Achieving goals in the midst of "big waves and strong winds"
On January 8, in Hanoi, the Government held an online conference to review the work in 2024 and deploy tasks in 2025 of the Government and local authorities.
General Secretary To Lam attended and delivered a speech at the conference.
According to the Government Office, at the conference, the General Secretary emphasized that we have successfully and comprehensively completed the socio-economic development goals for 2024 in a context full of "big waves and strong winds", even at times "storms" at the national, regional and international levels.
On this occasion, the General Secretary praised the big cities that always hold the top position in contributing to growth such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi... and the localities that, despite many difficulties, are in the top in terms of indicators: growth, disbursement of public investment capital, budget revenue such as Bac Giang, Hoa Binh, Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An...
The General Secretary said that the Government has submitted a Project to reorganize and streamline the Government apparatus in accordance with the Central Committee's direction and the spirit of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW.
In 2025, the General Secretary emphasized that the top priority is to streamline the organizational apparatus of the Political System in the direction of "Refined - Lean - Strong - Effective - Efficient - Effective".
This is not just about cuts but also requires extensive reform of state governance, transparency, and promoting decentralization and delegation of power in administration, economy, finance - budget, and resource management.
It is necessary to abandon the mindset of "if you can't manage it, then ban it", promote the method of "management by results", innovate budget allocation according to output results, and shift from "pre-control" to "post-control", creating new space and development momentum.
Innovative thinking needs to arouse the dynamism, creativity and daring spirit of managers at all levels. Strongly reform the financial, banking and monetary systems.
The ability to achieve double-digit growth in the future depends largely on our economic development innovation.
Eliminate the "ask - give" mechanism and subsidy mindset
To achieve an economic growth rate of 8% in 2025, the General Secretary requested that synchronous and effective solutions be implemented. In particular, it is necessary to promote institutional breakthroughs, promote market principles in resource mobilization and allocation, and eliminate the “ask-give” mechanism and subsidy mindset.
The General Secretary stated that it is necessary to promote the strength of the people and all economic sectors by building an effective and dynamic administration, a safe, transparent, low-cost, and international-standard investment and business environment to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship and enrichment. The State must protect legitimate property rights and the right to freedom of business.
National digital transformation needs to be accelerated, digital economy developed and connections between government, businesses and people strengthened. Priority should be given to resolving wasted resources, such as suspended planning, projects stuck in procedures, unused public land, disputed assets and protracted cases.
Implementing the policy of "contracting growth" in both quantity and quality to localities along with promoting decentralization and delegation of power to create dynamism and creativity for localities to find their own mechanisms, policies and solutions to achieve double-digit growth, contributing to the economic growth of the whole country...
Promote 5G commercialization and 6G technology research, develop telecommunications satellites and upgrade national telecommunications backbone infrastructure.
In particular, strengthen research and implement programs to effectively exploit outer space, sea space and underground space to open up new economic development opportunities and increase scientific and technological research and development capacity, protect resources and national sovereignty.
The General Secretary affirmed that at present we have enough power and strength, enough will and determination to enter an era of national development and prosperity.
