At the socio-economic session on the morning of 31/10, delegate Trịnh Xuân An (Đồng Nai) argued that people care how much they can save after covering living costs, while businesses need resources left after costs and interest to invest in technology. Average employee income rose about 9% in the first 9 months, but with CPI up 4.52%, real income grew only about 4.3%. He proposed making real lending rate cuts a key policy priority and making preferential rates and fees transparent. Delegate Nguyễn Cao Sơn (Phú Thọ) asked for extended debt restructuring and keeping debt groups unchanged until the end of 2027 for businesses hit by market swings, and for consideration of cutting the gasoline special consumption tax to 0%. Deputy PM Nguyễn Văn Thắng asked EVN to prepare a plan to lower average retail electricity prices from 1/11/2026 to 31/3/2027.
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