Hanoi (VNA) - As part of the National Assembly's 10th session, lawmakers on November 28 continue discussions at the hall on the draft revised Planning Law; the adjustments of the National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050; and the draft Law on amendments and supplements to the Urban and Rural Planning Law.
The draft revised Law on Planning finalises regulations on the planning system, which includes national-level plans such as the National Master Plan, the National Marine Spatial Plan and the National Land Use Plan, and sectoral plans; regional plans; provincial plans; detailed sectoral plans; urban and rural plans; and plans for special administrative–economic units established by the NA. Notably, the draft law focuses on revising and supplementing regulations governing the relations among different types of plans to ensure continuity, coherence, stability, hierarchy, and a clear basis for resolving conflicts between plans.
Regarding the delegation of authority, the draft law proposes assigning the Prime Minister to approve the National Marine Spatial Plan and the National Land Use Plan; authorising the Government to detail approval powers for sectoral plans to ensure flexibility in management; empowering ministers to approve detailed sectoral plans; and assigning provincial chairpersons to approve provincial plans to strengthen post-approval oversight.
The draft law adds provisions on monitoring, inspecting, and reviewing the planning work, while also streamlining the number of sectoral and detailed sectoral plans - reducing from 78 to 49, equivalent to a decrease of 37%.
According to the Government’s proposal on adjusting the National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, the revisions aim to align with the reorganisation of all-level administrative units and the adoption of a two-tier local administration model.
The adjustments also support the goal to achieve double-digit growth during 2026 –2030 and beyond; and promote breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and digital transformation, education - training, public healthcare, and energy security.
According to the proposal, Vietnam strives to become an upper-middle-income developing country with a modern industrial base by 2030; establish a new growth model driven primarily by science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation; establish an effective, coherent, and sustainable national development model, in which motivation regions, economic corridors, and growth poles take the lead in driving socio-economic development and enhancing national competitiveness; develop a fundamentally modern and synchronous infrastructure network; and ensure major macro-balances and strengthen the economy’s resilience.
Vietnam aims to reach average GDP growth of over 8% per year during 2021–2030, including at least 10% annually in the 2026–2030 period. By 2030, GDP per capita at current prices is expected to reach around 8,500 USD. Labour productivity is hoped to grow by more than 8.5% annually in the next five years. For the 2031–2050 period, GDP growth is projected at 7–7.5% per year, with GDP per capita reaching about 38,000 USD by 2050./.
