On the morning of January 16, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc, authorized by the Prime Minister, presented a Proposal on supplementing the Medium-term Public Investment Plan using central budget capital for the 2021-2025 period.
Allocate 63,725 billion VND to 5 areas
Accordingly, regarding the allocation of the general reserve fund corresponding to the increase in central budget revenue in 2022, the allocation plan was reported by the Government Party Committee to the Politburo on August 18, 2023, and the Government reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee on September 21, 2023. Of the total VND 63,725 billion expected to be allocated to 5 sectors and fields: National Defense (VND 1,500 billion), Security (VND 1,500 billion), State Management (VND 2,490 billion), Science and Technology (VND 500 billion), Transport (VND 57,735 billion), allocated to 50 tasks and projects, of which 9 projects are already included in the Medium-term Public Investment Plan for the period 2021-2025.
Specifically, in the field of National Defense, the Ministry of National Defense is assigned to invest in 3 projects with the aim of protecting national sovereignty and jurisdiction; supporting fishermen in exploiting and catching seafood; and investing in projects for units affected when handing over national defense land to implement the T3 Passenger Terminal project.
In the field of Security, Order and Social Safety, the Ministry of Public Security is assigned to carry out 7 urgent projects to implement Resolution No. 12/NQ/TW dated March 16, 2022 of the Politburo on promoting the building of a clean, strong, disciplined, elite and modern People's Public Security force to meet the requirements and tasks in the new situation.
In the field of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Planning and Investment is assigned to invest in purchasing equipment for the National Innovation Center.
In the field of State Management, the Central Party Office is allocated 1,000 billion VND to invest in 5 projects to renovate and repair the Office and Guest House; the Ministry of Finance is allocated 1,490 billion VND to invest in 2 projects, including the project to build the office of the Thu Duc City Tax Department (Ho Chi Minh City) and the project to purchase luggage scanners and mobile container scanners for customs to modernize inspection and supervision work, improve the effectiveness of preventing smuggling, trade fraud and illegal transportation of goods across the border.
The Transport sector has allocated 32 projects to focus on investing in the construction and completion of a synchronous and modern strategic infrastructure system, especially key and important national transport infrastructure projects, expressway systems, coastal roads, inter-regional projects, projects connecting industrial parks, airports, seaports, and intra-regional connection projects to attract investors and promote economic efficiency; striving to complete the goal of having over 3,000 km of expressways by 2025.
According to the Minister of Finance, up to now, out of the total 50 tasks and projects mentioned above, 33 tasks and projects have completed investment procedures according to regulations, are eligible for assignment, and are added to the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 from the general reserve fund of the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 with a capital of nearly VND 33,157 billion. The remaining 17 projects are completing investment procedures and documents requesting decentralization as the governing body according to Resolution No. 106/2023/QH15 dated November 28, 2023 of the National Assembly.
Government is responsible
Presenting the Verification Report on this issue, Chairman of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee Le Quang Manh said that the majority of opinions of the Finance and Budget Committee agreed to submit to the National Assembly for permission to use 63,725 billion VND of the medium-term public investment plan from the Central Budget for the period 2021-2025 from the general reserve source corresponding to the increased revenue of the Central Budget in 2022 for tasks and projects.
The majority of opinions in the Finance and Budget Committee also agreed with the proposal of the National Assembly to assign the Government to allocate nearly VND 33,157 billion in capital for tasks and projects that have completed investment procedures according to the Government's Submission. However, the determination of capital sources and the ability to balance capital of some projects still lack certainty. Therefore, it is recommended that the Government take responsibility for the data submitted to the National Assembly; at the same time, clearly explain the capital sources and the ability to balance capital to ensure the responsibility to arrange the remaining central budget capital of the projects in accordance with the provisions of law.
Regarding the remaining capital of more than VND 30,568 billion planned to be allocated to the list of projects that have not met the prescribed investment procedures, the majority of opinions in the Finance and Budget Committee agreed to submit to the National Assembly the policy of assigning the Government to urgently complete the investment procedures, report to the National Assembly for consideration and decision on assigning additional medium-term public investment plans to ministries, central agencies and localities when the investment procedures are complete according to the provisions of law. In urgent cases, between two sessions of the National Assembly, report to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration, decision and report to the National Assembly at the nearest session.
Regarding the list of projects, the majority of opinions suggested that the Government take responsibility for reviewing and ensuring investment procedures, ensuring capital allocation and the ability to balance capital in accordance with the provisions of law. In addition, among the above projects, there are projects with total capital falling under the criteria of important national projects, the Government needs to complete the dossier, submit to the National Assembly for consideration and decision on the project investment policy in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment.
HA (according to Vietnam+)Source
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