On April 29, Politburo Member, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a working session with the Ministry of Finance on the situation of task implementation in the first months of 2026, orientations, key tasks in the coming time, and proposals and recommendations.
Concluding, the Prime Minister requested to review and supplement and assign targets for national financial plan growth, public debt repayment loans, medium-term public investment in each field such as investment, industry growth and digital transformation, technology innovation... for localities, corporations, and state-owned enterprises in 2026 and the 5-year period, to be completed in April 2026.
Build to implement the Project on building an independent and self-reliant economy associated with international integration (completed in the third quarter of 2026) and coordinate with the Central Policy and Strategy Committee to develop a Resolution on the country's development model in the new stage based on science and technology, innovation and digital transformation for the 3rd Plenum of the Central Committee to consider and decide.
In 2026, summarize and evaluate specific mechanisms and policies in some localities to create a basis for institutionalization and nationwide application.
In the second quarter, complete the preparation, adjustment, and approval of plans belonging to the planning system to ensure synchronization and consistency with the requirements of double-digit growth; improve the law to thoroughly handle public assets; review, supplement and complete the system of economic and technical standards and norms of the industry.
Urgently complete growth management scenarios with different options; strengthen inter-sectoral coordination in macroeconomic management, price management, especially the State Bank and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Research and complete regulations on taxes, expand and combat tax base erosion, exploit remaining revenue sources, combat revenue loss, focus on nurturing revenue sources, and create motivation for development.
Effectively implement policies on tax, fee, and charge exemptions and reductions to support businesses and people; effectively implement regulations on raising the threshold for revenue of household businesses that are not subject to tax to 1 billion VND. Promote thrift in recurrent expenditures, increase expenditures for development investment.
Allocate centralized and key capital, resolutely combat spreading and fragmentation; in which the total number of projects using central budget capital in the 2026-2030 period will decrease by at least 30% compared to the 2021-2025 period.
Have strong enough solutions to develop the stock market to truly become an important medium and long-term capital mobilization channel of the economy.
Promptly amend and complete the Decree on corporate bonds; complete relevant regulations and inspect and supervise the implementation to promote the development of the International Financial Center; restructure the operations of the State Capital Investment and Trading Corporation, towards establishing the National Investment Fund (completed in the second quarter of 2026).
Complete the plan to promote the arrangement and equitization of state-owned enterprises to ensure efficiency, no loss or waste (completed in May 2026).
Propose solutions to continue attracting foreign investors; develop a Project on overall reform of the Vietnamese financial market associated with the implementation of the goal of high and continuous growth by 2045, and report to competent authorities in the second quarter of 2026.
The Prime Minister also assigned the Ministry of Finance to proactively coordinate with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Central Policy and Strategy Committee when proposing salary reforms, in accordance with resources.
