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.
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