This is one of the contents of the speech of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai - Head of the National Assembly's supervision delegation on "Implementation of Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 dated January 11.1.2022, 2023 of the National Assembly on policy fiscal and monetary support for the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program and Resolutions of the National Assembly on a number of important national projects until the end of XNUMX", at a working session with the Government at the weekend via.
The effectiveness of implementing policies is not uniform
Reporting to the National Assembly's Supervision Team, the Government representative said that the development, promulgation and implementation of policies and laws related to Resolution 43/2022/QH15 have been approved by the Government and the Prime Minister. , ministries, agencies and localities proactively and urgently implement seriously and within their authority, bringing policies into life effectively, with the right subjects, and avoiding profiteering.
At the same time, when implementing the socio-economic recovery and development program, it received close coordination from the entire political system, consensus and response from all walks of life and economic sectors. international. In particular, the time of implementation is also when the Covid-19 pandemic is basically controlled and the economy reopens; State budget resources are guaranteed, creating conditions for implementing support policies. The implementation received supervision from the National Assembly and agencies as soon as it started, limiting the application of policies to the wrong subjects, or policy profiteering.
With the active and synchronous participation of the entire political system, the implementation of Resolution 43/2022/QH15 has achieved many positive results. GDP in 2022 increases by 8,02%, in 2023 it increases by 5,05%. Budget revenue exceeds estimates, budget balance is guaranteed, budget revenue in 2022 exceeds 28,6% of estimate, in 2023 exceeds 8,12% of estimate. Domestic public debt is at a safe level, inflation is controlled, the basic exchange rate is stable, and lending interest rates are reduced. Policies to support people and businesses in exempting, reducing, and limiting preferential loans through the Bank for Social Policies have provided good support for the lives of people in production and business of enterprises...
Appreciating the determination of the Government and the Prime Minister in directing the implementation of Resolution 43/2022/QH15, but Standing Member of the Finance and Budget Committee Le Hoang Anh also noticed that, in the Group of policies according to Resolution 43/2022/QH15, besides many policies achieving high disbursement progress, there are also about 1/3 of policies with low disbursement level, especially there are disbursement policies only reaching 2,75. XNUMX% of proposed progress. This shows that the implementation effectiveness between policies is uneven, requiring the Government to have a deeper assessment of the capacity to forecast, design and implement policies.
“At each stage there are points that need deeper evaluation to clearly see the overall picture as well as subjective causes. This not only serves to evaluate the implementation of Resolution 43/2022/QH15 of the National Assembly, but also draws lessons for the process of promulgating and implementing policies in the future", Regular Member Le Hoang Anh stated clearly.
Slow progress is the biggest weakness
In addition to the achieved results, the Government's report also frankly points out some shortcomings and limitations in implementing Resolution 43/2022/QH15, such as: the promulgation of a number of guiding documents is still lacking. slow compared to requirements; Difficulties and obstacles in implementing and calculating support needs of some policies have not been predicted. The results of implementation and disbursement of some policies are still low. The implementation of support policies in some places, some places, some times is still not flexible, proactive and drastic. The allocation and disbursement of the Program's capital is still slow, creating great pressure, especially in the 2023 plan.
The implementation progress is considered by many members of the Monitoring Team to be the "weakest point" in implementing Resolution 43/2022/QH15. In particular, the development and promulgation of guiding documents is still slow, some guiding documents still cause inadequacies and problems in the early stages of policy implementation. Forecasting and calculating support needs with some policies are not consistent, some policies have excess funding while others lack funding.
“The resolution is urgent, but do we not have a suitable mechanism so the progress of implementing many policies is still slow? The resolution was implemented in a special context, but it was implemented according to normal processes and procedures, so the locality could not carry out the work quickly, not to mention the fear and reluctance to do it, which slowed down the progress. and the effectiveness of many policies has not met the requirements..." - Vice Chairman of the Culture and Education Committee Ta Van Ha asked a question.
Through monitoring the proposal of investment projects in the health sector, Deputy Head of the Social Committee Do Thi Lan realized that, due to the coordination between ministries managing sectors and fields with relevant ministries and the government, Local authorities in project registration and project listing are still limited, so the listing is not close to reality. Therefore, when sent to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for appraisal, many projects have to be "returned" and the project list needs to be revised, causing unnecessary waste of time.
Explaining to the Supervisory Team, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung affirmed that from the implementation results specifically stated in the Government's report, it can be affirmed that Resolution 43/2022/QH15 is decisive. The policy is correct, timely and has been effective in practice. The Government, ministries, branches and localities also implemented it drastically, notably the resolution issued on January 11.1.2022, 1. Right in January, the Government issued an implementation plan; establish a steering committee; Meeting many times to remove problems and difficulties...
Acknowledging that the promulgation of guiding documents is still slow and the implementation of some policies is not highly effective, according to the Minister, due to the development, promulgation and implementation of documents guiding the implementation of Resolution 43/ 2022/QH15 takes place in a context where the actual situation is changing very quickly, so some policies, even when developing guidance documents, found it unnecessary to disburse funds due to the constantly changing situation.
“It is necessary to clearly see the specificity in implementing Resolution 43/2022/QH15. Besides subjective reasons, there are also objective factors that can be shared with ministries and branches. From there, learn from experience to do better in the work of building, promulgating and implementing policies and laws," said Minister Nguyen Chi Dung.
Reporting on the disbursement progress, the Minister said that of the 130,7 trillion VND of capital allocated by the Program for infrastructure development investment projects, 130,2 trillion VND has currently been assigned in detail. , accounting for 99,6% of resources, of which about 82,1 trillion VND is allocated for important national projects, adding large resources, contributing to speeding up and completing important transportation projects. point, inter-region. By January 31.1.2024, 2023, the total investment capital of the Program disbursed in the 65 plan reached XNUMX% of the plan, and there are no longer any problems in implementing infrastructure investment projects.
Facing the extremely difficult and complicated situation of the country due to the Covid - 19 pandemic, the promulgation of fiscal and monetary policies, supporting the socio-economic recovery and development program according to Resolution 43/2022 /QH15 is a correct, timely decision with many innovations and creativity. Confirming this at a meeting with the Government, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai stated that the policy is highly appreciated by international organizations, experts and countries in the region. The resolution allows the use of a very large resource with many unprecedented policies that have promoted positive effects, making an important contribution to ensuring social security, maintaining macroeconomic stability and contributing to Support people and businesses to quickly overcome difficulties in recovery and socio-economic development after the pandemic.
Therefore, along with recognizing the urgency, seriousness and fierce focus on implementing Resolution 43/2022/QH15 of the Government, ministries, branches and localities have achieved many results. Positively, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly also noted that the Government, ministries and branches need to pay attention to assessing difficulties, shortcomings and limitations in the implementation process.
“The shortcomings and limitations in the process of implementing Resolution 43/2022/QH15 need to be summarized, find objective causes, subjectively evaluate, and draw lessons from experience in promulgating and implementing Declaring policies, especially policies issued in special situations to handle special and urgent situations", the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly emphasized.
