On July 14, leaders of the People's Committee of Can Tho City had a working session with departments and branches to listen to reports on backlog projects, difficulties, problems, public investment disbursement and solutions to promote growth.
According to the report of the Department of Finance of Can Tho City, the total public investment capital plan for 2025 of Can Tho after the merger and implementation of the two-level local government (including the Prime Minister's decisions to allocate capital, Resolutions of the People's Councils of provinces and cities and the implementation of the transfer of the public investment plan managed by the district (old) to the city level) is more than 29,244 billion VND. Of which, local budget capital is over VND 14,016 billion and central budget capital is over VND 15,228 billion.
As of June 30, 2025, the accumulated disbursement value is VND 7,302 billion (reaching 26.37% compared to the decision assigned by the Prime Minister).
The reason is that most key projects are stuck in site clearance, leading to delays in handing over construction sites, affecting the disbursement progress. In addition, the shortage and fluctuations in prices of construction materials such as sand and stone also cause great difficulties for the construction process.
Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City Nguyen Van Hoa requested departments, branches, especially investors, to proactively propose and advise on timely removal of specific difficulties and obstacles for each project, when there are only more than 5 months left to complete the 2025 plan.
Mr. Hoa suggested urgently reviewing the remaining unallocated capital and requiring investors to complete documents and procedures for timely allocation. In case capital sources are not feasible, it is necessary to boldly recommend the People's Council to cut to adjust the capital plan appropriately; prioritize disbursement for projects completed in 2025 and key projects of the country and the city.
Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Tran Van Lau requested units to continue to clearly identify the goals of each project, especially projects that are still stuck in site clearance, proactively coordinate with the Land Fund Development Center and local authorities to handle them thoroughly.
Mr. Lau noted the priority of effectively using the remaining capital from the National Highway 91B project, and recommended that relevant units study and establish new projects, prioritizing resettlement areas. According to him, the acceleration of site clearance depends largely on the infrastructure of the resettlement area: it must be one step ahead, with enough electricity, water, schools, markets, and transparent land prices. Most importantly, people must be given a place to live "equal to or better" than the old place, ensuring convenient living and transportation conditions.
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City also directed a comprehensive review of capital needs, proposed transferring capital from slow projects to projects with good disbursement capacity and promptly reported on projects that cannot be disbursed during the year to have an early handling plan.
