On the afternoon of 11/3, General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Institutional and Legal System Improvement. He requested the full concretization of the Party's guidelines on private economic development, in line with the spirit of the documents of the 14th National Congress, Resolution 68, and other strategic resolutions of the Central Committee.

The General Secretary stated that with institutionalized regulations, agencies must promptly issue detailed guiding documents. This ensures policies quickly come into effect, providing substantive support for the private economic sector. Mechanisms and policies that create a favorable business investment environment and reduce legal compliance costs also require continuous improvement.

The Party leader emphasized ensuring resources such as land, capital, science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation. These are crucial for fostering stronger development in the private economic sector. Simultaneously, there is a need to review and evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of existing solutions to make timely adjustments and additions that align with current realities.

He called for the prompt completion of mechanisms designed to help individuals and business households develop into small and medium enterprises. These small and medium enterprises should then grow into large enterprises, which can then rise to become competitive regional and international corporations.

General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Central Steering Committee on Institutional and Legal System Improvement on the afternoon of 11/3. *Photo: Nguyen Phong*

The Party leader also noted the need for special attention to mechanisms and policies supporting small and medium enterprises, individual businesses, and business households. This group constitutes the majority of businesses, and policies must not impose additional compliance cost burdens on them.

"Shortcomings, limitations, or issues arising in the practical development of the private economy must be resolved at each level or proposed to competent authorities for timely handling. Legal bottlenecks and barriers hindering private economic development must not be allowed to persist," he emphasized.

Addressing the thematic report on major solutions to institutionalize the Party's guidelines in food safety, the General Secretary affirmed that the overarching principle is to ensure optimal public health. Policies must reassure people when consuming daily food and create a transparent, favorable business environment for legitimate food production and business enterprises. This will promote the sustainable development of the food industry. Violations related to substandard food that affect public health must be strictly handled.

Regarding the amendment of the Food Safety Law, he requested a shift from managing individual stages to overseeing the entire food value chain. All stages, including raw materials, production, processing, circulation, sales, and consumption, must be strictly managed.

Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh reported at the session. *Photo: Communist Party Portal*

Regarding the draft project on legislative orientation for the 16th National Assembly term, the General Secretary requested that during its refinement, immediate focus be placed on institutionalizing the core contents of the Party's 14th National Congress documents in 2026. This must also ensure synchronization with the Politburo's conclusions on completing the structure of Vietnam's legal system to meet the country's development requirements in the new period.

Concerning the draft outline of the Strategic Project for Completing Vietnam's Legal System in the New Era, the Party leader noted its close connection with several key reviews. These include the 100-year review of the Party leading the Vietnamese revolution, the 40-year review of implementing the Platform for National Construction during the transitional period to socialism, and the overall review and amendment of the 2013 Constitution.

The General Secretary also emphasized that the lawmaking process must be based on practical reviews and extensive consultation with the public, businesses, and the scientific community. Furthermore, there must be a shift in the mindset for evaluating legal effectiveness, moving from "good law on paper" to "good law in practice."

Vu Tuan