Government online conference to implement National Assembly Resolution

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of December 28, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the Government held an online conference with localities to implement the National Assembly's Resolution on socio-economic development tasks and state budget estimates for 2016..

Attending at Nghe An bridge point were comrade Ho Duc Phoc - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders of provincial departments and branches.

Overview of the Conference.

The conference is expected to last for one and a half days. Delegates will listen to and focus on discussing reports on: Review of the Government's direction and administration; implementation of Resolution No. 01-NQ/CP and results of the implementation of the 2015 Socio-Economic Development Plan; Draft Resolution of the Government on a number of key tasks and solutions for directing and administering the implementation of the Socio-Economic Development Plan and the State budget estimate for 2016.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Conference.

Leaders of Nghe An province attended the conference.

In addition, some reports will also be studied and discussed by delegates such as inspection work, handling of complaints and denunciations and fighting and preventing corruption in 2015; administrative reform work in 2015; implementation of Resolution No. 19 of the Government on key tasks and solutions to continue improving the business environment and enhancing national competitiveness; Resolution 36a of the Government on e-Government; Resolution No. 59 of the Government on implementing the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Investment; Report on restructuring State-owned enterprises in 2015; implementation and preparation for implementation of Laws that came into effect in 2015 and will come into effect in 2016 and some new, important policies in the Civil Code (amended) and the Penal Code (amended)...

Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh reported on the implementation of Resolution No. 01-NQ/CP and the results of the implementation of the 2015 Socio-Economic Development Plan.

According to the report presented at the Conference, the National Assembly approved the general objective of the 2016 Socio-Economic Development Plan as follows: “Maintaining macroeconomic stability, striving for higher economic growth than in 2015, focusing on improving growth quality, ensuring sustainable development. Promoting the implementation of strategic breakthroughs, restructuring the economy in association with growth innovation, improving productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness. Removing difficulties for enterprises, promoting production and business. Developing culture, implementing progress, social justice, ensuring social security, improving social welfare and improving people's lives. Improving the effectiveness of foreign affairs and international integration…”

Some of the main targets set are: Gross domestic product (GDP) increases by about 6.7%; Total social development investment capital is about 31% of GDP; poverty rate decreases by 1.3 - 1.5%; Unemployment rate in urban areas is below 4%.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested content to focus on for discussion at the Conference.

Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested delegates to focus on discussing the two reports presented at the conference: assessing the positive aspects and pointing out the shortcomings, limitations, weaknesses and causes to help the Government find solutions to improve its direction and management in the coming time. At the same time, based on the socio-economic situation in 2015 and looking back at the 5 years 2011-2015, delegates gave specific comments on the goals and solutions to help the Government complete the Resolution to strive to complete the socio-economic development tasks and budget estimates of 2016, creating a premise for successful implementation of the socio-economic development plan for the period 2016-2020.

Ho Chi Minh City leaders speak at the Conference.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat answered questions and recommendations from localities.

In this morning's meeting, there were 8 comments from local delegates. Leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade answered questions and recommendations from local people and contributed their opinions to the report and draft Resolution.

This afternoon (December 28), the Conference continued its working session.

Phuong Thao