Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee: Find areas and regions with room for development to promote growth

On the morning of October 26, comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the regular meeting of October 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee.

Overview of the regular October meeting of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Pham Bang

FLOODS CAUSED NEARLY 1,000 BILLION VND IN DAMAGE

At the meeting, the Director of the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the socio-economic development results in October and tasks for the last two months of 2022; the Director of the Department of Finance presented the 10-month budget revenue and expenditure report and key tasks for the last two months of 2022.Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's CommitteeBui Dinh Long, leaders of departments and branches also gave opinions on the contents according to their fields of responsibility.

Concluding the socio-economic content, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that in October, the province faced many difficulties due to floods, which greatly affected people's lives, production and business activities. However, the socio-economic development results still had many positive aspects.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

In economic development, agricultural production, industrial and service activities are maintained. Notably,budget revenuereached 18,377 billion VND; import-export turnover reached nearly 1.9 billion USD; investment attraction was nearly 35,000 billion VND... On the other hand, the cultural - social sector received attention and direction with many meaningful activities, paying attention to social security work and overcoming the consequences of floods.

In addition to the achieved results, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also said that the impact of natural disasters and floods in many localities has caused huge losses in human lives and property, with preliminary statistics of nearly 1,000 billion VND; market fluctuations have affected production and business activities and life; the progress of winter crop production is slow; disbursement of public investment capital is very low, with many limitations.

FOLLOW THE GROWTH SCENARIO TO OPERATE

Regarding the tasks for the last two months of 2022, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized 5 important groups of contents. In particular, he requested all levels and sectors to focus on promoting socio-economic recovery and development and reviewing and removing obstacles and difficulties for production and business activities, closely following the growth scenario set out at the beginning of the year for management.

In particular, try to find areas and regions with conditions and room for development to promote growth and strive to exceed the goals and targets assigned by the Provincial People's Council.

Leaders of the Provincial People's Council, the Party Committee of the Provincial Agencies, departments and branches attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Continue to focus on overcoming the consequences of floods and helping affected people to stabilize their lives soon. Along with that, we must continue to monitor the development of natural disasters to proactively prevent and control them, avoid being passive, minimize property damage, and ensure maximum safety for people.

Going into the tasks of the sectors, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested the agricultural sector to continue focusing on production, especially winter crop production, ensuring the supply of agricultural products for consumer demand; ensuring disease prevention and control on livestock and crops; and completing the targets and criteria for new rural construction.

For the industry and trade sector, it is necessary to continue reviewing industrial production activities, promoting the progress of projects that can add to production capacity, contributing to growth; regularly monitoring market fluctuations, ensuring supply-demand balance, stabilizing prices, preventing profiteering, hoarding, and speculation, especially of essential goods; strengthening inspections of petroleum trading enterprises, avoiding petroleum shortages.

Leaders of departments and branches attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The head of the Provincial People's Committee also emphasized important contents in November. Accordingly, departments and branches must proactively advise the Provincial People's Committee on the contents to be presented at the year-end meeting of the Provincial People's Council to ensure quality and progress; focus on completing the Socio-Economic Development Plan and State Budget Estimate for 2023; complete the appraisal of the Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050; implement the plan to summarize Resolution 26 of the Politburo; Summarize 5 years of implementing Resolution 07 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on the direction and tasks for the development of Nam Dan district until 2021, with a vision to 2030.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested the sectors to focus on implementing the contents related to the Project to adjust the general planning of the Southeast Economic Zone; the investment policy of Tho Loc Industrial Park (phase 1); completing procedures for Hoang Mai 2 Industrial Park; the investment plan for Cua Lo Deepwater Port; supplementing the planning of Vinh International Airport; proposing funds to pay compensation for site clearance for the project to upgrade and renovate National Highway 1A.

The sectors coordinated well to organize the program to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Truong Bon victory; the 250th anniversary of birth, the 200th anniversary of death of poetess Ho Xuan Huong; focused on the project to expand the administrative boundaries and urban space of Vinh city; the dialogue program between the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the youth; completed the development of a tourism development strategy associated with the implementation project.

Leaders of departments and branches attended the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The head of the Provincial People's Committee also requested all levels and sectors to promote the disbursement of public investment capital according to commitments; continue to review and adjust capital for projects; promote disbursement of capital for 3 national target programs according to the principle of disbursing capital as soon as procedures are completed; complete procedures to ensure the implementation of the 2023 public investment plan in the spirit of early implementation, with a commitment to disburse from the beginning of the year.

On the other hand, review budget revenues to ensure a sustainable revenue structure; strictly control, save and effectively spend, and pay attention to budget allocation to overcome the consequences of floods.

Departments and branches have performed well their tasks in their assigned areas. In particular, the recruitment of teachers according to the number of positions added must ensure publicity, transparency, fairness and quality; attention must be paid to the work of mobilizing support for the poor, especially during the Lunar New Year; administrative reform and procedures must continue to be promoted, the effectiveness and efficiency of state management must be enhanced, and the provincial competitiveness index must be improved.