At the meeting above, the representative of the World Investment Fund Joint Stock Company summarized the outline of the master plan for tourism development in Quynh Nhai district. Specifically, the outline has proposed a solution for planning the exploitation of Quynh Nhai tourism development with a focus on the Son La hydropower reservoir area, creating a high-class community-based eco-tourism area in Son La province. with many types of tourism and class services, focusing on exploiting typical space, long-standing cultural values, creating a unique identity that attracts tourists, becoming an attractive tourist center. attracting domestic and international tourists. Also according to this outline, the scope of the project formulation includes the entire water surface of the Son La hydropower reservoir in Quynh Nhai district, 10,520 ha wide and the ground area surrounding the lake bed, including islands, The peninsula lies on the lake bed from Pa Ma Pha Khinh commune to Muong Chien commune. In which, the proposed investment scope is a water surface area of ​​about 3,000 ha and a ground area of ​​about 500 ha. Representing the leaders of Son La province at the meeting with the World Investment Fund Joint Stock Company In addition, with its intrinsic strengths, Quynh Nhai district is oriented to invest in becoming a tourist area of ​​the “5-star” hydroelectric lake bed with majestic natural beauty, meeting top standards and world-class luxury. It is expected to gather entertainment areas with modern scale and leading trends in the world, including zoological park planning … towards being recognized as an amusement park. top of Asia. At the same time, the outline also mentions the planning of a complex lake-bed resort with many types of services such as golf courses, resort services, hot spring baths, adventure games, movies. School … Estimated, the total investment value in this project is up to 3,000 billion VND with the goal of making the lake-bed tourist area become a tourist destination praised by the world community as one of the most beautiful destinations in the world. gender. Thereby helping Vietnam tourism rank up in the international arena and contribute to making Vietnam an attractive destination for the elite and international stars. Responding to the outline of the World Investment Fund Joint Stock Company, Mr. Pham Van Thuy – Vice Chairman of Son La province welcomed the investor’s idea of ​​developing Quynh Nhai hydropower reservoir tourism, evaluating the idea. the above is “new, attractive and consistent with the province’s policy in tourism development”. Along with that, the representative of the leadership of Son La province assigned the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to advise the Provincial People’s Committee to soon have a document to register with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to develop a tourism development plan for Son La hydropower reservoir to become a national tourist area. Mr. Pham Van Thuy emphasized that the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is the focal point along with relevant departments and agencies and Quynh Nhai district closely coordinating with investors, studying and guiding the procedures to ensure the correct implementation steps. procedure. Quynh Nhai District, Son La Province, with a focus on the Son La hydropower reservoir, is expected to become a leading tourist attraction in the country and the world. The leaders of Son La province also set the expectation to make Quynh Nhai district – a northern mountainous district of this situation become a bright spot to attract tourists when possessing a lot of potential for natural tourism (Pa Uon bridge has a high head). most in Vietnam with a total length of 1,418m; pristine cave system with different geological structure that has never been announced or exploited …), minerals for tourism (hot springs have abundant water can be exploited into hot mineral springs …), spiritual tourism (Temple of Linh Son – Thuy Tu and Nang Han ..), cultural and social tourism (historical sites of Pac Ma banyan tree, Thai villages white riverside Da river, shampoo festival of Thai ethnic group …) and especially lake-bed tourism. Accordingly, Son La hydropower reservoir bed has majestic natural landscape, multi-ethnic and multicultural population … On the other hand, this site is located in the Northwest triangle area connecting the two points of Lao Cai and Dien Bien. creating a diversified tourist population. Regarding geographical location, Quynh Nhai district is located in the northernmost part of Son La province, with the Da river flowing through and most of Son La hydropower lake is located in the district. The district center is 60 km north of Son La city. This place is known as “Ha Long Bay on the mountain” because of its beauty as a water-based painting in the mountains and forests of the Northwest: with a population of islands, caves and primeval forests hidden deep in the mountains.

Development is not sustainable The document states that in the past 15 years, the real estate market has grown rapidly but has not yet achieved the transparent, healthy, stable and sustainable development goals. The market still repeats many land fevers, especially the land fever that occurs consecutively on a large scale today, causing many negative consequences, losing opportunities to create housing for many income earners. On average, urban low-income people, labor workers and migrants, affect social security and order. Land fever in the area of ​​Phan Thiet airport in early March 2021. Photo: Hop Pho The main culprits of the land fever, house price fever, land price fever are the “head of the family, land storks, and dishonest businesses” who perform tricks to spread rumors, make prices – blow prices, take advantage ” crowd psychology – greedy “,” prey “on fake purchases and excess opportunities to” chisel the fat “, illegal profit and in some cases there was connection, support, “back against” of grassroots cadres. When the land fever subsided, many individual investors “surf” with the crowd due to lack of capital to borrow with high interest rates, not having enough information and skills, so they were trapped and lost heavily. even fell into the situation of accumulating debt. Many land plots became deserted, while land prices in some localities were pushed too high compared to their real value, negatively affecting the investment environment, making it difficult to attract investors, especially big investors. In addition to land fever, there is a situation of skyrocketing house prices, mainly due to a sharp decline in the supply of housing projects, a lack of housing products, especially a lack of affordable apartments. or low-cost commercial housing, social housing. The shortage of supply due to unapproved housing projects, congestion in construction investment procedures, and general intangibility have created advantages for some businesses that already have existing projects and have home products. In overwhelming the market “imposes” the selling price to get a very high profit. Tax against speculation Through the research, Mr. Le Hoang Chau, President of HoREA, proposed to the Prime Minister to consider solutions to “treat” land fever and stabilize house prices through the effective use of tax tools and the issuance of unjust tax. movables. Specifically, HoREA proposes to issue tax against speculation on housing and land; Income tax is imposed at a very high tax rate for the sale or transfer of houses and land right after establishment to eliminate the speculation of investors in case the market shows signs of speculation or fever. hot “bubbles”. “I hope the Prime Minister will consider and set a very high tax rate if selling or transferring houses and land in the first year and keep high tax rates in the second and third years. Cases of sale and transfer of houses, After being created for 3 years or proving that the need to sell or transfer houses or land is justified, the normal tax rate will be applied.As such, this tax will not affect home buyers. there is a need to create real houses “- stated by HoREA’s document. HoREA also recommends taxing people who own multiple properties that are subject to a progressive tax rate depending on the number of properties owned. In case the real estate market is speculated, very high tax rates can be applied to eliminate the will to speculate. The delay in putting land into use should also be high taxed to eliminate the will to “hold on to” the land, slow to put the land into use and to combat land speculation. Real estate tax In particular, the Association proposed to issue a “real estate tax”. Because at present, homeowners do not have to pay housing property tax, but only have to pay “non-agricultural land use tax”, including “residential land” at the rate of “residential land” in the term. the rate is 0.03% of the land price list, so the tax payment rate is very low, almost negligible. The association agreed with the Ministry of Finance’s proposal to consider issuing a “real estate tax” on the value of houses and land, to create a stable and sustainable source of revenue for the state budget. But the Association recommends carefully considering, to ensure that it is consistent with the common income of the majority of individuals and households who have middle income and low income in our country. However, in order not to have the “tax-stack tax” situation, it is necessary to replace the current “land use levy” collection method, which is a burden for home buyers in housing projects. Horea proposes to add the efficient use of monetary and credit tools of the State Bank. In addition, it is proposed to use measures to reduce the proportion of real estate loans to buy credit for “surfing” investment, as well as to strictly control “consumer credit”, to prevent the transfer of a part of sources. loans to build a house, repair a house, buy a house, to “surf” when the real estate market has a “bubble” fever. Tight control of “dirty money” In addition, HoREA proposes to strictly control the source of “dirty money” to buy real estate for “money laundering”. According to Mr. Chau, in the first 3 months of 2021, real estate credit growth of 3%, although higher than the overall credit growth of only 2.93%, but not too unusual. Thus, a big question is that the huge investment capital that makes the real estate market hot “bubble” now come from?

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has just submitted a proposal to the Government to develop the Law on Social Insurance (amended) (social insurance). According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the current development of social insurance beneficiaries is below potential, many people are subject to compulsory social insurance but have not yet participated. The current law is “missing” many subjects Data from the General Statistics Office shows that in 2019, the whole country had more than 5.6 million individual business households, eight times the number of enterprises. According to the tax authorities, the country has more than 1.7 million times of households paying tax (households with turnover less than 100 million VND / year do not have to pay). However, this group is not subject to compulsory social insurance, so very few individual business householders participate in voluntary social insurance. According to data from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in 2019 there are about 23,000 active cooperatives, attracting nearly six million members. In which 1.2 million people work in the cooperative area. But according to the report of the social insurance agency, there are nearly 7,000 cooperatives registered to participate in compulsory social insurance for about 41,000 employees. “Through a survey in some localities, many business managers, managers and executives of unpaid cooperatives wish to participate in compulsory social insurance …” – said by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs. Therefore, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs proposes to add compulsory social insurance participants for individual business householders, business managers, managers and cooperatives without pay. Specific provisions on compulsory social insurance for employees who work part-time and participate in compulsory social insurance with civil servants, public employees, part-time workers at commune level who also sign labor contracts. moving. According to the assessment of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the above provision helps to increase the income of the social insurance fund in the short and medium term, while also increasing the expenditure from the social insurance fund in both short, medium and long term. The number of people who receive one-time social insurance to take care of their immediate life tends to increase. Photo: V.LONG Need to have a share in participating in social insurance According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the nature of risk sharing is only evident in sickness, maternity, labor accident, and occupational disease regimes. The pension policy is designed to be heavy on the principle of payment – benefit (pay more and enjoy more and vice versa) but lack attention to the principle of sharing between high and low salary people. According to data reported by the Vietnam Social Security, by the end of 2017, the average pension is 4.26 million VND / person / month. In which, the highest is 101.3 million VND / person / month, the lowest is 1.3 million VND / person / month (more than 4,100 people have this pension). The large gap in pension discourages people with low wages, leading to an increase in the number of people who want to receive one-time social insurance. In recent years, each year about 600,000 people enjoy one-time social insurance and leave the social insurance system. Therefore, this agency proposes to amend the method of calculating the average monthly salary paid for social insurance to calculate the pension for the employee, in the direction of the average monthly salary paid for social insurance of that person and the average monthly salary paid for social insurance. of people participating in social insurance to calculate their pensions. Thus, there will be a certain share between the high-paid and the low-paid. “The narrowing of the pension gap will encourage the participants of low-wage social insurance to reserve the time to pay social insurance to enjoy the pension instead of receiving one-time social insurance …” – The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs assessed. The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that if allowed, the unit would be authorized by the Government to submit to the National Assembly for consideration and comments on the first bill at the second session of term XV (October 2022). Submit to the National Assembly for approval at the third session, term XV (May 2023). “Tighten” regulations on receiving social insurance once Currently, the condition to receive one-time social insurance is quite easy. Specifically, after one year of not participating in social insurance, the employee can receive one-time social insurance with the entitlement of 1.5 months of salary for each year participating in social insurance before 2014 and two months of salary for each participating year thereafter. Thus, with the contribution to the pension and death fund of 8% of the salary from the employee, the one year of paying 0.96 months of salary, the entitlement to two months’ salary upon receiving one-time social insurance is considered profitable. Along with having to wait too long to enjoy pension, employees will want to receive one-time social insurance to meet immediate needs. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the regulations on one-time social insurance entitlement in the direction of having a roadmap to only deal with employees when they have reached the end of their working age but are not eligible for pensions without the need to continue paying. . Except for the case of going abroad to legally settle down or suffering from a dangerous disease and wishing to receive it once, or if the case is not yet over the working age, but receives one-time social insurance, the rate of entitlement is lower. In addition, the law also needs to amend the conditions for enjoying the pension in the direction of gradually reducing the number of years of minimum social insurance payment from 20 years to 15 years, towards 10 years with an appropriate calculated benefit level, creating conditions for The elderly, with a low number of years participating in social insurance, are entitled to pensions. 65% of Vietnamese elderly do not have a pension According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, by the end of 2020, Vietnam has about 14.1 million people after the retirement age (55 years old for women, 60 years old and older for men). Of which, only over 3.1 million people are enjoying the pension (accounting for 22.1%) and 1.8 million people are enjoying the retirement allowance. There are still about 9.2 million people after the retirement age (accounting for 65%) who have not participated in insurance or any other social security layer.

Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible?

In court, the defendants have the right to argue before the prosecution’s allegations that they are responsible for the VND 830 billion loss case at the Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Phase 2 Production Expansion Project (TISCO).

Defendant Tran Trong Mung, former General Director of TISCO, was the first to have the right to argue, but asked lawyer Dinh Anh Tuan to defend himself. Previously, defendant Mung was offered a penalty of 10-11 years in prison by the Procuracy because he was accused of having the main responsibility in the case when he did not terminate his contract with China Metallurgical Science, Technology and Trade Group (MCC) even though this business has violated.

Project of production expansion phase 2 of Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Company stopped construction for many years. Photo: GENERAL WRITE

The proceeding agency said that the defendant should Mung must terminate the contract with MCC, withdraw the advance; report to the authorized person to cancel the bid or to re-bid. However, he directed to negotiate at the request of MCC; sign a written request for price increase of part C (construction and installation) in the EPC contract of the project.

The Procuracy also accused Mung of introducing and accepting the Vietnam Industrial Construction Corporation (VINAINCON) as a subcontractor. Since then, VINAINCON is not qualified, so in 2011, construction has stopped, making the project unfinished so far.

Defending defendant Tran Trong Mung, lawyer Dinh Anh Tuan said that it is necessary to consider the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade when introducing VINAINCON to the defendants in the case so that they can choose to be subcontractors.

According to lawyer Dinh Anh Tuan, the main responsibility in introducing VINAINCON must belong to the Ministry of Industry and Trade; TISCO and Vietnam Steel Corporation – VNS are only liable for joint responsibility.

Lawyer Dinh Anh Tuan also said that his client only has a part of responsibility in introducing VINAINCON as a subcontractor, so he asked the court to transfer the crime from “Violation of regulations on the management and use of property. water causes loss and waste “to” Lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences “.

Regarding the alleged loss of VND 830 billion, VINAINCON was approved as a subcontractor, the defendants are former leaders at TISCO and VNS declared, they accepted because there was a document signed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade signed by a Deputy Minister. In the document, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that VINAINCON is an enterprise of the Ministry with good capacity.

“Choose VINAINCON because according to experience”

Before that, in the questioning section, judge Truong Viet Toan asked VINAINCON’s representative, Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong (at the time of project implementation, VINAINCON’s General Director) to clarify the capacity of this business when being introduced to a subcontractor in the EPC contract.

Judge Truong Viet Toan asked Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong to confirm that at the time the bid received the requested documents from MCC and TISCO?

Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong affirmed that he has not received any documents yet.

Seeing “unreasonable”, because there is no request dossier in the bid, but VINAINCON is a subcontractor, judge Truong Viet Toan asked: “Without the request, on what basis for VINAINCON to respond. Asked to bid? ”

Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong said that this is just the selection of subcontractors of MCC, this is not the bidding document!

2 representatives of VINAINCON presented in court. Photo: DO TRUNG

Explaining to the representative of VINAINCON, judge Truong Viet Toan said that the selection of a contractor is also a form of bidding in the Bidding Law, in which the Bidding Law governs; the only difference is that public bidding or appointment of contractor, appointment of contractor is also a form of bidding.

“In the EPC contract, the general contractor MCC has the right to select the contractor according to the method of bidding or contractor appointment. Also in the same contract, the provisions of the contractor’s responsibility depend on the MCC; MCC selects subcontractors on the basis of bidding or contractor appointment. Bidding or appointment of contractors is ultimately regulated in the Bidding Law. Bid preparation will include requirements documents, in which the project owner will require to do what works, how economic and technical efficiency, progress on time, construction design, evaluation of works. What is the project’s environmental impact? Perhaps you do not understand what the required documents are, “said judge Truong Viet Toan.

According to Judge Truong Viet Toan, the selection of contractors, appointment contractors or tenders are all governed by the Bidding Law; In the initial steps, there are bids, in the bidding documents there are requirements.

“I asked to see how the pressure is. Because all the defendants at TISCO declared the selection of VINAINCON, this is an incompetent and inexperienced unit. And based on that dossier of request, how VINAINCON responded according to the required dossier, to see if it is true or not, ”said judge Truong Viet Toan.

Meanwhile, Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong continues to affirm that his business is a subcontractor and has never received the required documents from TISCO and MCC.

Judge Truong Viet Toan continued to prosecute: “So on what basis to sign a three-party contract?”

“Signing a 3-party contract on the basis of the capacity and experience of VINAINCON for the previous works done”, said representative of VINAINCON.

Judge Truong Viet Toan interrupted: “But, in reality, there are things that cannot be empiricist. How do you see the specific capabilities of VINAINCON in this project? “

Please be presented more, Mr. Hoang Chi Cuong said that VINAINCON has done many great projects since the 1960s, such as Apatite Lao Cai, participated in the construction of Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel Area from the beginning, Supe Lam Thao, steel, hydropower …

“Those are achievements, this is not a meeting to raise achievements and reward for emulation”, judge Truong Viet Toan asked Mr. Cuong to focus on the question …