Efforts to overcome difficulties, overcome limitations and inadequacies, strongly promote growth drivers

Accordingly, in a very difficult context, we still achieved the goal of stabilizing the macro-economy, controlling inflation, promoting growth, and ensuring major balances of the economy; achieved and exceeded 13/15 planned targets, many of which were better than those reported to the National Assembly, such as: GDP in 2022 increased by 8,02% (reported at 8%); GDP per capita reached 4.109 USD (reported 4.075 USD); Average CPI increased by 3,15% (reported to be around 4%)…

Focused cultural and social fields; guaranteed social security; people's living standards continue to be improved; by the end of 2022, nearly 104,5 trillion VND has been supported for more than 1,41 million turns of employers and over 68,43 million employees facing difficulties; at the same time, supplying 25 tons of rice, supporting 492 thousand households with more than 1,6 million people. National defense and security are consolidated; national sovereignty is upheld; social order and safety are guaranteed; foreign affairs and international integration are enhanced and brought into play; Vietnam's international prestige and position continues to be enhanced. In particular, the world's fastest growing national brand value in the period of 2019 - 2022 (up 74%), in 2022 reached 431 billion USD, ranked 32nd in the group of 100 strong national brand values ​​in the world.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai also mentioned a number of limitations and difficulties, in which 3 targets have not been achieved as planned; disbursing public investment capital and implementing a number of policies under the program of socio-economic recovery and development, 3 national target programs have not met the requirements; planning work is still slow; many businesses have difficulty in mobilizing and accessing capital, production and business costs increase, export product markets are narrowed; The long-term accumulated inadequacies of the real estate and corporate bond markets have not been handled effectively. Policy response, coordination in some cases is still slow, not drastic, passive, confused, not effective...

Regarding the situation and results of the implementation of the socio-economic development plan in the first months of 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed that from the beginning of 2023, the world situation continues to change rapidly. , complex, unpredictable; in the country, we have opportunities, advantages and difficulties, challenges are intertwined, but difficulties and challenges are more.

Right from the beginning of the year, the Government directed ministries, branches and localities to drastically and effectively implement the Resolution on key tasks and solutions for socio-economic development, state budget estimates and improving the business environment, enhancing national competitiveness by 2023. As a result, the macro-economy is basically stable, inflation is controlled, growth is promoted, and major balances are ensured. Under very difficult conditions, GDP in the first quarter still maintained its growth momentum but was not high, reaching only 3,32% over the same period. The consumer price index (CPI) tended to decrease, with an average increase of 4% in 3,84 months.

Regarding culture, society and environment, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai emphasized that in 2023, the Government will continue to well implement the policy of people with meritorious services to the revolution, social protection, and social security. festival. The labor market is focused on development; strengthen the connection between labor supply and demand, support workers to find jobs and pilot the nationwide online working exchange platform for the first time; promptly support people and workers who lost their jobs and reduced working hours. Paying attention to social housing development, promulgating a project to build at least 1 million apartments for low-income people, industrial park workers and actively implementing a credit package of VND 120 trillion.

Focus on effective control of COVID-19 and other epidemics; take step-by-step solutions to completely handle problems in bidding, procurement of drugs, equipment and medical supplies; raise the preferential allowances by profession for preventive medicine and grassroots health workers to 100%. Effectively implementing the 2018 General Education Program; ensuring the progress of the program and contents of the 2022-2023 school year; continue to deploy the digital higher education model; prepare well to organize the high school graduation exam and university and college entrance exam in 2023.

Vietnam's happiness index ranking rose 12 places, from 77th in 2022 to 65th in 2023 in the United Nations World Happiness Report.

In the first months of 2023, national defense and security were consolidated; social order and safety are guaranteed; closely monitor the situation, not to be passive or surprised; firmly protect independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity; ensure absolute safety for political events, celebrate major holidays.

Foreign affairs and international integration have been implemented proactively, positively, effectively and comprehensively. Effectively implement high-level foreign affairs programs of Party and State leaders, actively contributing to deepening and substantive bilateral cooperation and promoting its role at multilateral forums.

The Government's report also frankly recognizes the shortcomings, limitations and difficulties and challenges. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai affirmed that the world situation in the coming time is forecast to continue to be complicated and unpredictable; In the country there are opportunities, but difficulties and challenges are still great. That context requires all levels, sectors and localities to make efforts to overcome difficulties, overcome limitations and inadequacies, strongly promote growth drivers, effectively mobilize and use all resources, continue continue to focus on implementing drastically, synchronously and effectively the tasks and solutions set out in the fields according to the resolutions and conclusions of the Party Central Committee, the Politburo, the guiding ideology in the closing remarks. The mid-term Central Conference of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Resolutions of the National Assembly, the Government, the direction of the Prime Minister...