Although all 15/15 targets of the 2024 plan are expected to be achieved and exceeded, many National Assembly deputies still believe that it is necessary to continue removing bottlenecks in investment and human resources so that the economy can accelerate.
Although all 15/15 targets of the 2024 plan are expected to be achieved and exceeded, many National Assembly deputies still believe that it is necessary to continue removing bottlenecks in investment and human resources so that the economy can accelerate.
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| The National Assembly's plenary discussion on the socio-economic situation at the eighth session. Photo: Duy Linh |
Businesses may not need money, but they need mechanisms.
After a day of discussion in groups, the possibility of completing the 2024 socio-economic development plan and the expected 2025 plan were discussed in the hall on November 4.
For 2024, many delegates highly appreciated the results, estimating that 14/15 targets for the whole year will be achieved and exceeded (the GDP per capita target will be achieved if GDP growth is over 7%). Notably, the target of increasing labor productivity exceeded the set plan, after 3 years of not achieving it.
“GDP growth is estimated at 6.8-7%, state budget revenue is estimated to increase by over 10%. These are figures beyond expectations in the context of global economic instability,” said delegate Nguyen Thi Yen (Ba Ria-Vung Tau).
Regarding the 2025 plan, the Government sets a GDP growth target of about 6.5 - 7% and strives to achieve a higher level (7 - 7.5%) so that by the end of 2025, Vietnam will rank 31 - 33 in the world in terms of GDP scale. GDP per capita will reach about 4,900 USD. This target has received the agreement of many National Assembly deputies.
Believing that the 2025 targets can be achieved if there are synchronous and comprehensive solutions, delegate Trinh Xuan An (Dong Nai), Standing Member of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee, raised the issue of resources. According to this delegate, Vietnam is devoting large resources from the State and society to investing in infrastructure and social development, including large public investment resources - arguably the largest ever - of about VND800,000 billion for transport infrastructure and possibly more than USD67 billion for the North-South high-speed railway project. Stating the principle that public investment leads private investment, Mr. An said that there is an issue that needs to be solved: the growth rate of private investment is declining. During this period, the growth rate was about 7%, only half of the previous period.
“The paradox is, why is public investment so large but it cannot lead to private investment and the proportion of private investment development is decreasing? It is necessary to clarify this bottleneck to further promote private investment in the economy,” Mr. An suggested.
The Dong Nai delegate said that we must take the enterprise system as the mainstay and invest in the enterprise system, especially the private sector.
“Currently, we have many programs and projects, but the main bottleneck is procedures. Private enterprises may not need money, but they need mechanisms,” Mr. An acknowledged.
For key national projects and large projects, delegate An suggested that the State should boldly assign private enterprises to participate, to increase the proportion of private investment.
Also anxious to remove obstacles for investment, delegate Nguyen Thanh Nam (Phu Tho) pointed out the reality in this province that there was a project that started in September 2018, investors submitted documents requesting approval of the investment policy for the first time in March 2021, and completed and supplemented documents in August 2022. In the process of processing project documents since the start, the People's Committee of Phu Tho province issued 51 documents requesting opinions and reports to ministries and branches on land procedures, traffic connection procedures, procedures for rearrangement and handling of public assets and many other procedures related to the project.
But “the exchange between ministries and branches is very slow, not following the one-stop process, not really focusing on serving people and businesses. While according to the provisions of the Investment Law, the total time to resolve procedures for approving investment policies is no more than 3 months, and the time to get opinions from state agencies related to the appraisal content is no more than 15 days. But up to now, the above project dossier has not been completely resolved, investors are still waiting, leading to lost investment opportunities, thinking that the long road is scary to think about in the future”, Mr. Nam reflected.
Human resources are also a bottleneck.
Discussing institutional bottlenecks, delegate Ha Sy Dong, Permanent Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province, said that the National Assembly has been discussing many proposals from the Government to remove institutional obstacles, including 5 laws on investment and 7 laws on finance and budget.
“I was in a discussion group with Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, and heard the Minister affirm that the investment laws have many new breakthroughs, liberating production capacity and unblocking resources, especially in new fields. I and many other delegates highly appreciate this spirit. But in my opinion, to remove institutional bottlenecks, human resources are needed, and human resources are actually being clogged,” Mr. Ha Sy Dong emphasized.
The Quang Tri delegate analyzed that over the past years, the National Assembly has talked a lot about restructuring the apparatus, streamlining the payroll, and reforming salaries. The Ministry of Home Affairs assessed that the restructuring and streamlining of the state administrative apparatus has basically achieved the set goals. However, according to General Secretary To Lam, this has only been done at the commune, district, and some departments, bureaus, general departments, etc., and "the Central Government has not touched anything yet."
“The budget is spending nearly 70% on salaries and regular expenses, so has streamlining the payroll really met the requirements? In this term, there have been many statements and prolonged debates about curing the fear of mistakes and responsibility among officials and civil servants. But the results of the quality classification of civil servants in 2023 show that only 6.57% did not complete their tasks, the rest completed and completed their tasks excellently. So is this a correct assessment of the situation?”, delegate Ha Sy Dong raised the issue.
Regarding salary reform, the Vice Chairman of the Quang Tri Provincial People's Committee said that it is undeniable that this year's effort to increase the basic salary by 30%. But even so, for a newly recruited official or civil servant, no matter how excellent, the salary is only enough to pay for affordable housing and extremely frugal spending, not to mention other legitimate needs. Therefore, it is understandable that localities ask for their own mechanisms to attract talent, the National Assembly supports it, but talent is still like autumn leaves.
“The current human resource difficulty is extremely great and I suggest that we should make a breakthrough from this very stage to remove the bottlenecks that are hindering the country's development,” Mr. Ha Sy Dong expressed his opinion.
Also mentioning the issue of human resources, delegate Vu Trong Kim (Hai Duong) emphasized that only with good human resources can we maintain a growth rate of 6-7% in the coming years and prepare well to master modern, high-tech industry in the near future.
Commenting on the new Government report mentioning streamlining the administrative apparatus at district and commune levels, Mr. Kim said: “That is not enough. We need to revolutionize the apparatus at the central, local and sectoral levels.”
The Hai Duong delegate also said that a minister told him, "If my ministry reduces 30-40% of its staff, it will not be a problem."
“Reducing staff has two effects: reducing the number of harassers and increasing salaries for diligent, professional and more efficient staff,” said Mr. Kim.
The Government continues to identify institutions as the “breakthrough of breakthroughs”, focusing highly, prioritizing maximum time and resources for institutional improvement in the direction of both ensuring state management requirements and encouraging creativity, liberating all productive forces, unleashing all resources for development, and having a non-rigid management mindset, resolutely abandoning the mindset of “if you can’t manage, then ban”. Thoroughly reform administrative procedures, reduce compliance costs, and create the greatest convenience for people and businesses. Review and amend business conditions, standards, and technical regulations that are not suitable to reality, causing difficulties and troubles for businesses.
– Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung
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