National Assembly 'finalizes' spending 122,000 billion to implement national cultural development program
Báo Thanh niên•27/11/2024
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 and explanation, Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture andEducation , said that the reviewing and drafting agency had accepted and adjusted the objectives 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 appraisal 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 at risk of destruction will be invested in restoration and renovation. Other relics can be restored 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 there are not 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, should carefully review the current status of relics and implement restoration and embellishment with priority given to severely degraded relics. The Government's program also sets a target that by 2035, there are opinions suggesting adjusting the rate from 90% to 100% of localities to include moral education, lifestyle... in the village and clan conventions and regulations, in line with the goals set out in the Vietnam Family Development Strategy to 2030. The National Assembly Standing Committee accepts and adjusts that "strive for 100% of localities to include moral education, lifestyle, and new-era family values in the village and clan conventions and regulations, in line with the goals set out in the Vietnam Family Development Strategy to 2030". The National Assembly Standing Committee accepts and adjusts that "100% of localities should include moral education, lifestyle, and new-era family values in the village and clan conventions and regulations, in line with the goals set out in the Vietnam Family Development Strategy to 2030 and support effective implementation". Regarding funding, there are concerns that many localities are having difficulty in allocating counterpart funds from local budgets, and it is recommended to develop a more flexible counterpart principle and pay attention to supporting these localities. Some delegates also expressed concerns about the content of other capital sources and said 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, goods, 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 in the 2025 - 2030 period is VND 122,250 billion. Of which, the central budget capital is VND 77,000 billion (accounting for 63%), including development investment capital of VND 50,000 billion and public service capital of VND 27,000 billion. Local budget capital is VND 30,250 billion (accounting for 24.6%). Other capital sources are expected to be about VND 15,000 billion (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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