Investing in administrative reform is investing in development.

On the afternoon of February 2, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Prime Minister, Head of the Government's Steering Committee for Administrative Reform (PAR) chaired the seventh meeting of the Steering Committee on evaluating the results of PAR work in 2023, discussing the direction and tasks of PAR in 2024. The meeting was held in both in-person and online formats.

Provincial leaders attended the meeting at Thai Binh bridge.

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Attending the conference at Thai Binh bridge were comrades: Nguyen Khac Than, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; Vu Kim Cu, Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment; Lai Van Hoan, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; comrades, members of the Provincial Steering Committee for Administrative Reform; representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, People's Committees of districts and cities.

In 2023, the work of building and perfecting laws continued to have positive changes; many bottlenecks in mechanisms and policies were removed, creating openness and timely support for the recovery of production and business activities of people and enterprises. The Prime Minister established a Task Force on Administrative Procedure Reform (TTHC) to direct and urge ministries, branches and localities to implement the tasks of reforming administrative procedures, strengthening discipline and administrative order and improving policy response capacity. The Prime Minister approved the plan to reduce and simplify 144 business regulations under the management of 5 ministries and agencies. Ministries and branches have reduced and simplified 628 business regulations in 53 legal documents. The rate of administrative procedure files resolved correctly and before the deadline at ministries and branches reached 50.6%, and at localities reached 90.75%. The arrangement, consolidation of the organizational apparatus and the completion of regulations on job positions at agencies and organizations in the political system continue to have clear changes. The completion of institutions on the management and use of cadres, civil servants and public employees and the strengthening of administrative discipline and order have many positive changes. The construction and development of e-Government and digital Government have been directed by the Government and the Prime Minister for ministries, branches and localities to be implemented synchronously and drastically, with many good and typical results and models. The rate of online records of ministries and branches reached 30.4%; localities reached 37.4%. The rate of online payment on the National Public Service Portal at ministries and branches reached 45.22% and localities reached 26.86%.

Delegates attending the meeting at Thai Binh bridge point.

At the meeting, delegates focused on discussing and clarifying some of the results achieved in administrative reform associated with specific tasks of the sector, locality and unit; at the same time, proposed solutions to effectively implement administrative reform work in the coming time.

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to promote the review, promulgation of specific and practical solutions and create strong breakthroughs to improve the effectiveness of administrative reform tasks; synchronously deploy solutions to effectively implement the tasks set out in the 2024 administrative reform plan of ministries, agencies and localities. The viewpoint is to promote administrative reform with people and businesses as the center and subject, investing in administrative reform is investing in development to create new momentum, new motivation, new values and new successes. Focus on administrative reform in all fields. In terms of institutions, focus on removing legal obstacles for production and business. In administrative procedure reform, focus on simplifying administrative procedures; strengthen decentralization; reduce costs for people and businesses. Regarding administrative apparatus reform, it is necessary to focus on building a streamlined apparatus that operates effectively and efficiently; Streamlining the payroll associated with restructuring the team of cadres, civil servants and public employees; improving the capacity to perform public duties. Strengthening discipline, administrative discipline, office culture, and public ethics. Regarding public finance reform, it is necessary to focus on increasing revenue and reducing regular expenditures; fighting corruption and negativity; increasing spending on development investment. Continuing to deploy the construction of e-Government, digital Government; national digital transformation, building digital government and digital citizens; promoting the effective implementation of Project 06.

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