We must change our thinking, way of thinking, and way of doing things, not let them stagnate
On September 17, Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Deputy Prime Ministers chaired a national conference to promote public investment in 2025 (3rd time).
In his concluding remarks, the Prime Minister stated that public investment disbursement in 2025 has made much progress, and has so far achieved higher results than the same period in 2024, but there are still bottlenecks and bottlenecks, and there is still a gap compared to the requirements.
The head of the Government emphasized that the requirement is to promote public investment more strongly, more drastically, more effectively, improve the quality of public investment, prevent corruption, negativity, and waste.
Promoting the role of growth driver, public investment capital is the seed capital to activate, lead, mobilize all social resources, contribute to promoting growth, creating jobs, livelihoods, improving the material and spiritual life of the people; must change old thinking, thinking, and working methods, not to let them stagnate.
The Prime Minister pointed out that there are still 18 ministries, central agencies and 30 localities that have not fully allocated the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister with a total capital of nearly 38.4 trillion VND. By the end of August 2025, 29 ministries, agencies and 12 localities will have disbursement rates below the national average.
The Prime Minister criticized and requested these ministries, central and local agencies to review and learn from experience, clarify the responsibility of relevant collectives and individuals.
On that basis, propose appropriate solutions to promote disbursement in the coming time, in which the determination of public investment disbursement results is a criterion for evaluating cadres and evaluating work results.
Reviewing and promptly handling weak officials
In the coming time, the Prime Minister requested to urgently allocate 38.4 trillion VND to the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister.
Regularly review and promptly adjust capital from projects with slow disbursement or inability to disburse to projects with good disbursement capacity and needing additional capital.
Strictly handle investors, project management boards, and contractors who intentionally cause difficulties and hinder the progress of capital allocation and disbursement; review and promptly handle weak, negative, and unable to complete assigned tasks.
Focus on developing, promulgating or submitting to competent authorities to issue legal documents and instructions related to the disbursement of public investment capital, especially with newly passed Laws. Timely report, propose and recommend handling of difficulties and problems beyond authority.
The Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the People's Committees of provinces and cities focus on removing difficulties and obstacles in the exploitation of minerals, which are common construction materials, to ensure supply for projects, especially key transport infrastructure projects and important national projects.
The Ministry of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to urgently review, synthesize and propose to competent authorities on transferring capital from ministries, agencies and localities that do not need to use it to ministries, agencies and localities that need to supplement capital to speed up project progress, ensuring the disbursement of all additional capital in 2025 in accordance with legal regulations.
At the same time, it is required that ministries, agencies and localities that return capital must review and clarify their responsibilities for not fully disbursing the allocated capital.
