Opening of the 8th Session, Nghe An Provincial People's Council, term XVIII, term 2021 - 2026

Delegates perform the flag-saluting ceremony before the opening of the Session. Photo: Thanh Duy

This is a thematic session to decide on a number of important and urgent issues, meeting the requirements and tasks of socio-economic development of the province, effectively implementing Resolution No. 43 dated January 11, 2022 of the National Assembly on fiscal and monetary policies to support the socio-economic recovery and development program; Resolution No. 11 dated January 30, 2022 of the Government on the socio-economic recovery and development program; promptly implementing the Prime Minister's announcement on the list and capital level for tasks and projects under the second phase of the socio-economic recovery and development program...

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Nghe An province Thai Thanh Quy delivered the opening speech at the 8th Session of the 18th term People's Council of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Duy

At this session, the Provincial People's Council considered and approved draft Resolutions related to investment in construction of important transport infrastructure and socio-economic infrastructure projects in the province, including: Investment policy for projects under the Socio-economic Recovery and Development Program in the health sector; Investment policy for public investment projects; adjustment and supplementation of the 2022 public investment plan; adjustment of investment policy for public investment projects; change of land use purpose for rice cultivation according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 58 of the Land Law to implement investment projects in Nghe An province.

2022 has gone 3/4 of the way, along with the whole country, Nghe An province's socio-economic situation has recovered quickly, with some targets reaching quite high levels such as: Budget revenue in the first 8 months of the year is estimated at over 13,400 billion VND, reaching 89.4% of the estimate assigned by the Provincial People's Council and equal to 108.1% over the same period in 2021. Import-export turnover reached 2.6 billion USD, up 18.7%; tourists reached over 5.5 million arrivals, up 211%; the number of newly licensed projects increased by 24.2%, the total newly licensed capital increased by 36.69%; the number of newly established enterprises increased by 9.53%; enterprises resuming operations, up 17.08% over the same period in 2021.

Delegates attending the 8th Session of the 18th Nghe An Provincial People's Council. Photo: Thanh Duy

Speaking at the opening of the session, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Nghe An province Thai Thanh Quy emphasized: The adoption of the Resolutions at this thematic session contributes significantly to promoting the effectiveness of public investment disbursement; creating more room and momentum for growth in the remaining months of 2022 and the entire term.

Panorama of the 8th Session, Nghe An Provincial People's Council, 18th term. Photo: Thanh Duy

The meeting took place at a time when many agencies and units of the province were focusing on civil defense drills and provincial defense zones in 2022. The workload was large and the time was urgent. The meeting chairman requested that the delegates of the Provincial People's Council uphold their sense of responsibility to voters and people, promote democracy and intelligence, focus on research, discussion, contribution of opinions, and voting to pass high-quality reports and draft resolutions.