Prioritise administrative procedure reduction and simplification for business investment

DNHN - The Government Office issued a Notice conveying the conclusions reached by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang at the meeting on reforming administrative procedures and enhancing the effectiveness of the Government's policy advice.

The Government Office issued Notice No. 252/TB-VPCP on June 29 conveying the conclusions reached by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang at the meeting on reforming administrative procedures and enhancing the effectiveness of consultation.

According to the Notice, the administrative procedure reform still possesses several deficiencies and restrictions, including Some agency heads have not paid attention and have directed drastically. Review, submission, and implementation of the plan to reduce and simplify business-related regulations continue to be sluggish (714 out of 1,146 regulations have been approved). The plan for simplification and reduction has not yet been implemented. examination) and have not emphasized consulting associations, businesses, and affected parties when developing administrative procedures and business regulations. 618/699 administrative procedures have not yet been decentralized; 808/1,146 administrative procedures have not been simplified by 19 thematic resolutions on simplifying administrative procedures, citizen documents related to resident management, etc...

Some agencies and units have not increased their sense of responsibility, especially regarding the role of the leader, which has led to the aforementioned deficiencies and limitations. The coordination between agencies and units is still not active, close, and timely; the situation of clinging, local industry and field interests, lack of decentralization, and decentralization persist. Prioritize the reduction and simplification of administrative procedures for business and investment.

Regarding directions and solutions, the Deputy Prime Minister requested that reform-obstructing administrative regulations and procedures be identified. Priority should be given shortly to urgent issues that must be resolved, particularly the reduction and simplification of regulations and administrative procedures governing investment, business, and administrative procedures in industries and fields. Construction, real estate, taxes, customs, electricity, energy, production and processing of agricultural products, import and export, training, education, and health are all directly related to people and businesses.

Conduct periodic briefings and work directly with Government Leaders, Administrative Procedure Reform Working Groups, Government Offices, ministries, branches, localities, and business associations to identify difficulties, and problems, and promptly remove and promote deployment; urge the implementation of the approved reduction, simplification, and decentralization plans, focusing shortly on 714 regulations that have not yet been implemented, and 618 procedures. The administration-approved decentralization plan has not been implemented, and 808 administrative procedures related to citizen documents have not been simplified, nor have administrative procedures been reduced and streamlined internally at ministries, agencies, and localities by 19 thematic resolutions.

Completely and accurately publish administrative procedure information on the National Database

Concerning specific tasks, the Deputy Prime Minister requested that ministries, branches, and localities immediately review, reduce, and simplify administrative regulations and procedures (including internal and granting and authorizing administrative procedures) about investment, production, business, and people's lives, particularly regulations and administrative procedures directed by the Government Leaders. in Document No. 547/TTg-KSTT from 15 June 2023.

Strictly implement the publication, publicity, and transparency of complete, accurate, and timely information on administrative procedures on the National Database on Administrative Procedures and accept and process complaints and petitions on the National Public Service Portal from individuals and organizations regarding regulations and administrative acts.

Based on data from the National Public Service Portal, evaluate the quality of service provided by individuals and businesses in the administration of administrative procedures and the delivery of public services; strengthen administrative discipline, conduct regular inspections, and publish and expose officials, civil servants, and public employees who cause delays and problems.

The Ministry of Justice, the legal organizations under the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and the Department of Justice under the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities strengthen the proposal's evaluation of administrative procedures regulations, draught legal documents, and projects to ensure the issuance of only necessary, reasonable, and legal administrative procedures and the lowest compliance costs.

Based on a review of ministries, branches, and localities, the Ministry of Home Affairs will assume primary responsibility for summarising, reviewing, and proposing plans to strengthen coordination organizations in coordination with the Government Office and relevant ministries and agencies. interdisciplinary cooperation, including the Prime Minister's policy advisory group. The submission deadline is July 2023.

The Administrative Procedure Reform Working Group of the Prime Minister was established.

The announcement also stated that the Government Office shall coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies in formulating and submitting to the Prime Minister for promulgation a key administrative procedure reform plan from now until the end of May 31, 2023, with a focus on reducing, simplifying, and improving the quality of administrative regulations and procedures (including internal administrative procedures, decentralization procedures, and e-government procedures).

In addition, submit to the Prime Minister a proposal to form the Prime Minister's Administrative Procedure Reform Working Group with 10 to 12 members, led by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, and Chairman of the Government Office. The Government will serve as the permanent deputy group, the Minister of the Interior as the permanent deputy, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security as the permanent deputy leader of the Project 06 working group as the permanent deputy leader, and the leaders of several ministries and agencies as permanent members. The working group is tasked with directing, inspecting, and urging the implementation of programs, plans, and schemes about administrative procedure reform; administrative discipline and identification of difficulties and obstacles, prompt removal, and promotion of implementation, with an immediate focus on approved but unimplemented reduction, simplification, and decentralization plans. exam.

Concurrently, upgrade the National Database on administrative procedures to update, publicly monitor, and evaluate internal administrative procedures and administrative procedures at all four levels of government by the third quarter of 2023.

Tran Dinh Phuong