Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Must have offensive spirit in economic growth scenario

On the morning of May 22, the Provincial People's Committee held its regular meeting for May. Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting.

Co-chairing the meeting were comrades: Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Le Ngoc Hoa - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Attending the meeting were comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Pham Bang

BUDGET REVENUE REACHED NEARLY 6,000 BILLION VND

At the meeting, the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee Office presented a report on the implementation of the conclusions of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman at the April 2020 meeting and the conclusions of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman and Vice Chairmen at the thematic working sessions in April 2020.

In May 2020, sectors and levels focused on directing the implementation of tasks and solutions to continue removing difficulties for production and business, moving to a "new state" of both preventing and fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, while focusing on removing difficulties for production and business, effectively implementing socio-economic development tasks.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duc - Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the socio-economic situation in May and forecasted the growth scenario in 2020. Photo: Pham Bang

In May, the Industrial Production Development Index increased by 6.59% compared to April 2020 and equal to 95.7% compared to the same period in May 2019. Total export turnover in 4 months is estimated at 321 million USD, down 9.07% over the same period, of which goods export turnover is estimated at 230 million USD, down 6.12% over the same period.

Agricultural production activities are generally not much affected, but the epidemic situation has limited the trade of agricultural products. Businesses and tourism establishments are facing many difficulties, many hotels have been put up for sale, travel agencies have announced to stop operations, and return business licenses. It is estimated that in May 2020, the number of guests staying is estimated at 100,000, equal to 16.9% compared to the same period; tourism revenue is estimated at 80 billion VND.

State budget revenue in the area in May is estimated at 774.6 billion VND, accumulated in the first 5 months of 2020 reaching 5,977 billion VND. Total budget revenue has not reached the assigned plan and the collection is not sustainable. The structure of some revenue items has decreased compared to the same period and the budget collection situation in the following months is expected to face many difficulties.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Hai - Director of the Department of Finance spoke. Photo: Pham Bang

The disbursement rate as of April 30, 2020 has reached 30.5% of the total plan. The province's disbursement rate is higher than the national average (the whole country only reached 18.98% of the Prime Minister's plan), and is evaluated by the Ministry of Finance as one of 10 localities nationwide with a disbursement rate of over 30%.

GROWTH SCENARIO MUST BE OFFENSIVE

Based on the 2020 socio-economic development plan and the expected economic growth in 2020 according to the data reviewed by sectors and fields up to the end of April 2020, the Department of Planning and Investment projects the economic growth scenarios in 2020 under the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic:

- Scenario 1:The Covid-19 epidemic was controlled in the second quarter of 2020. The growth of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in 2020 is expected to increase by 5.5 - 6%; budget revenue will only reach about 14,060 billion VND...

- Scenario 2:The Covid-19 epidemic was controlled in the third quarter of 2020. The growth of the total product in the area is expected to increase by 4 - 4.5%; the budget revenue will only reach about 12,600 billion VND...

- Scenario 3:The Covid-19 epidemic was controlled in the fourth quarter of 2020. The growth of the total product in the area is expected to increase by less than 2%; the budget revenue will only reach about 11,800 billion VND...

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested departments, branches and localities to focus on providing better advice to provincial leaders to remove difficulties for businesses. Photo: Pham Bang

At the meeting, representatives of the Department of Finance, Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Tourism, Southeast Economic Zone Management Board... raised many ideas to find ways to remove difficulties for production and business activities in the area.

Concluding this content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that the results of implementing the socio-economic development tasks in May have begun to have bright spots.

Agricultural production has been successful, industrial production has shown signs of recovery; service and tourism activities have begun to recover; budget revenue has increased compared to April; public investment disbursement rate has been good; social security work has been implemented quickly...

Regarding the tasks and solutions in the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested departments and branches to review the growth scenario because the current offensive scenarios are not strong.

Nghe An has the ability and basis to achieve a higher level, demonstrating the province's determination. There must be a scenario with a growth rate of 6.5 - 7%, an offensive scenario. Therefore, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to be the focal point, coordinating with departments and branches to advise the Provincial People's Committee to remove difficulties for 12 large-scale projects preparing to go into production to achieve higher goals.

“We must accelerate policies to create an environment to attract investment. Nghe An still has many conditions to attract foreign investment. Infrastructure has been invested in basically. Therefore, firstly, we need to pay more attention to land policies to attract more investment, create better revenue, create jobs, create income, a better economic ecosystem... Second is the issue of investment procedures, the simpler the better, we must accompany businesses."

Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested the sectors to review the growth scenario because Nghe An has the capacity and basis to achieve an economic growth rate of 6.5 - 7%. Photo: Pham Bang

The head of the provincial People's Committee also requested to step up promotion activities and create tourism stimulus policies. The Department of Planning and Investment will take the lead and regularly and promptly update the results of public investment disbursement so that industries and investors know and, if there are any problems, they will be resolved immediately.

From June 2020, review projects that are unable to disburse or have low disbursement and consider adjustments to ensure the progress of public investment capital disbursement.

For 8 urgent projects newly approved by the Provincial People's Council for investment policy, we will try to arrange planned capital in 2020 for implementation.

In addition, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to proactively synthesize and review the public investment plan for the coming period to be prepared. Accordingly, in the period of 2021 - 2025, focusing on truly key projects, creating momentum, the province's viewpoint is not to spread investment.

"Departments, branches and localities must all pay attention to the implementation of public investment projects. Any agency that is slow, in addition to having its capital transferred, will be reviewed," emphasized Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung.

Support for beneficiaries under Resolution No. 42 of the Government in Yen Thanh district. Photo: Thai Hong

The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs also needs to continue to effectively implement social security work such as Resolution 42 of the Government; job creation policies for Nghe An workers who have just returned during the epidemic to ensure social stability.

Departments and branches proactively review, check, and agree with each other on administrative procedures, remove procedural obstacles, speed up the settlement process, and clearly express their opinions in advising the Provincial People's Committee.

At the meeting, the Provincial People's Committee also listened to and commented on the report on the results of 5 years of implementing Resolution 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo on streamlining the payroll and restructuring the staff, civil servants and public employees; Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council on approving the total number of employees and labor contracts in public service units and association organizations in 2021; Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council amending Resolution No. 170/2015/NQ-HDND dated July 10, 2015 of the Provincial People's Council on regulating a number of population policies - family planning in the province; Policy to support community tourism development; policy to improve the effectiveness of drug prevention, control and control; Promulgating criteria for reviewing dossiers of proposals for establishing and changing the headquarters of Notary Offices; Project on planning and construction of Nam Dan district.