On March 21, at the Government Headquarters, Party Central Committee member and Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh chaired a meeting on the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital and difficulties and problems of ministries and central agencies in the first two months of 2025 under Working Group No. 7.
Working Group No. 7 led by Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh inspected ministries and central agencies: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union, Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam News Agency, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Television.
Presenting the summary report, the Ministry of Finance said that the total State budget investment plan for 2025 assigned by the Prime Minister to 9 ministries and central agencies under Working Group No. 7 is 3,992 billion VND.
As of February 28, 5/9 ministries and agencies have fully allocated the assigned capital plan; the total remaining unallocated capital is 1,919 billion VND (accounting for 48.07%).
The reason is that the newly started project has not completed investment procedures, so it is not eligible for capital allocation; the project is waiting for adjustments and supplements to the medium-term public investment plan...
Regarding the disbursement situation in the first 2 months of the year, the Ministry of Finance said that it is estimated that by February 28, the disbursement of units in Working Group No. 7 reached 2.32% of the assigned plan, lower than the national average.
Of which, 1 central agency has a disbursement rate higher than the national average disbursement rate; 8 ministries and central agencies have a disbursement rate below the national average (of which 6 ministries and central agencies have not yet disbursed the capital plan, 2 agencies disburse below the national average).
Concluding the meeting, with 4 ministries and agencies not yet fully allocated capital, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh requested a report, clearly assess the subjective and objective causes, advise and propose solutions for the Ministry of Finance to synthesize and report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.
Giving opinions on disbursement and analysis of causes, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that agencies and units need to be more proactive in investment preparation and approval work.
The Deputy Prime Minister also suggested that the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions review its responsibilities, focus on closely coordinating with ministries, branches, and localities to remove any problems...
Regarding the tasks in the coming time, the Deputy Prime Minister requested that 9 units be inspected to complete the report, clearly state the results of allocation and disbursement, clearly analyze the subjective and objective causes, propose appropriate handling measures, and send them to the Ministry of Finance for synthesis to report to the Prime Minister at the end of March.
For units that have completed the allocation, they must regularly monitor and urge the progress, quality of the project, acceptance, and settlement.
For equipment packages, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to carefully appraise them, ensuring advanced technology can be used long-term and effectively.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested members of the Working Group, according to the functions and tasks of their ministries and branches, to proactively coordinate with agencies and units to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles.
Emphasizing that public investment is an important driving force for growth, the Deputy Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and central agencies to continue to make efforts to implement at the highest level to contribute to the overall results of the country.
