In 2024, Kien Giang's budget revenue will be 17,540 billion VND, reaching more than 140% of the central budget estimate and 103.6% of the provincial People's Council's budget estimate. Export turnover is estimated at 967 million USD, exceeding the plan by 5.11% and increasing by 11.75% over the same period...
Speaking at the 31st session (regular year-end session) of the Kien Giang Provincial People's Council on December 31, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Nhan emphasized: Up to now, it can be affirmed that 2024 is a successful year in all areas of the province, with 24/24 socio-economic targets reaching and exceeding the plan assigned by the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Council; the second highest economic growth rate since the beginning of the term (only after 2022, an increase of 7.7%).
Notably, trade and services increased by more than 22%; attracting more than 9.8 million tourists, including nearly 1 million international visitors, an increase of more than 70% over the same period, with total tourism revenue reaching nearly 1 billion USD.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Nhan said that the new point compared to previous years is that the Provincial People's Committee issued an Economic Growth Management Plan with the goal of striving to achieve a high growth rate of 9.5% (with the determination to complete the target for the entire 2021-2025 term of 7.24%). The scenario is promptly adjusted quarterly to suit the actual situation; at the same time, 25 specific targets are assigned to directors (heads) of departments, branches and Chairmen of District People's Committees; the 2024 Work Program is issued with 340 tasks (an increase of 110 tasks compared to 2023).
Strengthen inspection, supervision, and removal of difficulties and obstacles, focusing on maintaining monthly meetings to assess the situation, discuss and propose timely solutions, especially those related to site clearance, project implementation progress, etc.; Strengthen work with departments, branches, and localities; Strengthen on-site inspections to remove bottlenecks in site clearance, land price determination, etc.
Promote decentralization, delegation of authority and promote the responsibility of leaders, promptly regulate and adjust the functions, tasks and powers of each department and branch so that local branches can be more proactive in solving arising problems (without having to wait for instructions).
In addition to the achieved results, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien Giang province also frankly acknowledged a number of limitations and shortcomings that need to be resolved in 2025, such as economic development not as expected, economic restructuring is still slow, and the proportion of the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector is still high. Investment promotion and infrastructure construction in industrial zones and clusters are still difficult. The progress of implementing public investment projects and works, including a number of key projects and works of the province, is still slow. The rate of disbursement of public investment capital has not reached the set target.
Environmental pollution, land encroachment, illegal construction, and violations of mineral exploitation laws still occur from time to time and in some places. The manners, manners, and attitudes of serving the people of a number of cadres and civil servants are still limited and cause trouble...
The subjective cause is that the coordination between levels and sectors is sometimes not tight; the sense of organization, discipline, compliance, dynamism and determination in implementation of some leaders of provincial departments and sectors and some localities is not high; handling of difficulties and solving arising problems is not thorough.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien Giang province hopes that with the efforts and determination of all levels and sectors, the participation of the entire political system; the efforts, dynamism and creativity of the business community, entrepreneurs and people of all walks of life in the area..., Kien Giang will continue to achieve and exceed the development goals and tasks for 2025.
