Drastic measures needed to speed up public investment capital disbursement: PM
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for drastic measures to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital and the implementation of the socio-economic recovery and development programme as well as three national target programmes, while chairing a meeting with ministries, sectors and localities on September 26.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for drastic measures to speed up the disbursement ofpublic investment capital and the implementation of the socio-economic recoveryand development programme as well as three national target programmes, whilechairing a meeting with ministries, sectors and localities on September 26.
The Government leader ordered ministries, sectors andlocalities to define particular difficulties and obstacles hindering the work and to deal with them by all means, for the benefit of the state, nation and people.
Underlining that the world and regional economic situationwill continue to fluctuate, affecting the domestic economy, the PM stressed thesignificance of the effective implementation of the socio-economic recovery anddevelopment and the three national target programmes, which supports the fastand sustainable recovery and the maintenance of macro-economic stability aswell as the completion of socio-economic targets for this year.
Along with promptly completing investment procedures forpublic capital in the 2021-2025 period, ministries, sectors and localities must strengthen the monitoring of projects using the capital andclosely controlling the implementation of the projects, he asked.
🌊 They were requested to roll out specific measures to removedifficulties, especially those in ground clearance, while fighting corruption during the process.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for drastic measures needed to speed up public investment capital disbursement (Photo: VNA)
PM Chinh said that working groups from ministries, sectors andlocalities should make frequent checks on the projects and give timely solutions toproblems.
For the three national target programmes, the PM askedleaders of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry ofIndustry and Trade, Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry ofInformation and Communications to direct the building and issuance of guidingdocuments for the implementation of the programmes. Meanwhile, heads of thePeople’s Committees of cities and provinces were ordered to promptly buildimplementation roadmaps.
According to the ministry of Planning and Investment, over542.1 trillion VND (22.85 billion USD) of public investment capital from theState budget is expected to be disbursed this year.
As of September 23, over 508.36 trillion VND, or 93.8% ofthe total, had been allocated to particular projects and as of September 30, more than 253.14 trillion VND, or 46.7%of the total, will have been disbursed, representing a slight fall compared to the sameperiod last year.
To date, two central agencies and 10 localities have recorded disbursementrate of over 70%, while 39 ministries and central agencies as well as 22localities have reported lower disbursement rates compared to the country’saverage, and 14 others have completed only less than 20% of the planassigned by the PM.
♌ One of the reasons cited by ministries, sectors and localities for the situation is obstacles related to mechanism and policy aswell as poor implementation capacity./.
A total of 285.4 trillion VND (12.18 billion USD) sourced from the State budget was disbursed in the first eight months of 2022, equal to 51% of the yearly plan and up 16.9% year-on-year.
Speeding up project implementation progress and settling outstanding debt in capital construction for the acceleration of public investment disbursement were highlights of a conference held in the northern province of Hung Yen on September 7.
The ninth sitting of the 16th Hanoi People’s Council wrapped up on September 12, with the adoption of nine resolutions covering a wide range of economic and social issues.
The disbursement of public investment capital is one of the measures to promote growth, affirmed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh when chairing a nationwide conference on September 26.
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The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
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