Speed ​​up public investment disbursement progress

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has sent an official dispatch to units requesting reports on the implementation of Resolution No. 60/NQ-CP dated July 8, 2016 of the Government on key tasks and solutions to accelerate the progress of implementation and disbursement of the 2016 public investment capital plan (Resolution 60).

In particular, the Ministry of Planning and Investment requests that central and local ministries, branches and localities report on the implementation and disbursement of the 2016 public investment capital plan before the 25th of each month. Before October 10, 2016, report in detail the disbursement results of each project up to September 30, 2016 and before February 28, 2017, report in detail the implementation and disbursement results of each project up to January 31, 2017.

Regarding the disbursement of public investment capital in the first 7 months of 2016, the Ministry of Planning and Investment requested that central and local ministries, branches and localities have disbursement data of state budget capital and government bond capital in the first 7 months of 2016 that are different from the disbursement report of the Ministry of Finance, and requested to clarify the difference in disbursement data, especially the amount of foreign capital from the state budget.

In the dispatch, the Ministry of Planning and Investment also requested units that disbursed less than 20% of the 2016 plan in the first 7 months to clarify the reasons for the slow disbursement; urge units to speed up the implementation and disbursement progress in the remaining months; propose solutions and organize implementation to overcome the shortcomings and limitations of slow disbursement.

At the same time, it is expected that the implementation and disbursement capacity of the 2016 plan of the central and local ministries and branches will be estimated, including a proposal to cut the 2016 plan if it is not possible to implement in 2016.

To speed up the disbursement progress and improve the efficiency of using public investment capital in 2016, Resolution No. 60 of the Government also clearly stated that the Government requires ministries, branches and localities to direct investors to speed up compensation, site clearance, bidding, proactively remove difficulties and obstacles, ensure construction progress; promptly complete documents, make immediate payments to the State Treasury when there is a volume of acceptance, not to let payments accumulate at the end of the year.

Ministries, branches and localities direct investors and project management boards to resolutely handle contractors who do not meet requirements and violate the terms of signed contracts in accordance with the law, and resolutely eliminate incompetent contractors who have violated the law. Proactively review and propose competent authorities to transfer the 2016 capital plan of projects that are behind schedule and disburse to other projects.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment will monitor and review the situation and progress of disbursement of public investment capital plans of central and local ministries, branches. By September 30, 2016, in case ministries, branches and localities disburse less than 50% of the capital plan for 2016, the Prime Minister will be requested to report to the competent authority to adjust the public investment capital plan for 2016 among central and local ministries, branches.

Regarding the disbursement of public investment capital, the Prime Minister has just decided to complete the members of the Working Group and the Working Group's support unit to direct the acceleration of the disbursement of the 2016 public investment capital plan. The 8 members of the Working Group include Deputy Ministers of the following ministries: Planning and Investment, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development, Construction, Transport, Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Health and Deputy Head of the Government Office will be responsible for proactively reviewing and handling difficulties and problems in the disbursement of the 2016 public investment capital plan.

According to a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in the first seven months of the year, disbursement of state budget capital reached 36.7% of the yearly plan; disbursement of government bond capital reached 25.8% of the plan, lower than the 44% level of the same period last year.

According to baotintuc