More than 3,500 petitions from voters sent to the 7th Session, 14th National Assembly

Opening of the 7th session of the 14th National Assembly. Photo: PV/VNA

People are excited about the comprehensive socio-economic results.

Presenting the Report, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Tran Thanh Man said that since the 6th session of the 14th National Assembly, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, in coordination with the National Assembly Standing Committee, has compiled 3,518 opinions and recommendations from voters and people nationwide through National Assembly delegations and the system of the Vietnam Fatherland Front at all levels and member organizations.

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Tran Thanh Man presented a report at the meeting. Photo: Quochoi.vn

Reflecting the common thoughts and aspirations of voters and people nationwide, the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front said that voters and people are happy and excited about the comprehensive socio-economic results of the country in 2018 and the first months of 2019.

The macro economy is stable, inflation is controlled at a low level; the business investment environment has improved, the number of newly established enterprises has increased to the highest level in the past 5 years; the poverty rate, unemployment rate and underemployment rate tend to decrease gradually; social security is basically guaranteed, the care for the Lunar New Year for the people is of concern to all levels and sectors; the material and spiritual life of the people has improved; national defense and security have been maintained; foreign relations have achieved many good results, Vietnam's position is increasingly enhanced in the international arena.

Delegates from Nghe An at the meeting. Photo: PV/VNA

In addition, voters and people are also concerned about a number of issues such as: food safety and environmental pollution are slowly improving; there are some behaviors that lack ethical standards and lifestyles in society; some serious murder cases cause panic among the people; the situation of drug trading and transportation is very complicated; many serious traffic accidents, fires and explosions have occurred; the adjustment of electricity and gasoline prices in the past has had some impact on people's lives and production and business activities; the situation of complaints and denunciations is still urgent in some localities...

Propose to strengthen management, have breakthrough solutions to solve arising problems

Regarding some specific recommendations, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Tran Thanh Man stated that voters and people requested the Government to direct the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, relevant ministries, branches and localities to be proactive in forecasting and providing market information, encouraging businesses to invest in agriculture, building agricultural product brands, continuing to implement breakthrough solutions to restructure the agricultural sector to increase productivity, quality and production efficiency; in the immediate future, it is necessary to focus on preventing and controlling African swine fever.

Along with that, voters and people requested the Government to direct the Ministry of Industry and Trade, ministries, functional branches and localities to strengthen measures to inspect and control the market, closely monitor food safety, and strictly handle organizations and individuals who violate the law.

Propose that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, relevant ministries, branches and localities strengthen management, promote propaganda and guidance to raise people's awareness of these activities, and practice a cultural and civilized lifestyle in weddings, funerals and festivals.

Propose that the Ministry of Information and Communications coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and relevant ministries and branches to strengthen network security management, promote propaganda and orientation for people to use network information in accordance with the law and social ethics.

It is recommended that the Ministry of Education and Training continue to have effective solutions to overcome these weaknesses; all sectors, levels, localities and the whole society join hands with the education sector, contributing to creating a safe, healthy and friendly educational environment; continue to review limitations and promptly overcome "loopholes" in the regulations on examinations and recognition of high school graduation, proactively prevent cheating in the national high school graduation exam in 2019 and the following years.

In addition, voters and people nationwide made recommendations on issues related to resource management and environmental protection, security and order, social safety, building a contingent of cadres, civil servants and public employees, and the fight against corruption and waste.

Such as the loose management of land and public assets causing great loss of State assets; the organization and implementation of key national transport infrastructure projects lack of synchronization; slow progress in public investment; some "suspended" projects causing waste; there is no fundamental solution to solve the serious situation of riverbank and coastal erosion in many places; the quality of medical examination and treatment in rural, mountainous, remote and isolated areas is still limited; the implementation of merging kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools in some places is not reasonable; the management and implementation of urban planning still have many limitations; in some places, the settlement of backlog of records of people with revolutionary contributions is still slow, some subjects take advantage of policies for people with revolutionary contributions and people infected with Agent Orange to "profit"; The proactive provision of information on issues of concern to the people and the work of receiving citizens and dialogue between heads of agencies, units, and localities with the people in some places have not received real attention...