District-level People’s Committees to decide specific land prices when authorized by provincial People’s Committees in Vietnam

District-level People’s Committees to decide specific land prices when authorized by provincial People’s Committees in Vietnam

According to the Resolution, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally affiliated cities shall, based on the Law on Local Government Organization, Conclusion No. 14-KL/TW dated September 22, 2021, and actual situations in their areas, authorize district-level People’s Committees to decide the specific land prices to:

+ Determine indemnities when the State expropriates land;    

+ Collect land rental upon the allocation of resettlement land;  

+ Determine the land use levy and land rental when the State allocates land, leases land, or permits the land use purpose conversion for households and individuals;  

+ Determine the land price for areas exceeding the prescribed land use quota when the State recognizes the land use rights of households and individuals;

+ Determine the starting price for the auction of land use rights for households and individuals.

- Decide on the establishment of Land Price Appraisal Councils and the council members. A council includes:  

+ The President of the district-level People’s Committee as the chairperson and heads of district-level financial agencies as standing members;  

+ Heads of natural resources and environment agencies and relevant district-level specialized agencies and Heads of commune-level People’s Committees where lands are located;   

+ Organizations that provide land price advisory and determination services, or land price specialists and other members decided by the district-level People’s Committee. District-level Natural Resources and Environment Division shall assist the district-level People’s Committee in determining land prices.

People’s Committees of provinces and centrally affiliated shall:

- Ensure the finance, personnel, and other necessary conditions for district-level People’s Committees to decide the specific land prices as authorized under regulations;

- Instruct and inspect the implementation of tasks and entitlements that they have authorized and take responsibility for the results of such authorized tasks and entitlements;  

- Strengthen the inspection, supervision, and control of powers to prevent negativity, corruption, waste, and exploitation of policies for personal benefits.

Resolution No. 73/NQ-CP comes into force as of May 6, 2023 and shall be implemented until the Law on Land (amended) approved by the National Assembly of Vietnam to replace the Law on Land 2013 comes into force.

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