The Party Executive Committee of Nghe An province held the 20th conference.

Attending the conference were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; representatives of the Central Organizing Committee and comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee.

Estimated growth rate reached 9.01%

At the conference, the Provincial Party Executive Committee listened to, commented on and discussed the socio-economic report, state budget estimate, public investment plan, administrative reform work in 2024, and plans and tasks for 2025.

In 2024, despite many difficulties, the province's socio-economic development situation still achieved many positive and quite comprehensive results, basically completing the set goals and tasks.

Of the 28 targets in Resolution No. 61 of the Provincial People's Council, it is expected that by the end of 2024, 27 targets will be achieved and exceeded, of which 11 targets will be exceeded and 1 target is the rate of facilities causing serious environmental pollution that are difficult to achieve.

The economy continues to recover strongly in a positive trend, with growth each quarter higher than the previous quarter. Nghe An's GRDP is expected to reach about 9.01%.(estimated data of General Statistics Office) -ranked 2nd in the North Central region, ranked 3rd in the North Central region and Central Coast.

State budget revenue is estimated at 23,751 billion VND, exceeding 49.3% of the estimate assigned by the Provincial People's Council, exceeding 10.4% compared to 2023, the third year exceeding the 20,000 billion VND mark, approaching the target of the 19th Provincial Party Congress.

Total export turnover reached nearly 3.7 billion USD, exceeding the target of the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress for the 4th year. FDI attraction to date has reached more than 1.567 billion USD, striving to reach nearly 1.7 billion USD in 2024, expecting to be in the top 10 nationwide for the 3rd year.

The disbursement rate of public investment capital reached nearly 70%, higher than the national average, striving to reach 97.04% by the end of 2024. Key central projects in the area were completed on schedule; focusing on directing key projects of the province.

Cultural and social fields continue to receive attention and development; foreign affairs work takes place actively and effectively; social security policies are basically guaranteed; people's spiritual and material lives continue to improve; national defense, security, and social order and safety are maintained.

As of October 20, the whole province has completed 10,260 houses, reaching 65% of the demand for the entire 2023-2025 period of the program to mobilize and support the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties.

All levels and sectors focused on implementing many key tasks. The National Assembly issued Resolution No. 137 on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies. The National Assembly Standing Committee issued a Resolution on merging district- and commune-level administrative units in the 2023-2025 period in the province. The Prime Minister approved the Plan to implement the Provincial Planning.

Administrative reform and digital transformation work has been focused on and has achieved many remarkable results. It is estimated that by the end of 2024, 41/41 tasks will be completed. Focus on directing the implementation of streamlining and streamlining the organization of administrative agencies and public service units to ensure increasingly stable, effective and efficient operations.

Speaking at the discussion, comrades in the Provincial Party Executive Committee requested the province to support and guide in implementing new regulations in the 2024 Land Law; and guide in resolving career capital sources in the 3 National Target Programs.

At the same time, guide the work of arranging personnel for localities to prepare for organizing party congresses at all levels; support and resettle people related to the Ban Ve Hydropower and Khe Bo Hydropower projects; request the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment not to grant gold mining licenses in Tuong Duong district.

Striving for double-digit growth rate by 2025

Concluding the Conference, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung assessed that in 2024, despite many difficulties, the province's socio-economic situation achieved quite positive and comprehensive results in all fields, notably budget collection, FDI attraction, public investment disbursement, social security, implementation of Project 06 of the Government, ensuring national defense and security.

To achieve the above results, the Provincial Party Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that there was strong and effective leadership and direction of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; the coordination and support of the Provincial People's Council, the participation of all levels and sectors; especially the spirit of solidarity and unity in the Provincial Party Committee - an important factor determining success.

However, in addition to the achieved results, the Provincial Party Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee pointed out that business operations are facing difficulties; the budget revenue structure is not sustainable; disbursement of public investment capital from some sources is still low; and site clearance is still facing difficulties.

Coordination between sectors and localities in some cases is not good; some officials have received poor public feedback; digital transformation has not achieved high results; the leadership and management capacity of some Party committees and authorities, especially at the grassroots level, still has some limitations, not close to reality and the people.

From now until the end of 2024, Provincial Party Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested Party committees and authorities at all levels to focus and make efforts to complete the highest level of goals and targets for 2024.

Effectively lead and direct the implementation of Resolution No. 1243 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of administrative units at district and commune levels for the 2023-2025 period in accordance with reality, avoiding complicated problems.

Along with that, carefully prepare the contents to be submitted to the Provincial People's Council meeting at the end of 2024. Complete the initial preparation of documents to be submitted to the District Party Congress and documents to be submitted to the 20th Provincial Party Congress. Focus on disbursing public investment capital, striving to reach at least 95%.

Preparing to welcome the new year 2025, the Lunar New Year of At Ty, the Provincial Party Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested all levels and sectors to prepare necessary conditions, especially social security work, taking care of policy beneficiaries, difficult and vulnerable circumstances in society.

Emphasizing the key tasks in 2025, the Provincial Party Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that this is an important year, the last year of the 2020-2025 term. This is also the year to organize party congresses at all levels, towards the 20th Provincial Party Congress, the 14th National Party Congress; and to carry out the revolution in streamlining the organizational apparatus.

Therefore, all levels and sectors must continue to review and carefully evaluate the remaining goals and targets, especially the difficult and unachieved targets of the term, to focus on leadership, direction and implementation at the maximum level, in the spirit of the Central direction of "accelerating, breaking through", striving for the province's economic growth rate in 2025 to exceed double digits.

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We have the confidence and foundation to achieve the above targets and objectives. Because in 2025, the province will have more resources from the mechanisms and policies of the Central Government and the results of FDI attraction in recent times.

Provincial Party Secretary,
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung

To do so, it is necessary to effectively implement Resolution No. 39 of the Politburo; Resolutions of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for provincial development and the Provincial Planning to create resources and driving forces for the province's development.

An important task is to focus on leadership, direction, careful preparation, and successful organization of party congresses at all levels, towards the 20th Provincial Party Congress and the 14th National Party Congress.

In this task, special attention is paid to the work of drafting documents according to the guiding viewpoint of General Secretary To Lam: "Documents must become "Textbooks", become "Dictionaries" so that when needed, we can "look them up" and immediately see "light to guide the way", on that basis, issue a Congress Resolution for immediate implementation.

At the same time, review and have the best personnel plan to arrange for important positions to carry out tasks in the coming period. Along with organizing party congresses at all levels for the 2025-2030 term, build a 5-year socio-economic development plan for 2026-2030.

Mobilize resources to implement key projects of the province, such as: Cua Lo deep-water port, upgrading and renovating Vinh International Airport, Quynh Lap LNG Thermal Power Plant. Implement the principle of focus and key points to select investment projects to create development momentum for the province in the new term. Arrange resources to complete the Program to mobilize and support the construction and repair of houses for the poor and people with housing difficulties.

The Provincial Party Secretary and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that we must take advantage of the opportunity to make a breakthrough in attracting investment following the momentum of recent years. To do so, all levels, sectors and localities must accompany the province in improving the investment and business environment in the spirit of companionship, support, and actively remove obstacles and difficulties for investors; strive to maintain the province in the top 10 nationwide in attracting FDI for 5 consecutive years.

The head of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee requested to proactively carry out the especially important task, the revolution in arranging and streamlining the organizational apparatus, staff and civil servants in the spirit of the direction of General Secretary To Lam that "there can be no more delay", in the direction of "Streamlined - compact - strong - effective - efficient - effective". In particular, the comrades in the Provincial Party Executive Committee are required to be exemplary, determined, resolute and share for the common goal.

At the same time, firmly ensure national defense, security, order and absolute social safety to successfully organize party congresses at all levels; resolve pressing issues from the grassroots to avoid hot spots; focus on implementing digital transformation to achieve higher results.

At the 20th conference, the Provincial Party Executive Committee voted to approve the Project to merge the Cua Lo Town Party Committee and a number of grassroots organizations under the Nghi Loc District Party Committee into the Vinh City Party Committee, establishing the (new) Vinh City Party Committee.

Also at the conference, the Provincial Party Executive Committee reviewed, disciplined and proposed to discipline party members who violated regulations related to leadership and direction of anti-corruption and anti-negativity work, exemplary responsibility of cadres and party members; inspection and supervision work; State management of land in Cua Lo town.

After listening to the report of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, based on the Party's regulations, the Provincial Party Committee decided to discipline Comrade Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Cua Lo Town Party Committee (responsible as the head of the Cua Lo Town Party Committee Standing Committee from September 2021 to present) with the form of Reprimand; requesting competent authorities to consider and discipline Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, former Member of the Provincial Party Committee, former Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, former Secretary of the Cua Lo Town Party Committee (responsible as the head of the Cua Lo Town Party Committee Standing Committee from January 2020 to August 2021).

Regarding this content, the Provincial Party Standing Committee decided to discipline the Standing Committee of the Cua Lo Town Party Committee for the 2015 - 2020, 2020 - 2025 term with the form of Reprimand; the Provincial Party Inspection Committee decided to discipline comrade Le Thanh Long, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Town Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Cua Lo Town with the form of Reprimand.

The Provincial Party Standing Committee listened to reports, reviewed the results of the review, and handled the responsibilities of party organizations and party members related to a number of projects in the province. The Provincial Party Standing Committee requested party organizations and party members to promptly and thoroughly overcome the limitations and shortcomings that have been pointed out.