There is still a situation where grassroots officials 'beg' from businesses.

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the reflection of the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, although the Government and the Prime Minister have been paying utmost attention and creating favorable conditions for businesses, in reality, there is still a situation of frequent and blatant harassment of businesses, typically the situation of "falsely asking" for funding.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Sy Cuong speaks before the National Assembly. Photo: Quochoi.vn.

At the discussion session in the hall on the afternoon of November 2, raising the question of why many pressing issues in society have not been resolved, National Assembly delegate Nguyen Sy Cuong (Ninh Thuan) said that the reason can only be explained by "lax management".

According to the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee, although the State apparatus itself does not create social unrest, it is created by civil servants and public employees. Regarding a series of incidents such as: Stone quarry collapse, dozens of people died; Landslide at waste dump, several families were buried; Illegal yacht capsized, many people died; Fire at karaoke establishment in Hanoi killed many people..., Mr. Cuong said, "every time something happens, the government comes and announces that it will review and handle violating establishments". According to the delegate, this should have been done a long time ago, not waiting until it happened.

The delegate from Ninh Thuan province also said that although the Government and the Prime Minister have been paying utmost attention and creating favorable conditions for businesses, in reality, harassment of businesses still occurs regularly and blatantly.

Recounting the story of a voter, Mr. Nguyen Sy Cuong frankly said: "The local government, including the functional agencies located in the area, do not know anything, but they know everything about how many businesses are producing in the area! Visit regularly!"

However, the irony is that "visiting is not to check or correct any problem, but to ask for financial support. Before, we only asked for it on the occasion of Lunar New Year, but now we ask for it on every occasion, even on holidays. We ask for it during summer vacations, we ask for it when organizing conferences - here businesses call it "fake asking". If we don't give it, we will get into trouble. Businesses say they did nothing wrong but still have to accept it" - the delegate could not help but feel indignant.

The issue of the quality of the civil service was also raised by many National Assembly delegates in today's discussion session. Accordingly, even if the Government is determined to fight corruption and build an "integrity" apparatus, if the people who make up that apparatus, including officials and civil servants from the grassroots to the central level, are not honest, the goal will be difficult to achieve.

Previously, delegate Nguyen Huu Cau (Nghe An province) also proposed that in some cases, officials and civil servants who violate discipline should be fired to increase deterrence.

Duong Gim