Hai Phong: Promoting the responsibility of leaders in disbursing public investment capital

To speed up the disbursement of public investment capital, the Chairman of the Hai Phong City People's Committee requested leaders of departments, branches and sectors to uphold their sense of responsibility, focus on removing obstacles and urging the acceleration of construction and project progress.

According to the report of Hai Phong Department of Finance, in 2025, Hai Phong city after the merger was assigned by the Prime Minister a public investment capital plan of 35,893 billion VND and the city capital was assigned 39,298 billion VND. Of which, the capital allocated to implement 1,643 investment projects is 34,647 billion VND, including: 837 completed projects, 656 projects under construction and 150 projects preparing for investment.

As of August 10, 2025, the city's public investment disbursement value reached VND 16,557 billion, equal to 46.1% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister and 42.1% of the city's plan. It is expected that after 8 months, the city's estimated investment disbursement will reach VND 19,219 billion, equal to 53.1% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister and 48.5% of the city's plan.

The conference on the results of public investment disbursement in Hai Phong city and solutions to promote public investment disbursement in the remaining months of 2025 was connected online to 114 commune, ward and special zone points in the city.

At the Conference on the results of public investment disbursement in the city and solutions to promote public investment disbursement in the remaining months of 2025 on August 22, Mr. Le Ngoc Chau, Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee, acknowledged and commended the efforts and determination of the sectors and investors to ensure the progress of public investment disbursement is higher than the average of the city and the whole country. At the same time, the Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee also criticized a number of investors with many projects behind schedule and low investment capital disbursement rates, requiring the units to immediately overcome and have strong solutions to speed up construction progress and capital disbursement.

The conference was connected online to 114 commune, ward and special zone points in Hai Phong city. Representatives of leaders of sectors, localities and Project Management Boards discussed and pointed out some difficulties leading to slow disbursement of investment capital such as: high material prices, scarcity causing many contractors to stop construction or slow construction, site clearance work, etc. Some projects had to adjust investment policies and designs, prolonging the investment preparation time. From there, proposed solutions to remove difficulties to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital, ensuring the goal of completing the annual plan.

Currently, in the city, there are still 384 projects with disbursement not ensuring progress. Plan No. 175/KH-UBND dated July 28, 2025 on the scenario for disbursing public investment capital in the last 6 months of the year, the Chairman of the Hai Phong City People's Committee directed departments, branches, and Party committees, authorities, and heads of localities to proactively coordinate, guide, focus on removing obstacles, urge to speed up the progress of projects, and continue to maintain the city's disbursement rate at a level above the national average.

Mr. Le Ngoc Chau, Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee spoke.

Project Management Boards and assigned investors must uphold their sense of responsibility, promote their role as leaders, and direct the implementation of public investment capital disbursement of their units to ensure compliance with the issued disbursement scenario. To immediately remove difficulties and obstacles in investment preparation, Project Management Boards and assigned investors must accelerate the progress of project preparation, appraisal, approval, and approval of project adjustments, and submit them to competent authorities for approval before September 30. Relevant departments and branches must strictly comply with the direction of the City People's Committee on reducing 50% of the time to handle administrative procedures compared to the Government 's regulations. Strive to achieve a disbursement rate of 53.6% by the end of August and 65.59% by the end of September, continuing to maintain the city's disbursement rate above the national average, achieving and exceeding 100% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister in 2025.

For the Department of Finance, guide investors to implement Decree No. 214/2025/ND-CP of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Bidding on contractor selection; advise the City People's Committee on the policy of adjusting the total investment of projects that previously applied unreasonable investment rates, or due to sudden increases in construction material prices, to be completed before August 31.

The Department of Construction guides investors and commune-level People's Committees to speed up the progress of establishing, appraising and approving detailed plans; promptly announce prices of construction materials; preside over and coordinate with the City People's Committee to issue regulations on decentralization in construction investment in the city, regulations on unit prices for compensation of assets and architectural objects to serve as a basis for uniform implementation.

The investment project to build an interchange connecting National Highway 17B with National Highway 5, Hanoi - Hai Phong railway, and the West of Hai Phong aims to solve traffic congestion and reduce traffic accidents on National Highway 5 of the city.

Regarding site clearance, the Chairman of Hai Phong People's Committee requested that localities must carry out site clearance but have not yet established a Compensation, Support and Resettlement Council, urgently establish it before August 31. Actively propagate and mobilize people to agree to hand over the site to implement projects. The Department of Agriculture and Environment shall preside over and coordinate with the People's Committees at the commune level and investors to immediately resolve difficulties and problems arising from projects with slow site clearance progress.

For investors, project management boards need to conduct a comprehensive review, urge to accelerate construction progress, complete acceptance, and finalize payments according to regulations. Contractors should proactively seek sources of material supply; resolutely handle contractors who affect project progress and public investment disbursement progress.

Up to now, in the city, some units and investors have disbursed public investment capital at a higher rate than the average of the city and the whole country. These are the Project Management Boards of Kinh Mon, Chi Linh, Nam Sach, An Lao areas... Some units and investors have many projects behind schedule, with low disbursement rates of investment capital such as: Project Management Boards of Thanh Ha, Cam Giang, Tien Lang, Hai An areas; Project Management Board of Hai Phong civil and infrastructure construction investment projects, Project Management Board of Hai Phong traffic and agricultural construction projects, Project Management Board of Tay Hai Phong construction investment projects.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/hai-phong-neu-cao-trach-nhiem-nguoi-dung-dau-trong-cong-tac-giai-ngan-von-dau-tu-cong-d368319.html