Nghị quyết 227/2025/QH15 về Kỳ họp thứ 9, Quốc hội khóa XV do Quốc hội ban hành

RESOLUTION

9TH SESSION, 15TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Pursuant to The Constitution 2013 of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam as amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the National Assembly No. 57/2014/QH13 as amended by Law No. 65/2020/QH14 and Law No. 62/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the results of the 9th Session, 15th National Assembly from May 5, 2025 to May 29, 2025 and from June 11, 2025 to June 27, 2025;

At the proposal of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and opinions of National Assembly deputies,

HEREBY RESOLVES:

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These are momentous decisions of profound historical significance, with direct impacts on the entire political system, every citizen and society as a whole, particularly affecting 696 district-level administrative divisions and province-level and commune-level administrative divisions nationwide which shall terminate their operation from July 1, 2025. These decisions have received broad consensus and support from the people, National Assembly deputies, Party committees, authorities, cadres, civil servants, public employees, and employees across the political system of the administrative divisions subject to rearrangement./.

The National Assembly and the electorate of the whole country acknowledge and highly appreciate the historic role and contributions of Party committees and authorities of district-level administrative divisions nationwide, which have faithfully and persistently shouldered great responsibilities, excellently and fully completed their glorious historic mission over the past 80 years, thereby creating a solid foundation for the nation to enter a new stage of development and to transition to the two-tier local government model.  The National Assembly acknowledges and commends the sense of responsibility of cadres, Party members, civil servants, public employees, and employees in the political system at district-level administrative divisions and at province-level and commune-level administrative divisions, as well as ministries and agencies implementing the rearrangement, who have joined hands and stood in solidarity to support the major policy of the Party and the State on the rearrangement and streamlining of the organizational apparatus of the political system; and values the sacrifice and dedication of collectives and individuals for the common goal and the common interests of the nation. The Government, local authorities at all levels, and relevant agencies and organizations shall focus on rearrangement, consolidation, and stabilization of the organizational apparatus so that the two-tier local government can operate smoothly, effectively, and efficiently; and shall establish mechanisms and policies to promptly support, encourage, and take care of those affected by the rearrangement and streamlining.

2. The National Assembly has passed 34 laws and 34 resolutions; given first opinions on 6 draft laws (list attached), The National Assembly has passed 34 laws and 34 resolutions; given first opinions on 6 draft laws (list attached), and decided to reschedule the submission of the draft Law on amendments to the Law on Planning to the 10th Session, 15th National Assembly for continued review and comprehensive revision.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, and relevant agencies shall promptly organize the implementation of the laws and resolutions adopted at the 9th Session, ensuring close linkage between law-making and law enforcement, with timeliness, rigor, consistency, effectiveness, and efficiency; and shall study, explain, and incorporate opinions of National Assembly deputies to improve draft laws that have been discussed at the 9th Session; and urgently prepare contents for submission to the 10th Session, 15th National Assembly with ensured quality and progress.

The Government shall direct ministries and relevant sectors to promptly draft, issue, or submit for issuance guiding documents on elaboration of the implementation of laws and resolutions, ensuring their immediate enforceability upon entry into force; to further delegate and devolve in the implementation of administrative procedures; and to strictly control the provision of administrative procedures in legal normative documents.  At the same time, priority shall be given to building and improving institutions for national development in the new era, focusing on perfecting the legal system, mechanisms, and policies to effectively implement the four pillar Resolutions of the Politburo:  Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 on breakthroughs in development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation; Resolution No. 59-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2025 on international integration in the new context; Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW dated April 30, 2025 on reform of law-making and law enforcement to meet national development requirements in the new era; and Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW dated May 4, 2025 on development of the private economy. There must be strong innovation in thinking and orientation in law-making; turning institutions and laws into competitive advantages. Efforts shall be concentrated on building laws on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation, thereby creating a legal framework for new issues, forming new growth drivers; and promptly removing legal “bottlenecks” to meet the requirements of rapid and sustainable development of the country in the new era.  The effectiveness and breakthroughs in law enforcement shall be enhanced, ensuring that laws are implemented fairly, rigorously, consistently, promptly, effectively, and efficiently.

3. Based on the Party’s policies and practical requirements, the National Assembly has considered and decided to shorten the tenure of the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021 - 2026 term. The President, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Government, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the State Audit Office, the Ethnic Council, and the Committees of the National Assembly are requested to prepare their term - based Work Reports in accordance with Plan No. 1255/KH - UBTVQH15 dated April 17, 2025 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, ensuring quality and progress for submission to the National Assembly at the last session of the 15th National Assembly.

At the same time, the National Assembly has decided the Election Day of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term to be Sunday, March 15, 2026; and established the National Election Council to organize preparatory work for the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to the People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term.

4. The National Assembly acknowledges and highly appreciates the direction, administration, and decisive implementation of tasks and solutions by the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, sectors, localities, the business community, and the people, resulting in the basic completion of socio - economic development tasks and the state budget for 2024 and the early months of 2025.

The National Assembly requests the Government to direct and coordinate with relevant agencies to continue closely monitoring developments, forecasting domestic and global situations, and comprehensively and promptly implementing set objectives, tasks, and solutions to overcome shortcomings, striving to achieve the highest results of the 2025 socio-economic development plan; focusing on effectively implementing the following tasks and solutions:

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b) Promote domestic market development, stimulate consumption, diversify distribution channels, strongly develop digital platforms and b) Promote domestic market development, stimulate consumption, diversify distribution channels, strongly develop digital platforms and e-commerce; substantively and effectively implement the Campaign “Vietnamese people prioritize Vietnamese goods”; upgrade and reform the national trade promotion program; support enterprises in building and promoting brands;

c) Thoroughly resolve delayed projects causing waste of resources and hindering enterprise development, clarify responsibilities of relevant agencies; end the situation of delayed payments for contracts signed by regulatory agencies and state-owned enterprises with private enterprises. Focus on removing procedural obstacles, resolving disputes, accelerating project progress, and effectively utilizing land resources currently wasted;

d) Review and improve credit policies, including policies to prioritize part of commercial credit sources for enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, supporting industries, innovative startups to borrow for investing in machinery, equipment, new technology, green transition, digital transformation, export credit, and supply chain credit. Encourage lending based on data, cash flow, and value chains. Strengthen inspection, examination, and strict supervision of credit activities; strictly control internal lending;

dd) Urgently restructure the securities market, develop the insurance market; improve regulations on corporate bonds to deepen and expand the corporate bond market, mobilize medium- and long-term capital for economic development;

e) Continue to promote and improve the effectiveness of signing and implementing international treaties and agreements, allocate adequate resources to contribute to effective implementation of Politburo Resolution No. 59 - NQ/TW dated January 24, 2025;

g) Review objectives and targets of the National strategy on gender equality for the 2021 - 2030 period to adjust appropriately for 2026 - 2030; organize a mid-term review to be completed in 2025; and study and soon submit to the National Assembly amendments to the Law on Gender Equality.

5. Regarding thrift practice and anti-wastefulness, the Government is requested to institutionalize the Party’s policy on thrift practice and anti - wastefulness, especially Politburo Directive No. 27 - CT/TW dated December 25, 2023 on strengthening the Party’s leadership over thrift practice and anti-wastefulness, especially Politburo Directive No. 27 - CT/TW dated December 25, 2023 on strengthening the Party’s leadership over thrift practice and anti-wastefulness in specialized laws, ensuring consistency and uniformity in the legal system.  At the same time, comprehensively assess the status of public assets of agencies and organizations subject to administrative division rearrangement and streamlining of organizational apparatus. Develop an overall, synchronized plan for the management, use, and transfer of office headquarters after streamlining; prioritize allocation and conversion of redundant headquarters into public welfare facilities, healthcare facilities, and schools; study and introduce mechanisms for leasing, transferring property, headquarters, and land, ensuring all redundant assets are effectively used, avoiding abandonment, misuse, or inefficiency.

6. The National Assembly agrees with the main contents of the Consolidated Report on opinions and recommendations of voters and the people sent to the 9th Session, 15th National Assembly, prepared by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The Government, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, ministries, central agencies, and local governments at all levels, within their assigned functions and tasks, shall study, take into account, address and respond to the proposals and recommendations of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

Through plenary discussion on the supervision results of settlement of voters’ petitions sent to the 8th Session, 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly highly appreciates the efforts of the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, sectors, and central agencies in addressing and responding to voters’ petitions.  Many petitions concerning citizens’ rights and interests have been seriously received, considered, and promptly settled by competent authorities.  The Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, sectors, and central agencies shall continue to pay attention to addressing and responding to voters’ petitions and proposals and petitions of National Assembly deputies concerning the settlement of voters’ petitions. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly shall direct, urge, and supervise the settlement and responses to voters’ petitions and petitions of National Assembly deputies; and shall remedy shortcomings and limitations mentioned in the Supervision Report.

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8. Transitional application of certain specific mechanisms and policies already approved by the National Assembly for certain localities after the rearrangement of the apparatus and expansion of administrative boundaries in accordance with the Party’s and State’s policy

a) Localities (including the provinces and cities: Danang, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho) after the merger of administrative divisions are allowed to continue implementing specific mechanisms and policies under Resolution No. 136/2024/QH15 dated June 26, 2024, Resolution No. 55/2022/QH15 dated June 16, 2022, Resolution No. 98/2023/QH15 dated June 24, 2023, and Resolution No. 45/2022/QH15 dated January 11, 2022 of the National Assembly, except for articles and clauses annulled under the Law on Organization of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15, corresponding to localities (including the provinces and cities: Danang, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho) before the merger of province-level administrative divisions;

b) Newly established communes and wards corresponding to the area of Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak province, after the rearrangement of administrative divisions, are allowed to continue applying specific mechanisms and policies under Resolution No. 72/2022/QH15 dated November 15, 2022 of the National Assembly applicable to Buon Ma Thuot City before the implementation of the two-tier local government model;

c) The Government shall direct the evaluation of policy impacts, ensure the principle of budget revenue-expenditure balance in accordance with the Law on State Budget; summarize and assess specific mechanisms and policies for localities (after completion of merger and consolidation) to adjust and supplement them in line with the new situation, or submit to the National Assembly for codification of issues that are clear and practically tested for nationwide application.

9. Grant temporary visa exemption to foreigners under special categories requiring preferential treatment to serve socio-economic development on the basis of ensuring national defense, national security, social order, and safety. The Government shall provide specific regulations and direct studies for submission to the National Assembly to amend relevant laws to meet practical requirements.

10. Overall solution for definitively settling issues of the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC)

The National Assembly agrees with the Government’s proposal on converting all remaining debt repayment obligations of the Government at the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation into state budget expenditure to definitively resolve SBIC’s debt issue as presented in Submission No. 22/TTr-CP dated June 24, 2025 of the Government, ensuring no impact on national creditworthiness. The Government shall be responsible for the accuracy of data on the remaining debts under the Government’s responsibility at SBIC, and shall prevent the incurrence of additional debts for which the Government must assume repayment on behalf of SBIC.

11. Settlement of recovered loan sources from policy credit programs funded by the state budget that have expired at the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies is permitted to continue using the entire amount of VND 6,068.961 billion of state budget already allocated for policy credit programs (of which VND 3,144.499 billion was recovered as of April 30, 2025, and VND 2,924.462 billion remains to be recovered) to provide loans for credit programs at the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies as presented in Submission No. 511/TTr-CP dated June 12, 2025 of the Government, in which priority shall be given to allocation of capital for implementing loan programs for socio-economic development in ethnic minority areas.

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12. Adjustment of central budget estimates allocated to ministries, central agencies, targeted supplementation from the central budget to local budgets in 2025, and determination of local budget revenue - expenditure estimates in 2025 after province-level administrative division rearrangement, as presented in Submission No. 504/TTr-CP dated June 11, 2025 and Submission No. 509/TTr-CP dated June 12, 2025 of the Government

The Government shall carry out the adjustment of central budget estimates allocated to ministries and central agencies, targeted supplementation from the central budget to local budgets in 2025, and determination of local budget revenue - expenditure estimates in 2025 after province-level administrative division rearrangement in accordance with Clause 1 Article 13 of Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025 of the National Assembly on handling several issues related to the rearrangement of the state apparatus, and shall report to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the National Assembly at the nearest session.

13. Funding for drug rehabilitation facilities, regimes, and policies to support officials and employees working in drug rehabilitation, as presented in Submission No. 492/TTr-CP dated June 10, 2025 of the Government

The Government shall decide and organize the implementation of adjustment of budget estimates and finalization of the 2025 state budget between the Ministry of Public Security and localities as stated in Submission No. 492/TTr-CP dated June 10, 2025 of the Government, in accordance with Clause 1 Article 13 of Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025 of the National Assembly.

From the budget year 2026 onwards, the Ministry of Public Security shall be responsible for preparing estimates, managing, using, and finalizing the state budget to ensure funding for drug rehabilitation facilities and centers within the annual state budget estimates of the Ministry of Public Security in accordance with the Law on State Budget and related guiding documents.

Based on the balancing capacity of local budgets, localities shall continue providing funding support for drug rehabilitation facilities and centers, and supporting regimes and policies for cadres, officers and soldiers, civil servants, public employees, workers, and trainees participating in drug rehabilitation work in local drug rehabilitation facilities and centers in accordance with current support policies and regimes. In particular, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho City are permitted to support drug rehabilitation facilities, centers, and cadres, officers and soldiers, civil servants, public employees, workers, and trainees in drug rehabilitation facilities and centers located in other localities, as provided in Submission No. 492/TTr-CP dated June 10, 2025 of the Government.

14. On adding forms of investment in the North–South high-speed railway project

Agreeing with the Government’s proposal in Submission No. 573/TTr-CP dated June 23, 2025. Approving the addition of investment forms under the Law on Public-Private Partnership Investment and investment under the Law on Investment for the North - South high-speed railway project, in addition to public investment. The Government shall organize the selection of investment forms and investors in accordance with law. In case of other mechanisms and policies beyond the competence of the Government, they shall be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

15. On solutions to continue implementing planning in connection with the rearrangement of administrative divisions pending the promulgation of the amended Law on Planning

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For national, regional, and provincial planning already prepared or adjusted but not yet decided or approved, such decision or approval shall be made in accordance with the Law on Planning;

b) For technical and specialized planning, the formulation, appraisal, approval, and adjustment of planning shall continue to be carried out in accordance with relevant specialized laws until new regulations are issued;

c) The Government shall review and comprehensively evaluate all matters related to planning in legal normative documents for amendment, supplementation, and promulgation within its competence, or submit to competent authorities for promulgation, in order to meet requirements of state management of planning, ensuring consistency and uniformity of the legal system.  Pending the issuance of relevant legal normative documents on planning by competent authorities, provisions of Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 dated June 24, 2025 of the National Assembly on special mechanisms for handling difficulties and obstacles caused by legal provisions may be applied until new legal regulations on planning are promulgated.

16. On the policy of supporting lunch meals for primary and lower secondary school students studying in land border communes

It is agreed to assign the Government to urgently implement lunch meal support for primary and lower secondary school students in land border communes from the 2025 - 2026 academic year. In case matters exceed the competence of the Government, they shall be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

17. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Government, the Prime Minister, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Ethnic Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the State Audit Office, ministries, sectors, central agencies, and local governments at all levels, within their assigned functions and tasks, shall effectively implement this Resolution; strengthen propagation, dissemination, and legal education to promptly implement laws and resolutions adopted by the National Assembly.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the Ethnic Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, delegations of National Assembly deputies, and National Assembly deputies shall supervise the implementation of this Resolution.

The Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and member organizations of the Front shall supervise and encourage the people to implement this Resolution.

This Resolution was passed by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Legislature XV, at its 9th Session on 27 June 2025.

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PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY




Tran Thanh Man

LIST OF LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AND DISCUSSED AT THE 9TH SESSION, 15TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

I. Laws adopted by the National Assembly

1. The Law on Special Consumption Tax;

2. The Law on Corporate Income Tax;

3. The Law on Management and Investment of State Capital in Enterprises;

4. The Law on Chemicals;

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6. The Law on Organization of Local Government;

7. The Law on Teachers;

8. The Law on Employment;

9. The Law on Cadres and Civil Servants;

10. The Law on Inspection;

11. The Law on State Budget;

12. The Law on Protection of Personal Data;

13. The Law on Participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Forces;

14. Law on Science, Technology, and Innovation;

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16. Law on Railways;

17. Law on amendments to the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;

18. Law on amendments to the Law on Advertising;

19. Law on amendments to the Law on Enterprises;

20. Law on amendments to the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy;

21. Law on amendments to the Law on Product and Goods Quality;

22. Law on amendments to the Law on Vietnamese Nationality;

23. Law on amendments to the Law on Organization of People’s Courts;

24. Law on amendments to the Law on Organization of People’s Procuracies;

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26. Law on amendments to the Civil Procedure Code, the Law on Administrative Procedures, the Law on Juvenile Justice, the Law on Bankruptcy, and the Law on Mediation and Dialogue at Court;

27. Law on amendments to the Criminal Code;

28. . Law on amendments to the Law on Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents;

29. Law on amendments to the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations;

30. Law on amendments to the Law on Bidding; the Law on Investment under the Public-Private Partnership; the Law on Customs; the Law on Value-Added Tax; the Law on Export and Import Duties; the Law on Investment; the Law on Public Investment; the Law on Management and Use of Public Property;

31. Law on amendments to the Law on Credit Institutions;

32. Law on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code;

33. Law on amendments to the Law on the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Law on Trade Unions, the Law on Youth, and the Law on Implementation of Grassroots - level Democracy;

34. Law on amendments to 11 laws on Military and National Defense.

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1. Resolution on amendments to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

2. Resolution on amendments to the Constitution 2013;

3. Resolution on the establishment of the Drafting Committee for amendments to the Constitution 2013;

4. Resolution on the rearrangement of province-level administrative divisions;

5. Resolution on certain special mechanisms and policies to create breakthroughs in law-making and law implementation;

6. Resolution on special mechanisms to address difficulties and obstacles caused by legal provisions;

7. Resolution on the implementation of the Law on amendments to the Law on Organization of People’s Courts, the Law on amendments to the Law on Organization of People’s Procuracies, procedural laws, and other related laws;

8. Resolution on piloting the People’s Procuracies initiating civil lawsuits to protect the civil rights of vulnerable groups or to protect public interests;

9. Resolution on certain special mechanisms and policies for the development of the private economy;

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11. Resolution on piloting certain special mechanisms and policies for the development of Haiphong City;

12. Resolution on reduction of value-added tax;

13. Resolution on extension of agricultural land use tax exemption;

14. Resolution on adjustment and supplementation of the state budget estimates 2025;

15. Resolution on supplementation of the state budget estimates 2025 for recurrent expenditures (non-refundable foreign aid capital);

16. Resolution on supplementation of the state budget revenue estimates 2023 and approval of the state budget final accounts 2023;

17. Resolution on the investment policy of the Quy Nhon - Pleiku expressway construction project;

18. Resolution on the investment policy of the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 4 construction project;

19. Resolution on adjustment of the investment policy of the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau expressway construction project, phase 1;

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21. Resolution on tuition exemption and support for preschool children, general education students, and learners of general education programs in institutions of the national education system;

22. Resolution on universal preschool education for children aged 3 to 5 years;

23. Resolution on shortening the tenure of the 15th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2021 - 2026 term; and on the Election Day of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term;

24. Resolution on the establishment of the National Election Council;

25. Resolution on the election of the President of the National Election Council;

26. Resolution on approval of the proposal of the President of the National Election Council regarding the list of Vice Presidents and Members of the National Election Council;

27. Resolution on dismissal of the position of Member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the position of President of the Ethnic Council of the 15th National Assembly;

28. Resolution on the number of Members of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly;

29. Resolution on election of Members of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly;

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31. Resolution on amendments to a number of articles of the Rules of Procedure of the National Assembly promulgated together with Resolution No. 71/2022/QH15 dated November 15, 2022 of the National Assembly;

32. Resolution on the Supervisory Program of the National Assembly in 2026;

33. Resolution on question and answer activities at the 9th Session, 15th National Assembly;

34. Resolution of the 9th Session, 15th National Assembly.

III.  Draft Laws submitted to the National Assembly for first-time comments

1. Law on Transfer of Persons Serving Prison Sentences;

2. Law on Extradition;

3. Law on State of Emergency;

4. Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil Matters;

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6. Law on amendments to the Law on Planning.