This is a key requirement set out in Resolution No. 77/NQ-CP of the Government, issued following the March 2025 regular meeting and the online conference between the Government and local authorities.
In Resolution No. 77/NQ-CP, the Government requests the prompt finalization of the two-tier local government model, along with accelerated efforts to streamline the administrative apparatus in association with institutional improvement, and enhancement of the effectiveness and efficiency of state governance.
Specifically, ministries, agencies, and localities are tasked with the following:
(1) Review and amend relevant legal provisions
Ministries, agencies, and localities are to focus on reviewing and proposing amendments and supplements to regulations related to organizational structures in the legal normative documents system, ensuring the continuous, smooth, and effective operation of the state apparatus after the reorganization.
In particular, attention must be paid to clearly delineating authority between different levels of local government when transitioning to a two-tier structure, and this process must go hand in hand with the promotion of decentralization from the central government to local authorities.
(2) Prepare submissions and reports for central-level consideration
Relevant ministries and agencies are to thoroughly prepare proposals and reports for submission to the 11th Plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the Secretariat, and the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly, ensuring both quality and timely completion.
Drafting bodies of laws and resolutions shall coordinate closely with National Assembly agencies to build consensus during the explanation, feedback, and finalization processes of such documents.
(3) Review and propose legislative programs
Continue reviewing and proposing draft laws, ordinances, and resolutions for inclusion in the 2025 legislative program, and for preparation for the 2026 legislative program.
Relevant reports must be submitted to the Ministry of Justice before June 1, 2025, for consolidation and submission to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision.
(4) Develop transitional guidance documents
Ministries and ministerial-level agencies are required to urgently develop and issue guidance documents on transitional tasks in localities during April 2025, ensuring that management in each sector is not disrupted during and after the merger of provincial-level administrative units, abolition of district-level units, and the continued consolidation of commune-level administrative units.
New regulations on controlling vessels entering, leaving and transiting Vietnam will take effect in October, alongside new policies on preferential allowances, the national single-window portal and the national scholarship fund.
On September 14, 2026, the Minister of Finance promulgated Circular No. 136/2026/TT-BTC amending and supplementing Clause 2, Article 3 of Circular No. 158/2025/TT-BTC on excise tax.
Hanoi is establishing an inter-agency mechanism to coordinate greenhouse gas inventories, emissions reduction, and participation in the carbon market, with departments assigned specific tasks in emissions data, carbon-credit projects, financial management, technology, and benefit-sharing mechanisms.
This is a notable provision of Decree No. 371/2026/ND-CP, issued on September 25, 2026, detailing the recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.
As competition for global capital increasingly hinges on institutional quality and administrative reform, the Ministry of Finance is proposing measures to ease market access for foreign investors, broaden the application of special investment procedures, and remove legal obstacles facing projects that use sea areas assigned by the State.
The Government has recently introduced a number of incentives and support measures to promote domestic electrical equipment manufacture, advance technological development and increase the capacity of Vietnamese enterprises operating in the electricity sector, with the aim of ensuring national energy security.
Decision No. 1772/QD-TTg sets out the requirement and assigns agencies to draft documents detailing the implementation of Laws and Resolutions adopted by the 16th National Assembly at its First Extraordinary Session.
The Government has issued Decree 349/2026/ND-CP, amending and supplementing several provisions of decrees guiding the Law on Bidding on contractor selection, with a focus on accelerating digitalisation and improving transparency in procurement activities.
LuatVietnam has published the full text of Government Decree No. 371/2026/ND-CP, detailing the recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam. The Decree takes effect on November 15, 2026.
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