Ho Chi Minh City strictly punishes investors who intentionally delay disbursement of public investment capital.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued a document requesting departments, branches, sectors, and localities to accelerate the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital in 2025, striving to disburse 100% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister .

The Chairman of the City People's Committee requested heads of departments, branches, sectors and localities to identify disbursement of public investment capital as a top important political task, requiring priority focus on leadership, direction and implementation.

Accordingly, it is necessary to speed up the progress of key and important national projects, highways, inter-regional projects with spillover effects... Accelerating the disbursement progress must be associated with ensuring the quality of projects and works, avoiding negativity, loss, waste, and violations of legal regulations.

Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested departments, branches, sectors and localities to speed up the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital in 2025.

Units must develop detailed disbursement plans for each project, task, and disbursement volume each month and quarter. Focus on site clearance and construction progress, and resolve difficulties and obstacles related to land and resources...

Continue to promote and improve the effectiveness of the Working Group to promote public investment disbursement in the city, headed by Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong.

There are strict sanctions according to regulations for investors, project management boards, contractors, organizations and individuals who intentionally delay.

As of the end of April 2025, Ho Chi Minh City had only disbursed about VND 6,068 billion, reaching only 7.2% of the public investment capital assigned in 2025.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/tphcm-xu-nghiem-chu-dau-tu-co-tinh-lam-cham-giai-ngan-von-dau-tu-cong-d284090.html