Nghe An issues a Plan to implement the National Assembly's Resolution on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for provincial development.

Pursuant to Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15 dated June 26, 2024 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province (hereinafter referred to as Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15), the Provincial Party Committee issued an Implementation Plan.

The purpose of the Plan is to thoroughly grasp, create consensus and high unity in awareness and action of all levels, sectors, cadres, party members and people in the province to effectively implement Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15, promptly put mechanisms and policies into life and promote effectiveness, contributing to the successful implementation of Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW, dated July 18, 2023 of the Politburo on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045 (hereinafter referred to as Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW).

Specify and clarify the content of tasks and work sequences to implement specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province; first of all, coordinate with central ministries and branches to propose the Government and the Prime Minister to issue documents as a basis for organizing implementation and maximizing mechanisms and policies in the fastest time and with the highest efficiency.

Link the implementation of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province with the implementation of the goals and tasks set out in Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW and the policies, plans, and socio-economic development plans of the province. Determine the specific responsibilities of each sector, locality, and unit in advising on the implementation and organization of specific mechanisms and policies, ensuring feasibility and effectiveness.

In this plan, the Provincial Party Committee sets out the following specific tasks and solutions:

Organize propaganda, dissemination, and synchronous and effective implementation of Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15 in conjunction with the implementation of Resolutions of Party Congresses at all levels, Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW, Resolution No. 162/NQ-CP of the Government on the Government's action program to implement Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW and resolutions, directives, and conclusions of the Central Committee and the Provincial Party Committee on the construction and development of Nghe An province.

Party committees, party organizations, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations focus on propagating, disseminating, raising awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors, cadres, party members, union members, association members and people of all walks of life in building and developing Nghe An province; In which, it is necessary to deeply realize that the Politburo (13th tenure) issued Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW "on building and developing Nghe An province to 2030, with a vision to 2045", the National Assembly (15th tenure) issued Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15 "on piloting a number of specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Nghe An province", the Government issued Resolution No. 162/NQ-CP "on the Action Program to implement Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW of the Politburo" is the special attention of the Party and State for Nghe An province, an opportunity and favorable conditions for the province to develop quickly and sustainably; to effectively implement specific mechanisms and policies, it is necessary to make efforts of the Party Committee, government, all levels, sectors, cadres, party members and people in the province.

Regarding tasks and solutions to implement specific mechanisms and policies:

The Party Executive Committee of the Provincial People's Committee leads and directs the Provincial People's Committee to: Review and propose new fees and charges that have not been specified in the list of fees and charges issued with the Law on Fees and Charges to develop a plan to apply appropriate fees and charges; a plan to adjust the level or rate of fee and charge collection (in the list of fees and charges issued with the Law on Fees and Charges) that has been decided by competent authorities (except for court fees and charges and fees from the central budget revenue source enjoying 100%) according to a roadmap suitable to the development requirements of the province, ensuring publicity, transparency, state administrative reform, not affecting the production and business environment, the circulation of goods and services, security, order and social safety. Submit to the Provincial People's Council for consideration and decision before January 1, 2025.

- Coordinate with the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to mobilize and implement support work for Nghe An province to carry out socio-economic development tasks and ensure national defense and security for specific localities and tasks.

Submit to the Party Committee for approval and submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision on the allocation of support resources from provinces and centrally run cities to specific localities and tasks in case the budgets of provinces and centrally run cities provide general support to Nghe An province, with priority given to Nam Dan district and the western region of Nghe An.

Submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision on allowing districts, towns and cities under the province to use district, town and city budgets and other legal revenue sources to support other localities of the province in preventing, combating and overcoming consequences of natural disasters and epidemics, implementing national target programs, social security tasks and other necessary cases.

Actively review, calculate, and specifically determine domestic revenue from mineral exploitation activities (excluding value added tax and corporate income tax) and tax revenue from hydropower production facilities in the Western Nghe An region to work with the Ministry of Finance and central ministries and branches to supplement development investment expenditures in addition to the additional balance from the central budget for the Nghe An provincial budget. Review and use this capital source to invest in developing socio-economic infrastructure in the Western Nghe An region to ensure efficiency, feasibility, focus, and key points.

Regularly monitor, inspect and supervise the implementation of budget collection tasks from mineral exploitation activities and tax revenue from hydropower production facilities in the Western Nghe An region, ensuring correct and sufficient collection, while having solutions to nurture revenue sources, striving to always exceed revenue at a high level.

Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and central agencies in the process of advising on the development of the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on principles, criteria and norms for allocating public investment capital from the state budget for the period 2026 - 2030, including the content of allocating an additional 50% of public investment capital from the central budget with additional targets for Nghe An province according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 3, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15.

Develop a plan to effectively use capital to allocate an additional 50% of the targeted additional central budget public investment capital for localities according to the principles, criteria and norms prescribed in the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on principles, criteria and norms for allocating public investment capital from the state budget for the period 2026 - 2030 to invest in key projects in the province and develop socio-economic infrastructure in the Western Nghe An region.

Submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision the list of projects specified in Clause 4, Article 3, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15 associated with the process of developing the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2026 - 2030 to ensure the progress of the Central Government.

Investment management policy:

Between sessions of the Provincial People's Council, in case of having to adjust the investment policy for public investment projects of group B and group C as prescribed in the Law on Public Investment, the Provincial People's Committee shall submit to the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council for decision and the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council shall report to the Provincial People's Council at the nearest session. The order and procedures for adjusting the investment policy shall be implemented as the order and procedures for adjusting the investment policy for projects under the authority of the Provincial People's Council to decide on the approval of the investment policy according to the provisions of the law on public investment.

Implementing investment projects under the public-private partnership method (hereinafter referred to as PPP projects).

Prepare contents to submit to the Provincial People's Council: Issue a Resolution regulating the list of projects and the minimum total investment scale of PPP projects in the fields of health, education - training, sports, and culture (to be completed before January 1, 2025).

Consider and decide to increase the proportion of state capital participation to no more than 70% of the total investment for PPP projects with site clearance compensation costs accounting for more than 50% of the total investment of the project and the preliminary financial plan of the PPP project does not ensure the ability to recover capital; PPP projects in the fields of sports and culture; PPP projects implemented in the Western Nghe An region.

Specify the contents of PPP projects in the fields of sports and culture in the pre-feasibility study report, feasibility study report and criteria for evaluating bidding documents and PPP project contracts (to be completed before January 1, 2025).

Implement the contract form under the build-transfer method (BT contract) prescribed in Clause 4, Article 4, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15.

Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to advise the Government to issue a Decree regulating loan interest after the construction period, reasonable profits, payment methods, and final settlement of investment project implementation applying BT contracts (to be completed before October 15, 2024 according to Decision No. 717/QD-TTg dated July 27, 2024 of the Prime Minister).

The Provincial People's Committee prescribes evaluation criteria on capacity, experience, technique, and finance of investors implementing BT projects (to be completed before January 1, 2025).

Develop a plan to submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision on the use of provincial budget capital, arrange capital for investment preparation, annual budget estimates and arrange public investment capital in the province's medium-term and annual public investment plan; based on the value and progress specified in the BT contract, decide to use revenue from public asset auctions and land use rights auctions to pay investors after the project or independently operated project item is completed, accepted and audited; supervise the implementation to ensure compliance with legal regulations.

Implement the policy of separating compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance projects into independent projects.

Consider and submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision on separating the compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance project into an independent project when deciding on the investment policy for the overall project with the scale of a group B project in the field of transport and irrigation according to the provisions of the law on public investment; decide on the objectives, scale, total investment, capital structure, and investment location of the compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance project in the decision on the investment policy for the overall project.

Review and propose a list of public investment projects (projects with group B scale in the fields of transport and irrigation) to separate compensation, support, resettlement and site clearance projects into independent projects to submit to the Provincial People's Council for decision.

Policy on urban management and forest resources:

The Party Executive Committee of the Provincial People's Committee leads and directs the Provincial People's Committee to: Review, propose, and develop plans to exploit and develop land funds in the vicinity of traffic connection points and urban traffic routes in the province to ensure efficiency and feasibility according to the mechanisms and policies prescribed in Clause 1, Article 5, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15.

“Effectively implement the policy of using funding sources for alternative afforestation when converting forest use to other purposes as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 5, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15.

Policy on organization of local government apparatus:

The Provincial Party Committee's Organizing Committee advises on organizational structure and personnel under the authority of the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee. Selects qualified and capable cadres to undertake tasks according to mission requirements.

Vinh City Party Committee leads and directs Vinh City People's Council and Vinh City People's Committee to coordinate with relevant agencies to implement the mechanisms and policies prescribed in Clause 2, Article 6, Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15.