Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asks businesses to implement '6 pioneers'

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the conference. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

On the morning of September 21, concluding the Government Standing Committee Conference with large enterprises on solutions to contribute to the country's socio -economic development, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, and Heads of sectors to directly listen to and thoroughly resolve the difficulties of enterprises, because removing difficulties for enterprises is also removing difficulties for the economy; when enterprises develop, the country develops.

Private economy contributes about 45% of GDP

After nearly 40 years of implementing the Renovation process, Vietnam has risen from a backward economy to become one of the Top 40 leading economies, with a trade scale in the Top 20 countries in the world . Enterprises and entrepreneurs always play a key role, are the main material production force of the economy, playing a very important role in the cause of building and developing the country.

The private economy alone contributes about 45% of GDP, generates about 30% of state budget revenue, attracts about 85% of the workforce; the corporate income tax contribution rate accounts for about 34%.

A large private enterprise force, accumulating sufficient capacity in terms of capital scale, technology level and corporate governance, with brands reaching out to regional and world markets such as: Vingroup, Thaco, Hoa Phat, SOVICO, TH...

At the Conference, all participating businesses shared their operations, difficulties and obstacles, proposed solutions; shared their thoughts and visions, and found solutions to the country's major problems in order to achieve the goal of turning our country into a developing country with modern industry and high average income by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045 as set out at the 13th National Party Congress.

Enterprises proposed a number of ideas to develop strong Vietnamese national enterprises, especially in pioneering industrial fields such as semiconductors, AI, green hydrogen; growth based on science-technology, innovation; promoting new growth drivers, coming from the circular economy, digital economy and even new economic models.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sovico Group, said that Sovico is a multi-industry economic group, operating in the fields of banking, aviation, urban development, vocational training, technology-digital transformation... with more than 40,000 employees, with 2 listed enterprises, capitalization of nearly 6 billion USD.

The businesswoman affirmed that the capacity and initiatives of Vietnamese corporations are unlimited; she hopes that the Prime Minister will trust private enterprises, create conditions to build regulations, laws, mechanisms, and environments for ethnic enterprises to form private economic corporations with national and international strength and brands to lead and promote small and medium enterprises, rural agricultural areas, and start-up companies.

Specifically, creating an environment for the development of education, training, scientific and technological research, promoting innovation, especially vocational training, increasing labor productivity in the whole society; creating conditions and mechanisms for Vietjet to proactively invest and build a strong Vietnamese aircraft fleet.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sovico Group, speaks. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao welcomed the e-visa policy to help aviation attract the fastest international tourists, trade and investment to Vietnam; the dream of Vietnam becoming an aviation center, a growth engine of regional and world aviation, a center for passenger and cargo transportation; a training center, aviation technology, an aircraft repair and maintenance center...

Mr. Le Van Kiem, Chairman of KN Holdings Group, said that the company is aiming to build modern new-generation industrial centers, where Vietnam can gradually master technology and strongly develop vocational training centers, innovation and research, and technology transfer. Therefore, Mr. Le Van Kiem hopes that the Government will continue to create favorable conditions for projects to develop new-generation industrial parks with a competitive scale on a regional scale.

The Chairman of KN Holdings Group also hopes that ministries, branches, agencies and localities will continue to simplify administrative procedures and processes, especially in the fields of planning, investment and land for industrial park infrastructure development; encourage breakthrough investment, ensure competitiveness compared to countries in the region, in order to attract multinational strategic investors, especially in high-tech fields such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence; consider renewable energy projects that have investment policies, ensuring rapid implementation.

Mr. Le Van Kiem said that KN Holdings Group is committed to always accompanying the Government in all efforts to develop the socio-economy, comply with the law and actively contribute more to society and the cause of innovation and development of the country.

Mr. Dang Minh Truong - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sun Group proposed institutionalization, with a specific mechanism for attracting private enterprises to participate in projects that drive socio-economic development. Among them, there are mechanisms on land allocation and land tax; mechanisms to prioritize projects with comprehensive efficiency; continue to reform administrative procedures, investment procedures in a faster, more decentralized and stronger direction; encourage private enterprises to participate in projects in the form of BT; consider piloting models and specific mechanisms similar to the free economic zone model in the world; consider having a pilot policy to create favorable conditions for foreigners to buy, sell and own tourist real estate; have a specific mechanism to support the construction of works and infrastructure systems under PPP projects to connect traffic to potential but still difficult-to-access tourist destinations...

Private enterprises implement '6 pioneers'

After the leaders of ministries, branches and Deputy Prime Ministers gave their opinions on the orientation of private enterprise development, participation in national development, as well as answered the proposals and recommendations of enterprises, concluding the Conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared with enterprises about the difficulties that enterprises have experienced such as the COVID-19 pandemic, war, strategic competition, supply chain disruption; thanked enterprises for always accompanying the Party, State, and people to contribute to overcoming difficulties, building our country to be more decent, more beautiful, and for people to have a prosperous and happy life; enterprises always accompany the Government in difficult times.

Requesting the Government Office, ministries and branches to receive and resolve the comments of enterprises, the Prime Minister stated that the Government has great confidence and pride in the growth and development of Vietnamese enterprises; the Government commits to accompany and protect the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises; not criminalize economic relations; study the abolition of sub-licenses to avoid harassment, inconvenience, and increase compliance costs of enterprises; always listen, share and join hands to remove difficulties and obstacles, and help enterprises overcome difficulties and challenges.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the conference. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

Informing that the Government continues to build and perfect institutions so that businesses can confidently promote production and business, the Prime Minister requested Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers, and Heads of sectors to directly listen to and thoroughly resolve difficulties of businesses, because removing difficulties for businesses is also removing difficulties for the economy; businesses develop, the country develops," in the spirit of "resolving where problems arise, without pushing, avoiding, or harassing.

Affirming that the Government will continue to decentralize and delegate power to ministries, branches and localities; resolutely cutting unnecessary administrative procedures to avoid causing trouble for businesses, the Prime Minister requested businesses to operate in accordance with the law, contributing to perfecting institutions, especially institutions for better management while creating and promoting the development of businesses, especially perfecting the socialist-oriented market economy institutions and institutions for implementing key national projects.

Emphasizing that people and enterprises are the center and the subject in perfecting institutions, the Prime Minister requested enterprises to implement "6 pioneers": pioneering in innovation, applying science and technology, focusing on traditional growth drivers, promoting new growth drivers such as digital economy, green economy, circular economy, knowledge economy, sharing economy, combating climate change; pioneering in participating in global value chains and supply chains, contributing to building corporate brands and national brands; pioneering in creating jobs and livelihoods for people and actively participating in social security activities. The Prime Minister requested enterprises to pioneer in developing infrastructure, especially digital infrastructure, transport infrastructure, socio-economic and cultural infrastructure, especially high-speed railways, highways, airports, ports, and green infrastructure; Pioneer in contributing to training high-quality human resources, reforming administrative procedures, building smart governance, contributing to improving the investment and business environment; pioneer in solidarity, unity, and mutual support, with the motto "listening and understanding together; sharing vision, awareness and action together; working together, enjoying together, winning together and developing businesses and the country together."

Directing the Government Office, ministries and branches to listen to, absorb opinions, and resolve proposals and recommendations from enterprises, with the spirit of "what is said is done, what is committed is implemented effectively in practice; risks are shared, benefits are harmonized between the State, people and enterprises", the Prime Minister thanked enterprises for proposing to receive specific tasks contributing to the development of the country such as participating in the construction of the North-South high-speed railway project, expressways, steel factories, ports, airports, social housing, improving physical fitness for children, etc.

The Government Standing Committee worked with large enterprises on solutions to contribute to socio-economic development. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

The Prime Minister said the Government will research and assign tasks and place orders for businesses to work together and win together.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that when handling work, ministries and branches must be highly determined, make great efforts, take drastic actions, and work with businesses to resolve the issue with the spirit of "5 clear": clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibility and clear products.

Along with this conference, ministries and branches organized additional specialized conferences of their sectors with businesses on issues related to land and environment, finance, tax, investment, etc. to resolve difficulties and open up development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hopes and believes that businesses in general and private enterprises in particular will continue to develop strongly in both quantity and quality, many businesses will soon rise to regional and world stature, increasingly affirming their important role and contribution to the cause of national construction and protection, contributing to enhancing Vietnam's position and prestige in the international arena./.

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