Prime Minister: Legal policies must be general, concise, and go straight to the point.

On the morning of August 27, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Government's thematic meeting on law-making in August 2024 (second time) to discuss and give opinions on the Draft Law on State Capital Management and Investment in Enterprises (amended), the Draft Law on Teachers, and the Draft Law on Digital Technology Industry.

Attending the meeting were Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Hoa Binh, Le Thanh Long, Ho Duc Phoc; Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, and Government agencies.

Opening the session, welcoming the newly appointed Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers approved by the National Assembly and the General Secretary and President handing over the appointment decisions, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hoped that the newly appointed Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers, together with the Government, would further promote solidarity, unity, discipline, integrity, innovation, and take drastic and effective actions to excellently fulfill the assigned tasks, especially the goals and tasks set forth by the 13th National Party Congress.

In the immediate future, efforts will be made to complete the socio-economic development targets for 2024 and set out directions, tasks, and solutions for socio-economic development in 2025; contributing to the results of 5 years of implementing the 10-year socio-economic development strategy for 2021-2030, and directions and tasks for socio-economic development for 5 years from 2026-2030.

The Prime Minister said that this meeting is the second meeting in August 2024 and the 8th specialized law-making meeting this year of the Government; continuing to implement one of the 3 strategic breakthroughs identified by the 13th National Party Congress, aiming to supplement and perfect institutions, remove difficulties and obstacles, and pave the way for development.

The Prime Minister requested to innovate the thinking of law-making in the direction of: Closely following reality, respecting objective reality; issues that are mature, clear, proven to be correct by practice, agreed by the majority, and effectively implemented should be legalized; issues that are not mature, unclear should be piloted, experience gained while doing, and gradually expanded; not being perfectionist, not hasty; the content of legal policies must be general, concise, specific, and go straight to the point.

According to the Prime Minister, the draft laws considered at the Session are all important, stemming from practical requirements. Among them, the development of the Draft Law on Management and Investment of State Capital in Enterprises (amended) aims to better manage State capital in enterprises, but also remove obstacles, and mobilize State resources and assets for development.

The Law on Teachers Project aims to improve the quality of the teaching staff, meeting the requirements, tasks and missions of the teaching staff in new conditions, with the viewpoint that "teachers are the driving force and inspiration for students."

The Digital Technology Industry Law Project aims to create a legal corridor to promote development, while increasing state management in the field of digital technology industry.

According to the program, at the meeting, the Government listened to the presentation of the Summary Report and the report on receiving appraisal opinions; and discussed policy contents in the Draft Law on State Capital Management and Investment in Enterprises (amended), the Draft Law on Teachers, and the Draft Law on Digital Technology Industry./.