If the special mechanism replacing Resolution 54 is implemented well, private investment and FDI flows into the city will be unblocked and could reach hundreds of thousands of billion VND, according to Mr. Phan Van Mai.
The information was given by Chairman of the City People's Committee Phan Van Mai at a press conference on the draft to replace Resolution 54 on piloting special mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of May 18. The meeting took place in the context that the draft had just been commented on by the National Assembly Standing Committee before being submitted to the upcoming 5th session of the National Assembly.
According to Mr. Mai, the fundamental difference between the draft and the previous Resolution 54 is the objective. Instead of focusing on mechanisms and policies to generate revenue like Resolution 54, the new resolution focuses more on mechanisms and policies to attract social investment resources, remove obstacles in project procedures, and pilot new forms of investment. "If social investment is done well, the city will achieve hundreds of thousands of billions of VND," said Mr. Mai.
Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai at the press conference on the afternoon of May 18. Photo: Ha Khanh
The new Resolution includes 43 mechanisms and policies, divided into 4 groups, including: mechanisms and policies already included in Resolution 54; specific mechanisms and policies prescribed for other localities; specific mechanisms and policies included in draft laws to be amended in the coming time; and new mechanisms and policies that have not yet been prescribed.
According to the head of the Ho Chi Minh City government, with these four groups of special mechanisms and policies, the city will be able to resolve many institutional obstacles and certainly create great momentum for development. In particular, the new resolution will help the city decentralize and delegate authority in a more timely and proactive manner, removing the "mechanism cloak" for Thu Duc City to develop.
"The spirit is that Ho Chi Minh City is asking to pilot mechanisms to create development and implement them to make practical contributions to the whole country, not asking for special privileges and favorable conditions for the city," said Mr. Mai.
Previously, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Le Thi Huynh Mai said that attracting private investment is very important for the city's development. However, in recent times, investment and business activities have encountered many difficulties. Recently, the Prime Minister's Special Task Force has compiled 214 difficulties with investment and business projects, not to mention the difficulties related to the laws that have been identified and included in the amendment program.
According to Ms. Mai, the new resolution sets out new groups of policy mechanisms that have not been stipulated in Resolution 54, such as the urban development model following the direction of transport development (TOD); investment mechanisms for projects under the PPP method in the fields of sports and culture; BOT for investment projects in upgrading, expanding and modernizing existing roads; re-implementing the BT contract form; financial mechanisms for implementing measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions according to carbon credit exchange and offset mechanisms...
The leader of the Department of Planning and Investment said that Ho Chi Minh City has many important traffic projects that require large capital sources but the budget is not enough to meet the demand. The proposal to apply the form of BT (build-transfer) in cash and BOT (build-operate-transfer) on existing roads must ensure the harmonious interests between the state, people and businesses.
"The BT form itself is not at fault, but the implementation process has encountered problems and there is a lack of consistency between laws, so implementation has not been smooth," said Ms. Mai, adding that after the new resolution is issued, ministries, branches and Ho Chi Minh City will design regulations for effective implementation. The city will pilot it first so that provinces and cities can learn from its experience, before reapplying it nationwide.
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