Prime Minister criticizes ministries and localities for low public investment disbursement

On the morning of September 17th, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Deputy Prime Ministers chaired the 3rd National Conference on Promoting Public Investment in 2025.

According to a report from the Ministry of Finance , the disbursement of public investment capital is higher than the same period last year. In the first eight months of the year, the whole country disbursed 409,000 billion VND of public investment capital, reaching 46.3% of the assigned plan, an increase of 5.9% in rate and an increase of nearly 135,300 billion VND compared to the same period in 2024.

Thủ tướng phê bình các bộ ngành, địa phương giải ngân đầu tư công thấp- Ảnh 1. — The Prime Minister criticized ministries, departments, and localities with low disbursement rates of public investment funds.

Nine ministries and agencies and 22 localities have estimated disbursement rates above the national average. Among them, some ministries, agencies, and localities with large assigned plans have high disbursement rates, such as the Ministry of National Defense (54.5%), the Ministry of Public Security (64.8%), Thanh Hoa (90.6%), Ninh Binh (90.1%), etc.

The Prime Minister cited the example of the Phong Chau bridge, which was recently assigned to a military unit for construction on a larger scale, saving time and costs, and is now preparing for its inauguration. The head of government also commended units with disbursement rates higher than the national average.

In addition, the disbursement of public investment still faces challenges such as delays in compensation, land clearance, and resettlement; the supply of raw materials has not been adequately addressed, and the price of raw materials has increased compared to the time of bidding, leading to increased costs.

By the end of August 2025, 29 ministries and agencies and 12 localities still had disbursement rates below the national average. The Prime Minister criticized these ministries, agencies, and localities and requested them to review their performance, learn from their mistakes, and clarify the collective and individual responsibilities involved. He also stated that the disbursement rate of public investment would be a criterion for evaluating officials and assessing work performance.

Regarding the reasons, the Prime Minister stated that the implementation of the two-tiered local government model still encountered some obstacles; project preparation was inadequate, the approval of investment policies and investment decisions were inappropriate, and the capital plan was not realistic, leading to numerous requests for adjustments.

At the same time, there is still a tendency to avoid responsibility, to be afraid of making mistakes, and to be afraid of taking responsibility in carrying out assigned tasks; coordination between agencies remains weak.

Accordingly, the Prime Minister requested that projects be classified according to their disbursement rate (good, slow, unlikely to disburse, etc.); from there, specific disbursement schedules should be developed for each month and quarter, along with concrete and appropriate solutions to accelerate disbursement and achieve the set targets.

Ministries, sectors, and localities should urgently allocate the 38,400 billion VND of planned capital assigned by the Prime Minister. They should regularly review and promptly adjust capital from projects with slow or no disbursement capacity to projects with good disbursement capacity and a need for additional funding.

In particular, the Prime Minister requested strict handling of investors, project management boards, and contractors who deliberately create difficulties and obstacles, causing delays in capital allocation and disbursement; and timely review and handling of incompetent and corrupt officials who fail to fulfill their assigned tasks.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thu-tuong-phe-binh-cac-bo-nganh-dia-phuong-giai-ngan-dau-tu-cong-thap-185250917140021508.htm