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Vietnamese parliament to "adjust" state leadership in March

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HANOI, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's top legislator said the parliament is to "adjust" state leadership in a March meeting at an ongoing parliament standing committee session on Monday.


In his opening remarks, National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said the 11th meeting, the last gathering of the 13th legislature, will decide on the country's major matters in the next five years regarding socio-economic affairs, national defence and security, foreign relations and mid-term finance.

"At the meeting, a number of positions will be adjusted in order to ensure the State's smooth operation after the Party Central Committee made personnel decisions following the 12th National Party Congress," Vietnam's state news agency VNA quoted Chaiman Hung asy saying at the 46th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee.

The session opening in capital Hanoi on Monday is expected to complete preparations for the 11th meeting of the 13th NA scheduled for this month.

The top legislator expressed his hope that the NA Standing Committee and relevant agencies will make thorough preparations for the upcoming meeting to make it a success.

The 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and its first contral committee meeting convened during Jan. 21 to Jan. 28 re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong as the General Secretary of the 12th CPV Central Committee (CPVCC).

While during the Congress, many Vietnamese officials and media said the 12th CPVCC's Politburo members, including Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang, Vice Chairwoman of National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, have been nominated to run for the positions of the President, Chairwoman of of National Congress and Prime Minister, respectively.

On Monday's NA standing committee session, Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh presented reports on socio-economic development outcomes in 2015 and during the 2011-2015 period, a report on the socio-economic development plan for the next five years, and another on the mid-term public investment plan for 2016-2020.

Another report presented by Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung reveals that State budget overspending in 2015 hit 256 trillion VND (11.52 billion USD), accounting for 6.11 percent of GDP. State budget collection was close to 997 trillion VND (44.9 billion USD), up nearly 86 trillion VND (3.9 billion USD) or 9.4 percent of the estimated figure.



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