Ho Chi Minh City: Explaining the implementation of Resolution 98, public investment disbursement and digital transformation

(HTV) – On the morning of September 18, the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation held a session to explain the implementation of Resolution 98 of the National Assembly related to piloting special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City; disbursement of public investment capital, digital transformation and building digital government.

Comrade Nguyen Van Loi, member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City, chaired the explanation session. Attending were Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong, member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; Comrade Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Overview of the explanation session of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation this morning

According to Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance Hoang Vu Thanh, in 2025, Ho Chi Minh City was assigned by the Prime Minister to disburse public investment capital of VND118,948 billion. To date, the city has disbursed VND53,712 billion, equivalent to 45.2% of the plan.

Regarding administrative reform, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Home Affairs Nguyen Bac Nam said that the Department is advising on the development of a handbook for implementing administrative procedures at the commune level, and at the same time promulgating procedures for handling non-administrative procedures, in order to better serve people and businesses, and limit the situation of document overload.

Delegates and experts discuss public investment disbursement

At the conference, experts focused on giving opinions related to the implementation of Resolution 98, public investment disbursement, digital transformation and economic growth.

Dr. Tran Du Lich - Chairman of the Advisory Council for the implementation of Resolution 98, recommended that the Resolution should be upgraded soon, removing unreasonable provisions to increase its attractiveness to strategic investors. At the same time, strict regulations must be in place to ensure feasibility and avoid policy abuse. He proposed adding Cai Mep Ha free trade zone along with other zones in Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to build an international logistics and trade center with five functions, becoming a focal point for attracting investment.

Discussion on digital transformation and e-government construction

Mr. Ngo Hai Phan - Director of the Department of Digital Transformation - Cryptography, Central Party Office, said that if there is a breakthrough approach in investment in the High-Tech Park and Innovation Center, Ho Chi Minh City can completely achieve double-digit growth. He emphasized the role of the group implementing Resolution 57, which needs to act faster and more decisively.

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong informed that the City People's Committee has signed a submission to the Ministry of Finance, proposing a number of contents to meet the schedule for collecting opinions and presenting them at the upcoming National Assembly session. On that basis, the city and related units have focused on discussing and agreeing on a roadmap and methods to effectively implement Resolution 98.

Concluding the working session, Head of the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly Delegation Nguyen Van Loi suggested that in relation to Resolution 98, Ho Chi Minh City needs to solve the problem of investment capital, increase the budget regulation ratio, and mobilize socialized resources, paying attention to excess revenue, revenue from land, fees and charges. He emphasized that strong decentralization and delegation of authority to Ho Chi Minh City in project implementation is an issue that needs to be raised in the Resolution.

Regarding public investment, Mr. Nguyen Van Loi requested to focus on removing obstacles in site clearance and handling the shortage of construction materials. In the field of digital transformation and e-government construction, Ho Chi Minh City needs to invest synchronously in infrastructure, equipment, strengthen network security, data management and improve the quality of human resources.

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