The legislative package includes a draft Law on Urban Development and several other bills related to agriculture, environment, and technology.

Hai Phong deputy Tran Lan Phuong supported reducing administrative procedures and simplifying business conditions to boost production and trade.

However, she agreed that administrative reform must not weaken regulatory oversight.

Phuong highlighted measures to extend or remove expiration dates for certain licenses, such as fertilisers and plant protection products, to reduce compliance costs.

Lang Son deputy Doan Thu Ha supported the need for the law but stressed that trimming procedures cannot mean shrinking management responsibility.

She proposed that strategic minerals and mineral resources in border areas require mandatory input from relevant agencies.

For mines that span two or more provinces, Ha said the locality with the heaviest environmental burden should be given priority.

Ha argued that provincial-level authorities should serve as the hub for decision-making and database operations, while commune-level authorities should monitor local areas.

She recommended that each administrative procedure should funnel through a single receiving agency and one electronic dossier.

Dien Bien deputy Vu A Bang called for revising the current rules on the inspection of terrestrial animal slaughter.

On revisions to the Law on Water Resources, Bang backed simplifying inter-basin water transfer procedures but pushed for new safeguards to protect water security.