Prime Minister establishes 8 working groups to remove business obstacles

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Decision No. 1544 dated July 16 on the establishment of Working Groups to urge and remove difficulties and obstacles in production, business, import and export, infrastructure construction, promote growth, and accelerate disbursement of public investment capital.

The Decision clearly states that 8 Working Groups will be established, headed by Government leaders, to urge and remove difficulties and obstacles, promote production and business, import and export, infrastructure construction, social housing, national target programs, and promote disbursement of public investment capital of ministries, central and local agencies, in order to achieve and exceed the economic growth target of over 8% in 2025 and double digits in the following years.

Working Group No. 1: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh as Head of the Group, monitoring the localities: Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho City.

Working Group No. 2: Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh as Head of the Group, monitoring ministries and central agencies: Office of the National Assembly, Office of the Government, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuracy, Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government Inspectorate, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance; localities: Hue city, Da Nang city, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Bac Ninh.

Working Group No. 3: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha as Head of the Group, monitoring the ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Ministry of Construction, Central Party Office, Office of the President, Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (including Vietnam Farmers' Union, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Vietnam Women's Union, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union), Hanoi National University, Ho Chi Minh City National University; localities: An Giang, Ca Mau, Dong Thap, Vinh Long.

Working Group No. 4: Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long as Head of the Group, monitoring the ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Health, National Committee of the Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, Vietnam Journalists Association, Vietnam Writers Association, Vietnam Lawyers Association; localities: Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong.

Working Group No. 5: Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc as Head of the Group, monitoring ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Finance, State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam Development Bank, Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, State Audit; localities: Dong Nai, Hung Yen, Quang Ninh, Hai Phong city.

Working Group No. 6: Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son as Head of the Group, monitoring ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Electricity Group; localities: Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho.

Working Group No. 7: Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung as Head of the Group, monitoring the Ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations; localities: Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri.

Working Group No. 8: Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh as Head of the Group, monitoring ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam News Agency, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television; localities: Tay Ninh, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Lao Cai.

According to the decision, the Ministry of Finance is the standing agency of the Working Groups, responsible for assisting the Head of the Working Group in preparing the Working Group's report at the working session and synthesizing the general report on the working results, proposals and recommendations of the Working Groups to report to the Government at the regular Government meeting.

The working group is responsible for organizing the review, synthesis, analysis of causes of difficulties and obstacles and proposing solutions to promote production and business, import and export, infrastructure construction, social housing, national target programs, promoting the implementation progress and disbursement of public investment projects of ministries, central agencies and localities.

The working group is also responsible for reviewing responsibilities in leadership, direction, urging, inspecting, reviewing, and handling difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks in production and business, import and export, infrastructure construction, social housing, national target programs, key projects, and public investment disbursement at ministries, agencies, and localities, including the responsibilities of the heads.