6 viewpoints, key directions and operations, 11 groups of tasks and main solutions for socio-economic development in 2023

At the Government's online conference with localities on January 3, as assigned by the Prime Minister, Comrade Le Minh Khai - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister briefly presented a number of main contents of the draft Resolution of the Government on the main tasks and solutions to implement the Socio-Economic Development Plan and State Budget Estimates and improve the business environment, enhance national competitiveness in 2023.

Regarding the process of drafting, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said that, based on Conclusion No. 42-KL/TW of the Party Central Committee on the socio-economic situation in 2022-2023, immediately after the National Assembly passed Resolution No. 68 on the Socio-Economic Development Plan and Resolution No. 69 on the State Budget Estimate for 2023, the Government and the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Planning and Investment to preside over and coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to draft a Resolution on the main tasks and solutions to implement the Socio-Economic Development Plan and the State Budget Estimate and improve the business environment, enhance national competitiveness in 2023.

The draft Resolution has been consulted with ministries, branches, and localities, and the Government has discussed and commented on it; on that basis, the Government Standing Committee and Government leaders have directly directed its completion.

Regarding the main contents, the draft clearly states that 2023 is the mid-term year, which is of important significance in implementing the 5-year plans for the 2021-2025 period.

The international and domestic situation forecasts have advantages, opportunities, difficulties and challenges intertwined, but the latter are more numerous. The global consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic will need to be overcome for many years; strategic competition and the Russia-Ukraine conflict remain complicated.

Inflation continues to be high, the trend of tightening monetary policy and increasing interest rates continues in many countries. The global economy tends to slow down. Some countries show signs of falling into economic recession.

Domestically, inflation, exchange rate and interest rate pressures are increasing; production and business continue to face many challenges. Vietnam's large, traditional import and export markets are shrinking.

The existing shortcomings, limitations and inadequacies of the economy that have accumulated for a long time have not been completely resolved. The scale of our economy is still modest but its openness is large, its competitiveness and resilience to external shocks are limited. Sudden and unexpected factors still pose risks and are difficult to predict. Epidemics, climate change, natural disasters, droughts, storms and floods continue to develop abnormally, causing more severe impacts...

In that context, it requires all levels and sectors to continue to grasp the situation, promote innovation, creativity, proactively and promptly adapt, and act more decisively, positively and effectively in 2023.

The Government identified the operating theme for 2023 as"Solidarity, discipline, flexibility, innovation, creativity, timely and effective", with 6 viewpoints, key directions and operations as follows:

Firstly, closely follow the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party; thematic Resolutions, Conclusions of the Central Committee, Politburo and Resolutions of the National Assembly and Government.

Focus on synchronously and effectively implementing the viewpoints, goals, tasks and solutions of the Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2021-2030 and the 5-year Plans for the period 2021-2025. In particular, focusing on 3 strategic breakthroughs, 6 key tasks and 12 main groups of solutions.

Second, absolutely do not be subjective, negligent, or lose vigilance, but also do not panic or waver; always be calm, confident, courageous, proactive, flexible, and creative in leadership, direction, and operation, do not change states suddenly, or operate "jerkily".

Unite, make efforts, and be determined to act with the highest level of flexibility and effectiveness to adapt to the context and situation to "turn danger into opportunity", overcome difficulties and challenges, and take advantage of opportunities and advantages for socio-economic development. Proactively and actively integrate into the international community comprehensively, deeply, practically, and effectively, and build an independent and self-reliant economy.

Third, improve analytical and forecasting capacity; proactively develop effective adaptation scenarios and plans.

Continue to implement a firm, proactive, flexible and effective monetary policy; coordinate synchronously and closely with the expansionary fiscal policy and other policies; manage promptly, balanced, reasonable and effective the relationship between exchange rates and interest rates, between interest rates and inflation; between curbing inflation and promoting economic growth, in accordance with the practical situation.

Fourth, be synchronous, unified, determined and resolute in direction and management, focusing on effectively handling regular tasks and long-standing issues, promptly and effectively responding to urgent and unexpected issues arising in the short term, and at the same time, implementing fundamental tasks and solutions in the medium and long term.

Strengthening institutional improvement, focusing on removing difficulties, having timely and effective policy solutions to support production and business; ensuring synchronization of short-term and long-term goals, contributing to promoting fast and sustainable socio-economic development.

Fifth, develop culture on par with the economy, politics and society. Implement well social security policies, sustainably reduce poverty, ensure progress and social justice, ensure a sustainable environment, care for the material and spiritual life of the people in general, especially those with meritorious services, poor households, vulnerable groups in remote, border, island areas and ethnic minorities.

Sixth, continue to strengthen and maintain national defense and security; promote foreign affairs activities, improve the quality and effectiveness of international integration; ensure a stable, peaceful and cooperative environment to promote rapid and sustainable development.

The draft Resolution identifies 15 main targets according to Resolution No. 68/2022/QH15 of the National Assembly and the Government's goals; growth scenarios for 2023 divided by quarter and year; 85 specific targets set by the Government for industries and fields.

Delegates attend the conference at the Government Office bridge point. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

With the context and significance of 2023, on the basis of the 6 viewpoints and key directions mentioned above, the draft Resolution identifies 11 main groups of tasks and solutions with 142 tasks.

The first,continue to prioritize maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, promoting growth, and ensuring major economic balances.

Implement a monetary policy firmly, proactively, flexibly, effectively, and harmoniously, in close coordination with a focused, key expansionary fiscal policy and other policies; enhance the capacity to adapt and withstand, and ensure the stability of the financial and banking system in all situations.

Focus on handling outstanding and long-standing issues that have been approved by the Politburo (06 weak credit institutions, 08 slow-progress and ineffective projects, Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, Vietnam Development Bank, etc.); continue to develop and complete the handling plan for the remaining 04 slow-progress and ineffective projects to submit to the Politburo for consideration and comments.

Resolutely direct the management of state budget collection, ensuring correct, sufficient and timely collection. Continue to study and implement support policies on taxes, fees and charges. Thoroughly save, fight waste, resolutely cut down on regular expenditures and spending tasks that are not really necessary or urgent.

Focus on stabilizing, developing safely, healthily and sustainably the money, credit, corporate bond, stock and real estate markets. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of businesses, investors and people.

Promote the strong development of the domestic market. Strengthen trade promotion, connect supply and demand, expand export markets, focus on exploiting FTAs, especially new generation FTAs.

Continue to strictly manage and operate prices of important goods and public services priced by the State, especially prices of electricity, gasoline, and other important and essential goods and services.

Strengthen inspection, examination, prevention and strict handling of commercial fraud, speculation, manipulation and unreasonable price increases. Have solutions to ensure the supply of gasoline in all situations.

Monday,Continue to focus on disease prevention and control. Continue to effectively control the COVID-19 epidemic and newly emerging epidemics, and avoid overlapping epidemics.

Proactively develop response plans for new epidemic situations that may arise. Continue to promote international cooperation, and mobilize external financial and technical resources to serve epidemic prevention and control work.

Delegates attending the Conference at the Government Office bridge point. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Tuesday,Strengthening the building and improvement of institutions and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of law enforcement, ensuring discipline and order; stepping up the prevention and fight against corruption, negativity and waste.

Concentrate resources on improving the quality of law-making and law enforcement. Focus on and promote the effectiveness of law enforcement monitoring, continue to implement the tasks of the Prime Minister's Working Group on reviewing legal documents.

Promote the effective implementation of Directive No. 04-CT/TW dated June 2, 2021 of the Secretariat, focusing on thoroughly handling cases with conditions for execution, especially key, complicated and prolonged cases. Perform well the work of receiving citizens, resolving complaints and denunciations right at the grassroots level.

Promote decentralization, delegation of power, individualization of responsibilities of leaders associated with resource allocation, improve implementation capacity, strengthen inspection, examination, supervision and control of power, prevent and combat corruption, negativity and waste.

Strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and promotion of anti-corruption and anti-negativity work nationwide and in each ministry, branch, and locality.

Wednesday,Continue to promote administrative reform associated with building e-Government and digital Government; improve the business environment and enhance national competitiveness.

Promote reform of public service and civil servants; innovate the work of evaluating cadres, civil servants, public employees and regulations related to cadres, civil servants, public employees.

Complete the institutional and policy system to implement the salary policy reform roadmap according to Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW.

Quickly overcome the mentality of avoiding and fearing responsibility of a number of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, and the situation of civil servants and public employees asking to quit their jobs.

Continue to effectively implement the streamlining of staff according to Conclusion No. 28-KL/TW of the Politburo. Reorganize administrative units at district and commune levels for the period 2022-2025 according to the Conclusion of the Politburo and the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the Resolution of the Government.

Submit to competent authorities to establish urban administrative units. Focus on resolving difficulties and obstacles in implementing urban government and commune-level government models.

Focus on effectively implementing the overall program of state administrative reform, the program of reducing and simplifying regulations related to business activities. Promote administrative procedure reform according to Resolution No. 131/NQ-CP dated October 6, 2022.

Develop and perfect information systems to serve the direction and administration of the Government, the Prime Minister, the National Public Service Portal and provide online public services to people and businesses.

Early completion of the construction of national databases, effective implementation of the Project on developing applications of population data, identification and electronic authentication to serve national digital transformation in the 2021-2025 period, with a vision to 2030 in the spirit of 2023 being"The Year of Digital Data, creating and exploiting data to create new value".

Continue to strive to achieve the goal of upgrading business environment and competitiveness indexes by 2025. Improve the quality of reform of the list of conditional investment and business sectors and business conditions.

Continue to promote management reform, specialized inspection of goods and effectively deploy the National Single Window Portal.

Rectify ineffective business inspection and examination activities; review and adjust inspection and examination plans to ensure no duplication or overlap; and not affect the normal, lawful operations of businesses.

Improve the quality of business support services, especially for small and medium enterprises.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai presents the draft Resolution. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Thursday,Promote the substantive and effective implementation of economic restructuring associated with growth model innovation, improving productivity, quality, efficiency, competitiveness, independence, autonomy, adaptability and resilience of the economy.

There are strong and drastic solutions to promptly overcome existing problems and limitations to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital from the beginning of 2023, especially important national projects, key infrastructure development programs and projects, and projects using ODA capital with spillover effects, creating momentum for socio-economic development.

Resolutely disburse capital for the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program and three National Target Programs, ensuring timeliness, publicity, transparency, efficiency, and the right beneficiaries, avoiding profiteering.

Urgently restructure state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the 2021-2025 period, promote state capital divestment according to the roadmap, criteria, and classification list of SOEs.

There are appropriate solutions to effectively mobilize resources of state-owned enterprises to actively participate in socio-economic development, especially in a number of areas such as energy, digital infrastructure, digital transformation, important national transport infrastructure, and supply of important input materials for production.

Continue restructuring manufacturing and service sectors associated with innovation, enhancing the application of science and technology. Strive for the proportion of the digital economy in GDP to reach about 15.5%.

Focus on removing difficulties, supporting businesses to restore production and business, putting large industrial projects of important roles into operation to increase production capacity.

Focus on effectively implementing strategies and plans for sustainable agricultural and rural development, ensuring food security in all situations. Focus on developing new types of services and applying high technology.

Restructure the tourism industry towards enhancing regional, national and regional connectivity. Promote the development of new tourism products, contributing to positioning the national tourism brand. Continue to improve policies to facilitate entry, exit and travel for international tourists.

Effectively implement Resolution No. 61/2022/QH15 of the National Assembly; strive to complete the approval of the remaining plans in the national planning system according to the Law on Planning in 2023, especially national and regional plans.

Effectively implement the Resolutions of the Politburo and the Action Program of the Government on socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security to 2030, with a vision to 2045 of 06 Socio-Economic Regions, Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW dated January 24, 2022 of the Politburo on planning, construction, management and sustainable development of Vietnamese urban areas to 2030, with a vision to 2045.

Friday,Focus on developing and perfecting a synchronous strategic infrastructure system, speeding up the progress of a number of key, nationally important traffic infrastructure projects with regional connectivity and large urban infrastructure.

Ensure the progress of investment and construction of key power source and grid projects. Focus on removing difficulties to put large power source projects of important roles into operation, ensuring safe and stable power supply from 2023.

Focus on developing synchronous and modern information and telecommunications infrastructure, ensuring information safety and security, creating a national digital transformation platform, promoting the development of the digital economy and digital society.

Review and complete the legal framework on e-commerce infrastructure; controlled testing mechanism; management mechanism for virtual assets, cryptocurrencies, and virtual currencies.

Developing agricultural and rural infrastructure systems to adapt to climate change.

Implement the National Land Use Planning and the 5-year National Land Use Plan, and have solutions to handle problems of projects after inspection, examination, and audit to put resources into development.

Resolutely deploy strategies, plans, and action programs to respond to climate change. Harmoniously resolve the relationship between economic development and environmental protection; promptly and effectively respond to natural disasters, droughts, and floods, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property.

Delegates attending the Conference at the Government Office bridge point. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Saturday,Focus on developing human resources, especially high-quality human resources associated with promoting research, development and application of science and technology.

Promote the application of information technology and digital transformation in education. Effectively and fundamentally resolve the situation of local teacher surplus and shortage. Complete the legal corridor, creating favorable conditions for effective and practical implementation of university autonomy.

Linking vocational training with the labor market, meeting the demand for high-quality human resources, contributing to improving labor productivity and economic competitiveness.

Continue to develop the national innovation system. Promote commercialization of research results in production and business practices.

Focus on investing in upgrading scientific research infrastructure. Strengthening technology research capacity, implementing digital transformation, developing green economy, circular economy, digital economy, digital society practically, effectively, centrally, and key points.

Eighth,Comprehensive and synchronous development of cultural fields, ensuring harmonious connection between economic development and culture and society; improving people's lives, ensuring social security.

Continue to effectively implement the General Secretary's Conclusion at the National Cultural Conference, Conclusion No. 76-KL/TW dated June 4, 2020 of the Politburo.

Continuously promote the cultural values ​​and Vietnamese people, develop culture on par with the economy, politics and society. Urgently research and develop the National Target Program on Cultural Development.

Resolutely resolve the shortage of human resources, drugs, equipment, supplies, and medical biological products. Enhance the system capacity, especially primary health care and preventive medicine; enhance the treatment capacity of all levels.

Continue to innovate the health finance mechanism and health service prices. Pay attention to promoting the development of hospitals and medical facilities in the non-state sector. Complete institutions and incentive policies, improve the working environment, and meet the requirements of the new situation.

Implement programs and projects to support the development of a flexible, modern, and effective labor market; stabilize and develop the overseas labor market.

Focus on implementing the Project to invest in building at least 1 million social housing apartments.

Implement well ethnic, religious and belief policies, policies for people with revolutionary contributions, social protection beneficiaries, children and the elderly.

Research and improve the legal system and policies on gender equality.

Continue to implement the goal of multidimensional and inclusive poverty reduction, research policies to encourage and promote the internal strength of people and communities to escape poverty.

Ninth,maintain independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, ensure national defense, security, political stability, order and social safety.

Enhance research, forecasting, and strategic advisory capacity; consolidate and strengthen national defense potential; maintain a peaceful and stable environment.

Well implement the policy of closely combining national defense and security with socio-economic development and socio-economic development with national defense and security in each locality, each region and the whole country.

Focus on detecting, preventing, and neutralizing terrorist plots, sabotage, and incitement activities of hostile forces. Effectively combat corruption, economic crimes, and smuggling.

Speed ​​up the investigation of cases and incidents monitored and directed by the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negativity.

Strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of security and order, especially the management of foreigners, weapons, explosives and supporting tools.

Tenth,Synchronously, comprehensively and effectively deploy foreign affairs and international integration activities, maintain a peaceful and stable environment for national development and enhance Vietnam's position and prestige in the international arena.

Effectively implement the high-level foreign affairs program in 2023. Enhance multilateral foreign affairs and proactively and actively integrate comprehensively, deeply and effectively into the international community, while consolidating and building an independent and self-reliant economy.

Promote economic diplomacy to serve national development in the spirit of Directive 15-CT/TW dated August 10, 2022 of the Secretariat.

Promote people-to-people exchange, cultural cooperation, and cultural diplomacy. Continue to innovate and effectively implement work for overseas Vietnamese and citizen protection.

Strengthening the coordination between Party foreign affairs, State diplomacy, National Assembly foreign affairs and people's foreign affairs. Building a comprehensive and modern diplomacy.

Eleventh,Promote information and propaganda, closely coordinate with agencies in the political system, contribute to inspiring, creating trust and social consensus, strengthening the great national unity bloc, and strive to complete the set goals and tasks of socio-economic development.

Delegates attend the conference at the Government Office bridge point. Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Quickly, resolutely, effectively and comprehensively implement tasks and solutions; promptly handle arising problems

Regarding implementation, the Government assigned Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, and Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to maximize positive aspects and achievements, make efforts to overcome limitations and shortcomings in all fields; quickly, resolutely, effectively and comprehensively implement tasks and solutions; and promptly handle arising issues.

Before January 20, 2023, develop and promulgate programs, action plans, and specific documents to implement the Resolution. Regularly monitor, inspect, and supervise the progress and results of implementing assigned targets and tasks. Periodically summarize, evaluate, and report on the implementation status.

Proactively monitor domestic and international developments, have timely, comprehensive and synchronous solutions to minimize negative impacts on the economy and business production activities of enterprises.

Quarterly update growth scenarios of industries and sectors and send to the Ministry of Planning and Investment to update the overall growth scenario of the whole country.

Ministries and agencies coordinate closely and effectively in advising and proposing specific solutions and measures to manage the macro-economy, and promptly report to the Government and Prime Minister on arising issues.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to urge, monitor and inspect the implementation of this Resolution.

The Ministry of Information and Communications shall preside over and coordinate with the Central Propaganda Department, news agencies, press, relevant ministries, branches and localities to widely disseminate and propagate this Resolution for successful implementation./.