Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung chaired the July Provincial People's Committee meeting.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of July 25, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province Nguyen Duc Trung chaired the regular meeting of the Provincial People's Committee in July 2023. The meeting focused on discussing the socio-economic situation and the implementation of the state budget estimate in July and the first 7 months of the year.
Comrades: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and members of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of departments, branches and sectors attended the meeting.

In July, all levels and sectors continued to focus on directing and implementing key tasks for the third quarter and the last 6 months of 2023 according to the Resolution of the Provincial People's Council and the Decision of the Provincial People's Committee; continuing to implement the Program for socio-economic recovery and development, production and business development...
Production and business situation has improved: Industrial production index in July is estimated to increase by 8.69% over the same period; cumulative increase in 7 months is estimated at 2.63%. Total export turnover of goods in July is estimated at 215 million USD, up 14.36%; Number of tourists in July is estimated at 1.05 million; Agricultural production is stable.
State budget revenue in the first 7 months is estimated at VND 9,838 billion, reaching 62% of the estimate and equal to 80.8% compared to the same period in 2022. In July, the province granted 3 new projects with a total investment of more than VND 2,001 billion. In the first 7 months, the province granted 69 new projects and adjusted 92 projects with a total capital of more than VND 24,551 billion. Foreign affairs activities continued to be actively and extensively implemented.

Regarding public investment, as of July 10, the 2023 public investment plan has disbursed more than VND 3,174 billion, reaching 35.14% of the plan, of which the concentrated public investment capital managed by the province has disbursed 29.64%. Review and adjust the first phase of the public investment plan, adjusting down the plan targets of 12 projects to supplement capital for 9 projects with good disbursement progress, with a capital of more than VND 229 billion.
There are many highlights in the cultural and social fields: Nghe An ranked 22nd out of 63 provinces and cities nationwide in terms of high school graduation exam scores in 2023. The quality of medical examination and treatment has been gradually improved, basically meeting the needs of the people. The Drinking Water Remembering the Source Festival associated with the 76th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day was carefully organized.
Labor, employment, and occupational safety and hygiene have been given attention and direction. By July 15, jobs had been created for 29,934 people, of which 7,795 people had jobs in the province, 9,998 people had jobs outside the province, and 12,856 people had been sent to work abroad under contracts.

Administrative reform, strengthening discipline and order continue to receive attention; security and social order are maintained stably.
In addition to the achieved results, the hot weather, prolonged drought, very little rainfall, risk of water shortage for irrigation of summer-autumn crops and high risk of forest fires. In July, there were a number of forest fires in Quynh Luu, Con Cuong, Nam Dan with a burned forest area of about 5.92 hectares.
Production activities of enterprises continue to face difficulties, with capacity only reaching 60-70% due to limitations and scarcity of export orders for garment products, fiber production, footwear, and phone components;...

The assignment of capital plans under the National Target Program for 2023 has not been completed. The progress of implementation and disbursement of public investment capital, the Socio-Economic Recovery and Development Program and the 3 National Target Programs is still slow.
At the meeting, leaders of departments, branches and sectors reported on the results of implementing tasks in the management field; including reporting and clarifying the results and reasons for the low disbursement rate of capital for the 3 National Target Programs...