Hanoi's GRDP growth is 1.24 times that of the whole country.

On the afternoon of January 19, the Hanoi People's Committee held a regular press conference to inform about the city's socio-economic situation in January 2024.

Overview of the regular press conference on the socio-economic situation in January 2024 of Hanoi. (Photo: Thuy Duong)

At the conference, Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment Le Trung Hieu said that to ensure leadership and direction in organizing and serving people to celebrate the New Year, Spring joyfully, healthily, safely and economically with the motto "everyone, every family has Tet", the Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee assigned departments, branches, sectors, People's Committees of districts, towns to proactively coordinate with associations and unions of the City to organize activities to serve Tet in the area.

Carefully organize Tet subsidy regime for social policy beneficiaries and visit and give gifts to meritorious people, policy families, ethnic minorities, remote areas and difficult places.

Coordinate with social organizations to mobilize businesses and people in the area to promote the spirit of mutual love, volunteer to help poor families, homeless elderly people, orphans, homeless people so that everyone, every family can celebrate the traditional New Year of the nation in a joyful and warm atmosphere. Propaganda and mobilize people in the area to celebrate the New Year joyfully, healthily, economically and safely.

At the same time, ensure political security, social order and safety, proactively handle "outstanding" pressing issues of people's livelihood; effectively ensure urban order, traffic order and safety and maintain environmental sanitation; mobilize, propagate and fight against activities that exploit superstition for personal gain, gambling, drugs, prostitution and other social evils.

Timely prevent all acts of causing disturbances and disrupting public order and security… Ensure market stability of essential goods; prepare well the forces and means of transporting passengers and goods during Tet.

According to Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Investment Le Trung Hieu, despite many difficulties and challenges, with the close and drastic direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels, the efforts of businesses and all the people of the capital, the socio-economic situation has maintained development and basically completed the general target for 2023; Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth is 1.24 times higher than the whole country; budget revenue exceeds 16.4% of the estimate; 18/23 main socio-economic targets/groups of targets have been completed, of which 5 targets exceeded the plan.

"Budget revenue exceeded the estimate, ensuring expenditure balance. Total state budget revenue in the area: VND 410,624 billion, reaching 116.4% of the estimate, up 23.0% compared to 2022. Total mobilized capital of credit institutions in the area: VND 5,181 trillion, up 4.4%. Inflation was controlled, the average price index increased by 2.04%, lower than the whole country (3.25%), reaching the set target of below 4.5%", Mr. Hieu emphasized.

Turtle Tower is magically beautiful in the fog. (Photo: Trung Hieu)

In addition, the City's tourism has recovered strongly; the total number of tourists reached 24 million, up 27%; of which: 4 million international visitors (2.82 million overnight guests), up 138.1% and 20 million domestic visitors, up 16%.

Social investment capital reached VND506,214 billion, up 9.3%. Foreign investment attraction reached USD2,943 million, up 65.9%. Newly registered enterprises: 31,660 enterprises (up 7.1%) with registered capital of VND353,974 billion (up 7%). There were 8,575 enterprises resuming operations (down 2%); 3,760 enterprises dissolved (up 4%), 19,894 enterprises registered to temporarily suspend operations (up 22%).

The city actively implemented the Investment Plan in the three fields of education, healthcare, and restoration and embellishment of relics; the results of implementation by the end of 2023 were the completion of 1,005 projects (382 City-level projects; 623 district-level projects).

Ensuring social security, poverty reduction, and job creation are focused on. Implementing policies for people with meritorious services well, taking care of policy beneficiaries. Supporting social security and job creation are promoted; Jobs have been created for 200,280 workers, reaching 115% of the plan.

In the coming time, Hanoi will continue to seriously and effectively implement the theme "Discipline, responsibility, action, creativity, development", focusing on strengthening discipline and responsibility in handling work according to Directive No. 24-CT/TU dated August 7, 2023 of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee; Perfecting and arranging the apparatus and administrative units to be streamlined and operate effectively and efficiently.

Completing the Draft Law on the Capital (amended) to submit to the National Assembly for approval; Hanoi Capital Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050; Adjusting the Hanoi Capital Master Plan to 2045, with a vision to 2065. Preparation of documents for the 18th City Party Congress and Party Congresses at all levels for the term 2025-2030.

In addition, Hanoi will focus on the progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment capital from the beginning of the year, especially key projects, national target programs, and the Ring Road 4 - Capital Region Investment Project. Organize practical and meaningful activities to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024) in association with patriotic emulation movements...

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