Focus on promoting disbursement of public investment capital

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the Conference on promoting public investment growth momentum in 2025. Photo: nhandan.vn

According to the report, the disbursement of public investment capital in the first 4 months of the year nationwide reached over 128.5 trillion VND, about 18 trillion VND higher than the same period in 2024 and reaching 15.56% of the assigned plan, lower than the same period in 2024 (16.64%); 37/47 ministries, agencies and 27/63 provinces and cities had disbursement rates below the national average.

Attending the conference at Thai Nguyen bridge point were comrade Nguyen Linh, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of relevant departments and branches.

For Thai Nguyen, the total capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister in 2025 is more than 5,580 billion VND, the local capital plan is more than 7,980 billion VND (including capital for 2025 and capital extended from the previous year). By the end of April 2025, Thai Nguyen had disbursed 2,530 billion VND, reaching 42% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister in 2025 and reaching 32% of the local plan.

Faced with the current situation of slow and low disbursement of public investment, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to compile statistics on ministries, branches and localities with slow disbursement to re-evaluate officials; ministries and branches that perform well should be rewarded, and those that do not perform well should be disciplined. The Prime Minister requested that Party committees and authorities at all levels, officials and Party members think, research, continue to review and propose amendments to institutions and policies, and remove obstacles, especially laws related to the budget and bidding, to avoid the situation of "having money but not being able to spend it".

At the Conference, delegates reported and discussed difficulties and obstacles in the implementation process, such as: Site clearance, construction material sources. At the same time, they proposed and recommended solutions to ensure progress and investment capital disbursement targets in 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Conference. Photo: nhandan.vn

Concluding the Conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that public investment plays a particularly important role in terms of economy, politics, society, national defense and security, contributing to promoting growth. The Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to strictly implement the telegrams, directives and guiding documents of the Government and the Prime Minister in disbursing public investment capital.

All levels from the central to local levels must resolutely take action, make more efforts and be more proactive, assign "clearly people, clear tasks, clear responsibilities, clear progress, clear results, clear authority" to promote disbursement of public investment capital; mobilize the entire political system to participate in site clearance to avoid affecting project progress; closely follow reality, urge timely removal of obstacles, be flexible and effective, do not avoid or push; enhance the sense of responsibility and the role of leaders...

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/kinh-te/202505/tap-trung-thuc-day-giai-ngan-von-dau-tu-cong-9ab1a93/