The announcement stated that on August 16, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the Government Standing meeting on tasks and major solutions to stabilize the macro-economy and control inflation. , promoting growth and ensuring major balances of the economy in the last months of 8.
After listening to the report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the opinions of the delegates attending the meeting, and the speech of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Government Standing Committee unanimously concluded:
Appreciate that the Ministry of Planning and Investment has prepared documents for the Government Standing meeting in a short time; assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to summarize and fully absorb relevant opinions at the meeting to continue to complete the Report, proactively prepare content for the regular Government meeting in August 8 and other relevant issues. draft Report serving the 2023th Plenum of the Central Committee (term XIII) and the 8th Session of the 6th National Assembly, especially the report on assessment of the implementation of the socio-economic development plan in 2023, the plan for socio-economic development in 2024. socio-economic development in XNUMX.
In the first 7 months of 2023, the macro economy continued to be stable, inflation was controlled, major balances of the economy were ensured, and economic growth was promoted in the context of the current situation. international difficulties, many countries slow growth; public debt, government debt, national external debt, state budget deficit are well controlled; energy and food security are guaranteed…; contributing to creating room to implement priority policies to promote growth in the last months of the year.
However, the economy still faces many difficulties and challenges; production and business activities, access to credit capital of enterprises is still limited (according to a report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, as of August 9, credit growth only reached 8%, while only The target for the whole year is about 4,3-14%), the real estate market, corporate bonds are still difficult, administrative procedures in some areas are still cumbersome… Therefore, it is necessary to continue to have solutions. synchronous, drastic, timely and effective to remove difficulties, promote growth and socio-economic development in the last months of the year and in the coming time.
Regarding tasks and solutions in the coming time, it is required that ministries, branches, agencies and localities base on their assigned functions, tasks and powers to select a number of important tasks and priority solutions to focus on. deploying with focus and focus in order to promote the growth drivers of the economy, remove difficulties and obstacles for production and business activities of enterprises, create livelihoods and jobs for people; urgently focus on perfecting the promulgation of master plans; accelerate disbursement of public investment capital, national target programs; strongly promote the domestic market and expand exports; proactively and actively carry out policy communication, creating consensus of people, businesses and the whole society; which notes:
About monetary policy: The State Bank of Vietnam studies, promotes the spirit of market demand, listens to the opinions and reflections of businesses and people to urgently have timely and effective solutions to promote credit growth, enhancing the access to credit capital of enterprises and people; continue to direct commercial banks to reduce costs, promote digital transformation..., strive to continue to lower lending interest rates, create favorable conditions for people and businesses in the spirit of community responsibility solving difficulties, "harmonious benefits, shared risks"; urgently review, consider amending and supplementing according to its competence the Circulars of the State Bank of Vietnam in order to promptly remove difficulties and support production and business activities; at the same time strengthen inspection, supervision, control, prevention and handling of negative acts, corruption, group interests.
On fiscal policy: The Ministry of Finance evaluates the implementation of policies on tax exemption, reduction and extension in recent years; on that basis, actively research, promptly propose and report to the competent authorities the policies of exemption, reduction and extension that need to be applied in the coming time. There are feasible solutions to definitively and effectively handle the corporate bond issue; further accelerate the refund of value-added tax to enterprises in accordance with the law; good implementation of policy communication.
Regarding land policy: The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment actively works and closely coordinates with agencies of the National Assembly in the process of finalizing the revised Land Law Project for submission to the National Assembly for promulgation at the 6th session; urgently promulgate according to its competence or submit to competent authorities for promulgation documents regulations on land price determination, regulations related to minerals, construction materials, ensuring clarity, publicity and transparency. , uniform in implementation.
Ministry of Planning and Investment well perform the task of coordinating macroeconomic management and continue to review and improve the business investment environment, improve the competitiveness of the economy; paying special attention to building preferential policies strong enough to attract foreign enterprises and investors with potentials and scientific and technological qualifications; strengthen inspection and urge to accelerate disbursement of public investment capital and planning work, ensuring quality and progress.
Ministry of Industry and Trade focus on directing the promotion of industrial and commercial production; urgently finalize the draft of the pilot mechanism for direct electricity purchase and sale, the mechanism to encourage the development of rooftop solar power; implementation plan of the Electricity Master Plan VIII. Expeditiously complete the draft Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 95/2021/ND-CP and Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP, and submit it to the Government before August 19, 8; assigned Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai to chair the meeting to agree to immediately amend these Decrees.
Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs focus on directing the good implementation of social security work, taking solutions to ensure the balance of labor supply and demand, meeting the requirements of the market, enterprises and employers and ensuring jobs for employees. motion; urgently absorb opinions of ministries, branches and members of the Government, finalize and submit to the Government the Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP on August 18, 8.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance, relevant ministries, agencies and localities in, focusing on effectively implementing solutions to ensure national food security, and at the same time promoting the export of agricultural products and foodstuffs. ; ensure appropriate and effective rice reserves in current conditions.
Ministries: Construction, Natural Resources and Environment, Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Science and Technology Technology according to their assigned functions and tasks, assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies in, urgently researching and reporting to the competent authorities in August 8 on the establishment of real estate trading floors. , land, jobs, science and technology, carbon credits..., ensuring digital transformation, publicity, transparency and promoting safe, healthy, efficient and sustainable development markets.
Ministry of Home Affairs urgently finalize and submit to the Government for promulgation regulations on protection of people who dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common good and regulations on encouragement, encouragement and handling of cadres.
To request the ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies to directly take charge, direct and take responsibility for the institutional building and administrative procedure reform of the ministries and agencies; establish a working group to review and reform administrative procedures of ministries and agencies, ensuring the substance and effectiveness in accordance with the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister.
Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities continue to lead and direct the further reduction and simplification of business regulations and procedures. administrative procedures and citizen papers to save time and costs for businesses and people; tighten discipline, administrative discipline, resolutely overcome the situation of avoidance, expulsion, fear of responsibility in the performance of official duties.
Government members take the initiative to arrange appropriate and effective time and form of working with localities to grasp the situation, promptly remove difficulties and obstacles or propose competent authorities to consider, resolved in the spirit of Decision No. 435/QD-TTg dated April 24, 4 of the Prime Minister.
The Government Office monitors and urges the implementation of the above tasks according to its assigned functions and tasks.
