Southeast Asia Information Port (www.dnyxxg.com) – The 10th session of the 15th National Assembly of Vietnam held a plenary meeting on November 28th, focusing on three core issues: the draft amendment to the Planning Law, the revised National Master Plan 2021-2030 (with a long-term vision to 2050), and the draft amendment to several articles of the Urban and Rural Planning Law.
The draft amendment to the Planning Law systematically improves Vietnam's planning system, clarifying that national-level planning encompasses the National Master Plan, the National Marine Spatial Plan, the National Land Use Plan, and industry-specific plans, while also including regional plans, provincial plans, urban and rural plans, and plans for special administrative and economic zones established by the National Assembly.
A major highlight of this bill is its emphasis on revising and supplementing the guidelines for the relationships between various types of plans, aiming to strengthen the continuity, inheritance, stability, and hierarchy of planning, and providing a clear legal basis for resolving planning conflicts. Furthermore, the bill adds provisions related to planning supervision, inspection, and review, and streamlines industry plans and detailed industry plans, reducing the number from 78 to 49, a decrease of 37%, further improving planning management efficiency.
Regarding the adjustments to the National Master Plan for 2021-2030 (with a long-term vision to 2050), the relevant report clarifies that the supplementary and adjusted content focuses on multiple objectives: adapting to adjustments in administrative divisions at all levels and promoting reforms to the organizational model of local governments at both levels; contributing to double-digit economic growth in 2026-2030 and beyond; promoting breakthroughs in technological innovation, digital transformation, and education and training; and systematically implementing national health protection projects.
This adjustment also enriches the core objectives of the National Master Plan, proposing to "strive to become a developing country with modern industry and upper-middle income by 2030," clearly defining science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation as the core growth drivers, constructing an efficient and unified national development spatial layout, strengthening the leading role of key economic zones and economic corridors, building a modern integrated infrastructure network, while ensuring economic balance and development resilience.
The revised plan clarifies core development indicators for multiple stages: The average annual GDP growth rate from 2021 to 2030 aims to exceed 8%, with a target of 10% or higher from 2026 to 2030; per capita GDP (at current prices) is expected to reach approximately US$8,500 by 2030; and the average annual growth rate of social labor productivity from 2026 to 2030 needs to exceed 8.5%. Looking further ahead, the average annual GDP growth rate is planned to remain at 7%-7.5% from 2031 to 2050, with a per capita GDP (at current prices) target of approximately US$38,000 by 2050. (End)
