Hanoi, Aug. 19 -- Lawmakers on August 19 supported the consolidation of the Law on State Budget 2025 and the Law on Public Investment 2024, particularly following the merger of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The deputies shared such consensus during a group discussion on the orientation for drafting the Law on State Budget (consolidated) held as part of the 16th National Assembly (NA)'s first extraordinary session. The consolidation is seen as a major step towards reducing administrative procedures and supporting socio-economic development. According to Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, the two laws were recently amended and supplemented to institutionalise a number of policy directions set out in the Poli...