In the joyful and exciting atmosphere of the first days of the new year, on February 15, 2024 (the 6th day of the Lunar New Year), at the meeting with officials, civil servants, public employees and workers of the Ministry of Industry and Trade after the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized that in order to successfully implement the goals of the 5-year plan 2021 - 2025, the motto set by the Ministry this year is "Inheriting and Innovating to reach new heights".
Implement good supply solutions
Reporting on the implementation of the organization of the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024 and the key tasks that need to be focused on after Tet, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang stated: Implementing Directive No. 26-CT/TW dated November 23, 2023 of the Secretariat; Directive No. 30/CT-TTg dated December 15, 2023 and the Prime Minister's directives on organizing the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade promptly issued 09 Directives, Official Dispatches, Plans and documents directing and guiding localities, corporations, general companies, business associations and related units to develop plans to serve Tet, proactively prepare good sources of goods and plans for supplying goods; Implement the market stabilization program, especially essential goods to serve people's needs in the last months of the year and the Lunar New Year, to avoid shortages and price hikes; promote the implementation of activities to implement the Campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods", programs to stimulate consumption, bring Vietnamese goods to rural areas, mountainous areas and islands; focus on implementing solutions to ensure adequate supply of gasoline and electricity for production, business and people's consumption; strengthen market inspection and control, fight against smuggling and trade fraud; ensure food safety, fire prevention and fighting, security and order before, during and after the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024.
Along with issuing directives and instructions, the Ministry's leaders and functional units have worked directly with localities, corporations, general companies and related units to inspect and direct the supply of goods, ensure the supply of gasoline and electricity before, during and after Tet, and avoid shortages of electricity and gasoline in all situations to serve people well to celebrate Tet happily and safely.
Specifically, regarding the supply and demand of goods and prices in the market, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang said: The market for goods serving Tet this year is quite diverse and abundant, purchasing power has increased and there has been no sudden price increase; however, people and workers tend to spend more carefully, cutting down on unnecessary expenses. Purchasing power increases in the days leading up to Tet and mainly focuses on food, foodstuffs, essential goods serving daily consumption needs and during the 2024 Lunar New Year.
In the weeks leading up to Tet, many discount promotions are continuously applied by businesses to compete and attract year-end shopping demand. The price level of fresh food, seafood, vegetables, fruits, etc. in the days leading up to Tet increases according to market rules, but the increase is not too high and the prices of many items remain at the same level as the same period last year. Businesses participating in the Market Stabilization Program commit to stable selling prices before, during and after Tet.
Implement good supply solutions
Reporting on the implementation of the organization of the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024 and the key tasks that need to be focused on after Tet, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang stated: Implementing Directive No. 26-CT/TW dated November 23, 2023 of the Secretariat; Directive No. 30/CT-TTg dated December 15, 2023 and the Prime Minister's directives on organizing the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade promptly issued 09 Directives, Official Dispatches, Plans and documents directing and guiding localities, corporations, general companies, business associations and related units to develop plans to serve Tet, proactively prepare good sources of goods and plans for supplying goods; Implement the market stabilization program, especially essential goods to serve people's needs in the last months of the year and the Lunar New Year, to avoid shortages and price hikes; promote the implementation of activities to implement the Campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods", programs to stimulate consumption, bring Vietnamese goods to rural areas, mountainous areas and islands; focus on implementing solutions to ensure adequate supply of gasoline and electricity for production, business and people's consumption; strengthen market inspection and control, fight against smuggling and trade fraud; ensure food safety, fire prevention and fighting, security and order before, during and after the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024.
Along with issuing directives and instructions, the Ministry's leaders and functional units have worked directly with localities, corporations, general companies and related units to inspect and direct the supply of goods, ensure the supply of gasoline and electricity before, during and after Tet, and avoid shortages of electricity and gasoline in all situations to serve people well to celebrate Tet happily and safely.
Specifically, regarding the supply and demand of goods and prices in the market, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang said: The market for goods serving Tet this year is quite diverse and abundant, purchasing power has increased and there has been no sudden price increase; however, people and workers tend to spend more carefully, cutting down on unnecessary expenses. Purchasing power increases in the days leading up to Tet and mainly focuses on food, foodstuffs, essential goods serving daily consumption needs and during the 2024 Lunar New Year.
In the weeks leading up to Tet, many discount promotions are continuously applied by businesses to compete and attract year-end shopping demand. The price level of fresh food, seafood, vegetables, fruits, etc. in the days leading up to Tet increases according to market rules, but the increase is not too high and the prices of many items remain at the same level as the same period last year. Businesses participating in the Market Stabilization Program commit to stable selling prices before, during and after Tet.
In addition, during the Lunar New Year, most localities organize Tet flower markets, Spring Fairs... which are also places that attract many consumers to visit and shop. The goods here are also very diverse, beautiful in form and are held on the days before Tet (from the 25th to the morning of the 30th of Tet), which also reduces the burden on traditional markets. In addition, the trend of shopping through e-commerce platforms is still chosen by many people thanks to the convenience of this type along with the fact that suppliers launch many attractive promotional programs. Some foreign-invested supermarkets do not take Tet holidays, which limits people's mentality of hoarding.
Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang reported on the implementation of the organization of the Lunar New Year 2024 and key tasks that need to be focused on after Tet.
Regarding the situation of production and trade of counterfeit and poor quality goods, and violations of food safety and hygiene during the period before Tet, there were many complicated developments. However, the functional forces, including the Market Management force, have increased inspection, control and timely handling of violators. Many valuable shipments of goods violating food safety regulations have been seized and destroyed.
" Thanks to that, the food safety situation during the Lunar New Year holiday was ensured, without any complicated or outstanding developments" - Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang emphasized.
Regarding the inspection and supervision of petroleum business activities, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang also said that in strictly implementing the Official Dispatches and Directives of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Industry and Trade, the market management force nationwide will arrange forces to regularly inspect and closely supervise all petroleum retail establishments in the management area.
According to reports from the units: Domestic gasoline supply is guaranteed; most gas stations are open 24/7, even during Tet holidays, promptly serving people's consumption needs. Up to now, no violations have been detected, especially violations of speculation, hoarding, closing, and ceasing operations without justifiable reasons.
Regarding the situation of trading and using fireworks during the Lunar New Year, according to a quick report from the Market Management Department of localities, during the Lunar New Year holiday, no cases of trading fireworks were detected; however, in some localities, the authorities discovered signs of people using fireworks of unknown origin on New Year's Eve. Local authorities have been verifying and clarifying the situation to strictly handle them according to the provisions of the law.
During Tet, power plants operated relatively stably. The power transmission system always ensured high backup. There were some minor incidents on the medium voltage grid on the distribution grid, but they were promptly handled to restore power supply to the load. Power Corporations provided safe and stable electricity to meet people's daily needs during the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday.
Along with industrial and commercial production activities, the Ministry's communication activities before, during and after Tet remained stable according to plan and ensured the set goals. The Ministry's leaders and units paid attention to organizing Tet and welcoming spring activities in the entire agency (before and during Tet) in a thoughtful, solemn, economical, joyful and healthy manner.
Inherit and innovate to continue reaching the top in 2024
On behalf of the Party Committee and the leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien congratulated the achievements of the Industry and the Ministry in 2023 and during the recent Lunar New Year. Minister Nguyen Hong Dien assessed that the year of Quy Mao 2023 passed with many difficulties and challenges, but thanks to the drastic and timely leadership of the Party and State leaders, the outstanding efforts of the team of key officials, civil servants, public employees, and workers in the entire Industry, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has achieved very remarkable results.
" Although we have not yet fully achieved the set goals, in the specific context of the country, the industry and compared with countries in the region and the world, these are very proud results " - the commander of the industry and trade sector emphasized.
The Spring of Giap Thin 2024 has come with initial improvements, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien shared, in the Report on Industrial Production and Trade Situation in January of the Industry and Trade sector, showing positive changes. In particular, industrial production grew by 18.3%, of which the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 19.3%. Import and export activities continued to reach a record with a growth rate of 37.7%, of which exports increased by 42% and imports increased by 33.3% over the same period last year. In January alone, our country achieved a record import and export turnover of 66.22 billion USD and continued to have a trade surplus of 2.92 billion USD. Along with that, the domestic market is stable, supply and demand of goods are guaranteed, and the macro economy is generally stable.
However, the Minister also pointed out that the forecast for 2024 will be difficult and challenging because our country's economic situation depends on the world political situation. On the other hand, the Industry and Trade sector must strive to achieve the goals assigned by the Party and the State, while overcoming the weaknesses and limitations pointed out by the authorities. Therefore, 2024 will continue to be a year with many difficulties for the sector. However, the Ministry's leaders believe and hope that the key leaders of the units under the Ministry, together with all civil servants, public employees and workers in the whole sector, will continue to promote the glorious tradition of more than 70 years of construction and development, and unite and make outstanding efforts to continue to achieve new heights in the new year with the spirit of "Inheriting and Innovating to reach new heights".
In the joyful and exciting atmosphere of the first days of the new year, on behalf of the Party Executive Committee and the leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien sent the best New Year wishes to all leaders of units as well as officials and employees of the Industry and Trade sector; at the same time, thoroughly instructed all units to strictly carry out assigned tasks according to the proposed action motto./.
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