Prime Minister requests statistics on provincial chairmen who failed to complete public investment disbursement

The above task was mentioned by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Official Dispatch No. 47 on a number of key tasks and solutions to promote economic growth in 2025.

To successfully achieve the growth target of 8% or more in 2025 and double digits in the following years, the Prime Minister requested members of the Government, heads of ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities, and requested Secretaries of Provincial and Municipal Party Committees, Chairmen of People's Councils of provinces and centrally run cities to focus on leading, directing, and implementing a number of key tasks and solutions.

Specifically, the Prime Minister requested to more drastically, strongly and effectively implement tasks and solutions to promote disbursement of public investment capital, striving to disburse public investment capital in 2025 to reach 100% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister; taking public investment as the leading investment, and strengthening public-private cooperation.

In addition to promptly transferring capital from slow-disbursing projects to supplement capital for projects with good disbursement and in need of additional capital, the Prime Minister thoroughly directed to promptly handle officials who are weak in capacity, afraid of responsibility, shirking responsibility, avoiding, and failing to complete disbursement tasks.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to urgently synthesize and propose a plan to adjust the 2025 capital plan for the capital amount up to March 15.

"Compile a list of Ministers, Heads of Central agencies, and Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees who have not fulfilled the public investment disbursement targets for 2024 and report to the Government and Prime Minister before April 25," the dispatch stated.

The Ministry of Finance also has the task of presiding over, closely and resolutely coordinating with ministries, agencies and localities to urgently build the "National Investment One-Stop Portal" to be completed in May, and the "Provincial Investment One-Stop Portal" after the establishment of a new province.

The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security to propose specific preferential visa policies for specific subjects such as researchers, experts, scientists, investors, billionaires, artists, famous athletes, etc. At the same time, speed up the negotiation of bilateral visa exemptions agreed with partners according to the conclusion of the Government Standing Committee.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade, ministries, agencies and localities urgently and actively discuss and develop working scenarios with US agencies to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements, ensuring harmony, reasonableness and benefits for both sides.

The State Bank is researching and calling on banks to urgently join hands to build preferential credit packages for people under 35 years old to buy houses, and a preferential credit package of about 500,000 billion VND for businesses investing in infrastructure and digital technology to borrow long-term.

The Prime Minister also noted that the State Bank should expand the scope and subjects participating in the preferential credit package for the forestry, fishery, and wooden furniture sectors affected by the US's reciprocal tariff policy.

Emphasizing the viewpoint of breakthrough in science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation, the Prime Minister requested to encourage and promote the effectiveness of science and technology funds, venture capital funds, startups, and innovation; apply the models of "public investment - private management", "private investment - public use", "public leadership - private management"; and ensure the initiative and creativity of scientists.

Ministries and localities also need to study the "Duty Free Port" model to turn Vietnam into a major logistics center, promoting the distribution of goods via digital platforms.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology to promote 5G commercialization; research 6G technology; develop telecommunications satellites and upgrade national telecommunications backbone infrastructure; expand 5G coverage towards the number of 5G stations reaching 50% of the number of 4G stations.

The Ministry of Finance completes the draft Resolution of the Government on piloting the crypto asset market in Vietnam and reports to the Government before April 25.

TH (according to VTC News)

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