The working delegation under Decision No. 435 dated April 24, 2023 of the Prime Minister, led by Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son, worked with Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Tra Vinh provinces on the situation of production and business, construction investment, import and export, and existing problems and difficulties in the localities.
At the meeting, Mr. Duong Van Ngoanh - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Soc Trang province said that the province has synchronously deployed many tasks and solutions for socio-economic development to remove difficulties and clear "bottlenecks". The economic growth rate from the beginning of the year to date is estimated at 6.55%, up 1.56% over the same period. The agricultural production sector has developed stably, implementing production models towards safety, improving the quality and value of agricultural products.
Industrial, commercial and service activities continued to grow well, the industrial production index is estimated to increase by 10.07% over the same period, total retail sales of goods and social consumer service revenue is estimated at 77,256 billion VND, up 17.66% over the same period. Export value is estimated at 1,345 million USD, up 19.98% over the same period.
Reporting on the situation of production, business, construction investment, import and export in Bac Lieu province, Mr. Ngo Vu Thang - Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee said that since the beginning of the year, agricultural production in the area has continued to grow well, with harvested rice output reaching 300,170 tons, up 6.49% over the same period. The industrial production index increased by 4.3%, and export turnover reached 745 million USD, up 9.13% over the same period.
Regarding Tra Vinh province, Mr. Hong Ngoc Hung - Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Tra Vinh province informed that the total value of import and export turnover in the first months of the year has reached 1,182.7 million USD, an increase of 31.61% over the same period. Tra Vinh province has implemented 3 social housing projects with over 1,500 houses, which are basically completed on schedule. Implementing 3 national target programs has received attention; in 2024, the total capital plan (public investment capital) to implement 3 programs is 236.98 billion VND, the province has disbursed 147.11 billion VND, reaching 62.1%.
At the meeting, representatives of Soc Trang province also made recommendations to relevant ministries and central agencies to resolve difficulties in the area, such as: Supporting funding to overcome riverbank and coastal erosion due to the impact of climate change; resolving difficulties and problems related to onshore wind power projects in Soc Trang province.
Representatives of Bac Lieu and Tra Vinh provinces also proposed a number of contents related to land use rights, social housing construction, land use rights auction, infrastructure construction for agricultural production, etc.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son acknowledged and commended the provinces of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Tra Vinh; despite many challenges, the provinces have maintained stable socio-economic development; import-export, agricultural and industrial production, export, seafood, and public investment disbursement have all achieved good results. The working group also acknowledged and summarized the opinions and recommendations of the localities to report to competent authorities.
Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son suggested that localities speed up the disbursement of public investment capital, be more drastic in implementing national target programs in the area; continue to review and remove difficulties and obstacles for people and businesses in production and business, especially promoting administrative procedure reform; promptly commend and reward individuals and collectives with outstanding achievements in performing economic development tasks in the locality.
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