facilities; and issues related to clean water supply, etc.