sets a target of striving for an economic growth rate of 8% in 2025
On the afternoon of April 8 in Hanoi, General Secretary To Lam attended and spoke at a meeting with police officers of the Southern battlefield on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Complete Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).
According to VOV, expressing joy to meet the police officers of the Southern Battlefield, General Secretary To Lam affirmed that, in the victory of the resistance war against the US and the country - the greatest achievement of the cause of national liberation and reunification led by the Party and President Ho Chi Minh, the heroic Vietnamese People's Police force has great contributions and contributions to great and proud.

General Secretary To Lam sent deep gratitude to the contributions and contributions of police officers of the Southern battlefield, of the Southern Security Forces and the Southern Southern people as well as the army and the people of the country; Sincerely and highly appreciated the enthusiastic speech and responsibility of the delegates at the meeting.
On behalf of the Party Central Committee, informing about some strategic policies that the Party is focusing on leading, in order to achieve the highest goal of "social stability, economic development, improving people's lives", by 2030, our country will become a developing country with modern industry, by 2045 will become a developed country with high income, the General Secretary said that in the coming time, the Party and State will focus highly on solutions to maintain a peaceful and stable environment for national development.
Referring to the country's sustainable socio-economic development solutions, the General Secretary emphasized that the entire political system will focus on strongly consolidating the state-owned enterprise sector, especially state-owned economic groups; having a selected, high-quality FDI attraction strategy; promoting private economic development as the most important driving force for GDP growth, increasing labor productivity, creating jobs; developing an autonomous local economy.
Along with that, focus on completing strategic infrastructure synchronously, especially transport infrastructure, energy and digital infrastructure. Research and implement programs to effectively exploit outer space, sea space and underground space.
Regarding the recent announcement of the US tax rate on Vietnam among the highest countries, General Secretary To Lam stated that with the tradition of resilience and bravery in handling many unprecedented issues under the wise and talented leadership of the Party, we will soon overcome this challenge.
The Party Central Committee has assigned leaders of the Government, ministries and branches to immediately contact relevant US authorities, and will have a synchronous solution to handle the matter. Despite difficulties, we are determined to strive for an economic growth rate of 8% in 2025 and double digits in the period of 2026 - 2030. At the same time, this is also an opportunity to innovate more strongly, decisively, decisively, revolutionarily, and comprehensively in economic management, establishing a "new growth model" of Vietnam in the new period," according to the General Secretary.
The 11th Central Conference will discuss the arrangement of administrative units
Regarding the arrangement of the apparatus of the political system, being compact, strong, efficient, effective and efficient, General Secretary To Lam informed that in the coming time, the 11th Central Conference will meet to discuss the arrangement of administrative units, consider adjusting administrative boundaries associated with adjusting economic space, assigning, decentralizing, adjusting the allocation and combination of economic resources.

The highest goal is to expand development space for the business community and people, increase national and local resources, maximize development potential, promote the autonomy, self-reliance and self-reliance of each locality.
It is expected to reduce nearly 50% of provincial-level administrative units, 50% of commune-level administrative units and end the operation of district-level administrative units - General Secretary To Lam said.
At the meeting, the General Secretary also informed more about one of the important tasks this year, which is to prepare and conduct Party Congresses at all levels towards the 14th National Party Congress scheduled to take place early next year.
The General Secretary affirmed that this was a very important congress, marking the beginning of the new era of the country, the era of development, rich and strong, everyone had a prosperous, happy life, supported and enriched; successfully building socialist Vietnam, rich people, strong country, democratic, fair, civilized society, and shoulder to shoulder with the powers of the five continents; Contribute more and more to peace, stability and development of the world, the happiness of humanity and global civilization.