Vinh City People's Council decided on investment policy for 28 key projects and works.

On the morning of October 28, the People's Council of Vinh city, term XXII, 2021 - 2026, held the 3rd session (extraordinary session) to review and decide on investment policies for projects and medium-term public investment plans using the State budget for the period 2021 - 2025. Photo: Mai Hoa

Chairing and directing the meeting were comrade Phan Duc Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vinh City People's Council and comrade Nguyen Tat Son - Member of the City Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the City People's Council.

Based on the Submission of the People's CommitteeVinh cityand the audit report of the Economic - Budget Committee of the City People's Council, at the meeting, the City People's Council delegates and representatives of wards and communes focused on discussing the draft resolution to give opinions on the medium-term public investment plan, period 2021 - 2025.

Accordingly, the delegates agreed on the plan.public investmentIn the medium term, 2021 - 2025, the city will prioritize investment in a number of key areas, such as schools and construction works.flood control, expanding urban space, developing the city's economy.

DComrade Phan Duc Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council delivered the opening speech at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Delegates attending the session. Photo: Mai Hoa

Some opinions suggested that the City People's Committee should overcome the situation of multiple adjustments to public investment plans; at the same time, improve the quality of construction investment management, from investment policies, design surveys, technical appraisal of estimates, selection of construction units, and post-investment inspection to ensure the progress and quality of implemented projects.

Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu - Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee clarified a number of issues of concern to delegates. Photo: Mai Hoa

Besides, it is necessary to pay attention to site clearance and ensure capital sources during the investment process of projects.

Some opinions also proposed that the City People's Committee clarify 197 projects with slow investment and proposed to be transferred to the 2021-2025 period.

Delegate Phan Minh Tuan - Head of the City Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Head of the Economic - Social Committee, City People's Council requested the City People's Committee to clarify the reason why 197 works and projects were adjusted to the 2021 - 2025 period. Photo: Mai Hoa

After discussion, the City People's Council delegates decided to pass a Resolution on giving opinions on the State budget's medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period.

Accordingly, the City People's Council agreed on the total State budget capital for the 2021 - 2025 period of more than VND 9,724 billion to implement 332 new projects and works (97 works implemented in 2021 and 235 works and projects for the 2022 - 2025 period).

Specifically, the capital from the central budget is more than 2,923 billion VND; the provincial budget is more than 180 billion VND and the city budget is 6,620 billion VND.

Delegate Vo Tuan Anh - Party Secretary, Chairman of the People's Council of Doi Cung ward gave his opinion at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the meeting, the City People's Council also considered and passed a Resolution on investment policies for 28 key projects and works of the city. These are projects under the city's medium-term public investment plan using the State budget for the period 2021 - 2025.

Notable projects include Le Mao Street (phase 2); Nguyen Sy Sach Street extension connecting Lam River Road (phase 2); Tran Hung Dao Street extension; 24m wide planned road in Nghi Phu commune; 24m wide Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street; planned road connecting Vinh River dike; 24m wide planned road connecting Ly Tu Trong Street and 72m road; Kim Dong Street expansion...

Delegate Nguyen Trung Dung - Party Secretary, Chairman of Vinh Tan Ward People's Council gave his opinion at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Also at the meeting, the City People's Council considered and passed a Resolution on the orientation of the working program of the 22nd City People's Council, term 2021 - 2026.

Speaking at the closing session, comrade Phan Duc Dong - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council requested the City People's Committee to focus on directing and implementing investment preparation work to ensure that works and projects are soon deployed on schedule, with quality and efficiency.

The City People's Council approved investment policies for 28 projects. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Chairman of the City People's Council also requested the city's branches, units and wards and communes to focus on reviewing the targets and tasks for 2021, especially the targets expected to be difficult to achieve and the remaining tasks to have more drastic solutions and measures, striving to achieve and exceed the set plan.

Along with that is preparing to build a 2022 plan with a scientific basis, close to the city's reality for effective implementation.

At the same time, mobilize the entire political system to participate, focusing on the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic with the spirit of "safe and flexible adaptation, effective epidemic control" in parallel with the task of restoring and developing production and business.