On the morning of February 19, the National Assembly passed a Resolution on supplementing the 2025 Socio-Economic Development Plan with a growth target of 8% or more.
Accordingly, the National Assembly agreed to adjust a number of key targets: Gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 8% or more, GDP scale of over 500 billion USD; GDP per capita of over 5,000 USD, average consumer price index (CPI) growth rate of 4.5-5%.
Both strict management and development creation
To achieve this goal, the National Assembly requested the Government and relevant agencies to focus on implementing tasks and solutions, paying attention to innovating the thinking of law-making in the direction of "both strict management and development creation", abandoning the thinking of "if you can't manage, then ban"; promoting the method of "management by results", strongly shifting from "pre-inspection" to "post-inspection" associated with strengthening inspection and supervision.
The Government needs to develop specific policies to develop economic zones with great potential such as Van Don, Van Phong, border economic zones and regions according to resolutions of the Politburo.
The National Assembly also requested the Government to perfect regulations on organizational structure, promote decentralization and delegation of power to serve the implementation of the revolution in arranging the organizational structure towards streamlining, compactness, strength, efficiency, effectiveness and efficiency.
Along with that, it is necessary to immediately issue strong enough mechanisms and policies, specific and transparent legal regulations to overcome and handle the situation of shirking, evasion and lack of responsibility in performing public duties. From there, create a creative space, encourage and protect cadres who dare to innovate, dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common good, not for personal gain.
At the same time, strengthen inspection and supervision to regularly monitor, promptly correct, overcome and rectify violations, shortcomings, and reluctance to take responsibility.
In 2025, basically complete Long Thanh International Airport, Lach Huyen area ports, put into operation Tan Son Nhat T3 terminal, Noi Bai T2 terminal; start construction of Lien Chieu port...
The National Assembly allows the addition of about VND84.3 trillion in public investment capital from increased revenue and state budget expenditure savings in 2024 to speed up the implementation of a number of projects that can absorb capital within the year.
In addition, the National Assembly requested to strive to save about 10% more of the increased regular expenditure to invest in the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway; speed up the disbursement of public investment capital...
If necessary, the National Assembly will allow the adjustment of the state budget deficit to 4-4.5% of GDP to mobilize resources for development investment; public debt, government debt, and foreign debt of the country may reach or exceed the warning threshold of about 5% of GDP.
Early completion of investment procedures for Can Gio international seaport
The important group of tasks noted by the National Assembly is that the Government focuses on reforming administrative procedures, improving the investment and business environment, creating all conditions to quickly resolve investment procedures, difficulties and obstacles in investment and business activities, and encouraging investment from all economic sectors.
In particular, promoting the development of the private economy, collective economy, especially small and medium enterprises to participate more deeply in the global value chain; building a mechanism to prioritize the formation and development of new production forces, building mechanisms and policies to strongly develop large-scale, ethnic enterprises.
At the same time, further enhance the role of state-owned enterprises to focus on investing in large, focused, key projects that have spillover effects, create momentum, and promote socio-economic development.
Promote close connection between state-owned enterprises, private enterprises and FDI enterprises; resolutely cut off the “ask-give” mechanism and spread out public investment.
In addition, the National Assembly requested to immediately remove bottlenecks in the real estate market, capital market, corporate bond market, etc.
At the same time, effectively implement regulations on decentralization and complete delegation of authority to localities in approving infrastructure investment in new industrial parks. In the immediate future, build a specific mechanism focusing on removing obstacles for projects in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and some major provinces and cities to free up resources this year.
Early completion of investment procedures for Can Gio international seaport; strongly promoting nuclear power and offshore wind power projects; speeding up the revision and effective implementation of Power Plan 8 in the new context...
Urgently consider and decide on a unilateral solution to exempt entry visas for citizens of some European and Middle Eastern countries holding ordinary passports. By 2025, strive to welcome and serve 22-23 million international tourists and 120-130 million domestic tourists...
Create all conditions for talented experts to develop science and innovate.
The National Assembly also requested the Government to strongly promote new growth drivers and develop new and advanced production forces.
In particular, the Government needs to create breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation according to Resolution 57 of the Politburo; promote green transformation, increase investment in research and development, promote emerging industries and fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data...
At the same time, build strong enough mechanisms and policies to exploit outer space, sea space, and underground space.
The National Assembly requested the Government to urgently find solutions to effectively promote science and technology funds, encourage the formation of venture capital funds, start-up funds, innovation funds, etc.; develop mechanisms and policies to apply the models of "public investment - private management", "private investment - public management", ensuring the initiative of scientists in research and technology application.
In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the training of high-quality human resources according to international standards to meet market needs, especially in priority and emerging industries and fields.
The Government urgently and effectively implements the project of an international financial center in Ho Chi Minh City, a regional financial center in Da Nang; builds free trade zones and border economic zones in some key economic localities such as Da Nang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, etc.
In particular, create all favorable conditions for experts, especially talented foreign experts and overseas Vietnamese, to work and develop science and innovation for Vietnam.
Building a National Data Center, connecting national and specialized databases. Researching and proposing appropriate mechanisms and policies to promote the formation, operation and development of digital technology industrial enterprises, creating more “digital jobs”…
The National Assembly calls on compatriots and soldiers nationwide and our compatriots abroad to overcome difficulties and challenges, adapt flexibly to successfully implement the 2025 socio-economic development plan with a growth target of 8% or more, creating a solid foundation for double-digit growth in the next period.
The Prime Minister is allowed to use emergency measures other than those prescribed by law when absolutely necessary.
Risk control, breakthrough solutions to achieve GDP growth target exceeding 8%
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