The planning project aims to proactively prevent and control environmental pollution and degradation; to restore and improve environmental quality; and to prevent decline and enhance biodiversity.
On March 23, the National Assembly Standing Committee approved a Resolution on reducing the environmental protection tax on gasoline by 50 per cent from April 1 to December 31. The reduction is only applicable for the nine-month period so does not violate international commitments on the environment and will not increase greenhouse gas emissions.
The National Assembly (NA) has approved a Resolution on investment in the Eastern North-South Expressway project in the 2021-2025 period. The project is 729 km in length and divided into 12 component projects operating independently in the public investment form, with total capital of nearly VND147 trillion ($6.5 billion).
