Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - NA deputies on October 24 said that there should be clearer and more detailed regulations
on responsibilities and obligations of organisations, production and business
establishments, and individuals in paying fees and taxes on environmental
protection.
Giving
their comments on the draft Law on Environmental Protection (revised) during the fifth day of the 14th National Assembly (NA)’s
10th sitting held virtually, lawmakers said the amount of money
collected to invest in environmental protection is very little.
They attributed the situation to the absence of an appropriate
mechanism to mobilise the participation and contribution of organisations and
individuals to the protection of the environment, and regulations on the responsibility
and obligations of fee payers for environmental protection.
The
mechanism for infrastructure investment is mainly based on the voluntary spirit
and support of businesses, and there are no specific regulations and legally binding
mechanisms, said Vice Chairman of Hai Ha district People’s Committee Tran Viet
Dung.
The NA
should immediately issue guidance after the law takes effect so as to avoid
overlapping tasks, other NA deputies said.
The
law should also pay attention to the use of renewable energy sources,
resolutely deal low-capacity hydropower plants thatw affect the forest
environment, result in floods, and worsen climate change, they stressed, adding that
projects at risk of causing harm to the environment should be carefully
examined and verified./.