Provincial People's Council delegates mentioned a number of issues related to new land prices; the arrangement of the district-level cultural and communication center (old).

"Hot" land issue

Regarding the land issue, delegate Chu Duc Thai - Head of the Culture and Social Affairs Committee of the Provincial People's Council said that the newly applied land price list has increased sharply compared to previous adjustments, greatly affecting people and businesses. Recently, the Provincial Business Association also sent a petition stating that the new land price list has caused land rental prices to increase, affecting business operations during difficult economic times. Therefore, delegate Chu Duc Thai suggested that the Provincial People's Council and relevant agencies need to discuss and explain this issue more clearly so that people can understand it.

In addition, delegate Chu Duc Thai also requested the Provincial People's Council and competent authorities to inform voters about the reasons for the delay in disbursing compensation for site clearance for the National Highway 1A expansion project and the progress to date.

Discussing the opinions of delegates, comrade Nguyen Duy Nhat - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment said that the price specified in the land price list increased to approach the market price. This is a common situation in the whole country, not only in Nghe An province. According to comrade Nguyen Duy Nhat, the land price list before the amendment had many shortcomings, with a large difference from the market price. Therefore, changing to approach the market price is an inevitable trend. The Department of Agriculture and Environment has also tried to balance the provisions of the Land Law, market prices and the wishes of people and businesses to build a land price list suitable to the actual situation.

Regarding the issue of compensation for site clearance for the National Highway 1A expansion project, a representative of the Department of Agriculture and Environment said that recently, the department, together with local authorities, has focused on many solutions to review, calculate, and appraise compensation plans. According to the latest data, as of June 30, the allocated budget was VND 1,275 billion; more than VND 676 billion was approved; VND 616.339/676.013 billion was paid; more than VND 59 billion was approved but not yet paid; more than VND 304 billion was not yet approved.

Some problems when operating two-level local government

After operating the 2-level local government model, the district-level cultural and media centers were transferred to the direct management of some central communes. Discussing in group 2, delegate Tran Minh Ngoc - Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television expressed his hope that in the coming time, the communes will closely coordinate so that the radio and television department can effectively carry out propaganda work widely in communes across the province, as an extended arm of Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television.

Sharing the same opinion, delegate Ha Xuan Quang - Secretary of the Party Committee of Dien Chau commune proposed that the Provincial People's Committee and relevant departments should soon have specific instructions on how to operate this unit effectively, avoiding wasting resources.

Discussing this content, comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism said that the department is currently coordinating with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to develop guidelines for the working regulations of the cultural - media center after operating a 2-level local government.

At the conference, delegate Ha Xuan Quang said that the goal of building a two-level local government is to be closer to the people, so the Public Administration Service Center plays a very important role. The delegate suggested that the Provincial People's Committee should pay attention to investing in machinery, vehicles, and human resources for the Public Administration Service Center, especially in some difficult mountainous communes, to create the best conditions to serve the people. In addition, the delegate also suggested that the Department of Science and Technology study and upgrade the transmission system and information technology to avoid congestion that delays the settlement of administrative procedures for people and businesses.