On January 5, the Government held a conference to review the work in 2023 and deploy tasks in 2024 of the Government and local authorities.
Conference scene.
Agricultural sector is a bright spot
Presenting a report on the direction, administration and results of the implementation of the 2023 socio-economic development plan, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said that in 2023, the leadership, direction and administration will be more experienced, innovative, proactive, flexible and effective.
Strictly implementing the Resolutions and Conclusions of the Central Committee, Politburo, and National Assembly; with the motto "Solidarity, discipline, flexibility, innovation, timeliness and effectiveness", the Government and the Prime Minister have directed and reported to the Central Committee, Politburo, Secretariat for opinions, and submitted to the National Assembly to immediately remove difficulties in institutions, mechanisms, and policies; closely following the practical situation, responding to policies promptly, effectively, and at the right time; regularly checking and urging implementation in all fields.
Focus on leading and directing the recovery and development of the socio-economy, quickly "turning the situation around, changing the state"; promoting administrative procedure reform, digital transformation, and improving the investment and business environment.
Focus on implementing 3 strategic breakthroughs, restructuring the economy; speeding up progress, improving the quality of planning; widely applying information technology to manage towards the grassroots level; establishing 5 Working Groups to urge the disbursement of public investment capital and 26 Working Groups of Government Members to directly grasp and immediately remove difficulties and obstacles in localities; Working Group of the Government to solve real estate problems.
Economic growth in the following quarter was higher than the previous quarter, the whole year increased by 5.05%, among the high growth groups in the region and the world, raising the size of the economy to about 430 billion USD.
The average annual consumer price index increased by 3.25% (lower than the target of about 4.5%). The money and foreign exchange markets were basically stable, and interest rates decreased by about 2% compared to the end of 2022.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai presented a report at the conference.
The agricultural sector is a bright spot, continuing to be a solid pillar of the economy, increasing by 3.83% in 2023, the highest in the past 10 years.
The service sector increased by 6.82%, total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue increased by 9.6%. Industry recovered quickly each quarter, increasing by 3.02% for the whole year.
State budget revenue exceeded the estimate by about 8.12% while nearly VND 194 trillion in taxes, fees, charges and land rents were exempted, reduced and extended; at the same time, revenue was increased, expenditure was saved, and about VND 560 trillion was set aside, ensuring sufficient resources for salary reform in the 3 years of 2024-2026.
Total import-export turnover for the year reached 683 billion USD; trade surplus was about 28 billion USD (the highest ever), contributing to increasing the national foreign exchange reserves. Energy security and food security were ensured (8.34 million tons of rice exported with a value of 4.78 billion USD, an increase of 38.4%, the highest ever); labor supply and demand were basically guaranteed.
Total social investment capital increased by 6.2% compared to 2022. Disbursement of public investment capital is expected to reach 95% of the plan (in 2022 it was 91.42%), the absolute number reached nearly 676 trillion VND, the highest ever, about 146 trillion VND higher than in 2022.
Foreign investment attraction reached nearly 36.6 billion USD, up 32.1% in the context of shrinking global trade and investment; realized FDI capital reached nearly 23.2 billion USD (up 3.5%), the highest ever, showing that Vietnam is still an attractive destination for foreign investors and is the effect of the "bamboo" diplomacy.
Cumulative registered overseas investment capital reached 22.1 billion USD; profits transferred back to the country reached 2 billion USD. There were 217.7 thousand newly registered enterprises returning to the market, up 4.5% compared to 2022. Welcoming 12.6 million international visitors, far exceeding the target of 8 million visitors.
Economic restructuring continues to be promoted; national digital transformation is actively promoted. In 2023, the proportion of the digital economy is estimated to reach about 16.5% of GDP, making it the country with the fastest digital economic growth rate in Southeast Asia for two consecutive years (2022 - 2023).
Conference delegates.
Institutional building and improvement work has been focused on, with many innovations in direction and approach. In 2023, the Government held 10 thematic meetings on law-making; submitted 16 laws and 29 resolutions to the National Assembly for approval, and provided opinions on 10 draft laws.
The Government and the Prime Minister issued 127 legal documents. Completed the preparation, appraisal and approval of 108/111 plans, of which the National Assembly approved the National Master Plan.
Focus on implementing the Project on merging district and commune-level administrative units approved by the Politburo and the National Assembly. 628 business regulations have been reduced and simplified; 535 administrative procedures have been simplified and 153 administrative procedures have been decentralized.
Vietnam's business environment ranking increased by 12 places. Project 06 was directed strongly with high determination, achieved outstanding results, and is a bright spot in national digital transformation.
Building a strategic infrastructure system with remarkable transformation
The construction of strategic infrastructure systems has made remarkable changes, especially breakthroughs in transport infrastructure. In early 2023, 12 North-South expressway projects were simultaneously started, 9 projects were inaugurated in the middle of the year, and 4 transport projects were simultaneously inaugurated at the end of the year; 475 km of expressways will be put into use in 2023, bringing the total length of expressways put into operation to about 1,900 km.
At the same time, construction of 3 East-West expressways, 2 belt roads, Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang expressway, T3 terminal - Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Long Thanh International Airport project... started.
Put into operation Terminal T2 - Phu Bai airport, Dien Bien airport, My Thuan 2 bridge, Vinh Tuy 2 bridge and many other traffic works. Strongly develop green infrastructure, modern digital infrastructure, urban infrastructure, rural infrastructure.
The Government has directed the full and timely implementation of policies for people with meritorious services, ensuring social security and supporting people and businesses; people's lives have improved, the average income of workers reached 7.1 million VND/month, an increase of 6.9%.
The Central Committee has issued a new Resolution on social policies. Poverty reduction continues to be a bright spot, highly appreciated by the international community; the poverty rate according to the multidimensional poverty standard has decreased by 1.1% (currently 2.93%). Diseases have been well controlled; the shortage of medicines, equipment, medical supplies, and the quality of medical examination and treatment have been gradually overcome and improved.
The labor and employment sector has seen positive changes; the unemployment rate in urban areas is about 2.76% (lower than the target set by the National Assembly of under 4%); policies and regimes to support workers, especially those who have lost their jobs or had their working hours reduced, have been effectively implemented.
Information and communication work has been enhanced, especially policy communication, contributing to strengthening trust and creating social consensus.
According to the report, the work of building and perfecting institutions is focused on, with many innovations in leadership and working methods.
Investigated over 1,100 cases with nearly 3,000 defendants accused of corruption crimes
The Government has directed the drastic implementation of the direction of the General Secretary, Head of the Central Steering Committee on anti-corruption and negativity; through inspection, it has discovered and recommended a 7.6% increase in the number of cases recovered to the State budget, and a 12.5% increase in the number of cases transferred to the investigation agency compared to 2022.
The investigation agencies of the Ministry of Public Security have investigated over 1,100 cases with nearly 3,000 defendants for corruption crimes; including particularly serious cases under the supervision and direction of the Central Steering Committee, contributing to strengthening the people's trust.
Focus on resolving complaints and denunciations right at the grassroots level; the rate of resolving complaints and denunciations within authority remains high (88.4%).
Along with that, foreign affairs and international integration have been implemented extensively, systematically, continuously, and with comprehensive success. Especially in the context of strategic competition between major countries, we have welcomed the General Secretary, President of China, President of the United States and many heads of state and leaders of other countries.
Up to now, our country has had comprehensive strategic partnerships or strategic partnerships with all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and many G20 countries; contributing to enhancing Vietnam's position and prestige in the international arena.
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