The National Assembly 'finalized' spending 122,000 billion to implement the national cultural development program

On the morning of November 27, the National Assembly voted to approve the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the 2025-2035 period.

Presenting the report on the acceptance of explanations, Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education , said that the reviewing and drafting agency had accepted and made adjustments to the goals of the National Target Program on Cultural Development for the 2025 - 2035 period.

Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education

PHOTO: GIA HAN

Specifically, there are opinions suggesting that only restoration and embellishment should be carried out on degraded relics. Carefully review and evaluate data and the current status of relics to ensure comprehensiveness and predictability for relics that can be ranked and upgraded. According to the inspection agency, the program's target is to protect and promote the value of cultural heritage, including the restoration and embellishment of national relics and special national relics. Degraded relics that are at risk of destruction will be invested in for restoration and renovation. Other relics can be embellished to increase their usability, exploitation, and value, contributing to promoting the development of tourism and cultural industry. Currently, many relics are in a very serious state of degradation and do not have enough resources for restoration. Therefore, the National Assembly Standing Committee recommends that the Government, in the process of developing the Feasibility Study Report and implementing the program, needs to carefully review the current status of relics, and implement restoration and embellishment in the direction of prioritizing seriously degraded relics. The Government's program also sets a target by 2035, with suggestions to adjust the rate from 90% to 100% of localities to include moral education, lifestyle... into the village rules and regulations of clans and communities to match the goals set out in the Vietnam Family Development Strategy to 2030. The National Assembly Standing Committee accepts and adjusts that "strives for 100% of localities to include moral education, lifestyle, and new-era family value systems into the village rules and regulations of clans, communities, and villages and support effective implementation". Regarding funding, there are concerns that many localities are having difficulty in arranging counterpart funds from local budgets, and it is recommended to develop more flexible counterpart funds and pay attention to supporting these localities. Some delegates also have concerns about the content of other capital sources and believe that the total other capital sources proposed in the program, accounting for 12.4%, is still high and lacks feasibility for localities with difficulties. According to the National Assembly Standing Committee, other capital sources mobilized to implement the Program include capital from enterprises, organizations, and individuals participating in project implementation, capital mobilized through investment attraction policies according to the provisions of the law on investment. In addition, there are voluntary contributions from people (money, in kind, working days) and other capital sources according to the provisions of the law. The rate of 12.4% is the average rate nationwide; for localities with developed socio - economic conditions, especially localities developing cultural industries, the rate will be higher. According to the investment proposal report, the program plans to allocate VND400 billion in capital in 2025, of which the central budget is VND150 billion and the local budget is VND250 billion for 63 provinces and cities. The National Assembly Standing Committee found that this amount of capital is completely within the budget's balance capacity.

The minimum budget for implementing the program for the 2025 - 2030 period is 122,250 billion VND. Of which, the central budget capital is 77,000 billion VND (accounting for 63%), including development investment capital of 50,000 billion VND and public service capital of 27,000 billion VND. Local budget capital is 30,250 billion VND (accounting for 24.6%). Other capital sources are expected to be about 15,000 billion VND (accounting for 12.4%). During the operation process, the Government continues to balance the central budget to prioritize additional support for the program in accordance with actual conditions and has appropriate solutions to mobilize all legal capital sources for implementation.

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