Nghe An evaluates and proposes solutions to improve the efficiency of medium-term public investment

On the morning of November 6, the Provincial People's Council had a meeting with the Provincial People's Committee and departments, branches, and units on the results of monitoring the implementation of medium-term public investment. The meeting was chaired by members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the monitoring delegation; Bui Thanh An - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Attending the meeting were comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Deputy Head of the monitoring delegation; representatives of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, provincial People's Council committees, relevant departments, branches, and units.

Evaluation of implementation results

After the Provincial People's Council conducted supervisions in localities on the implementation of medium-term public investment in the period of 2021 - 2025 (results from 2021-2023), the working session with the Provincial People's Committee and related departments, branches and units aimed to evaluate the results, discuss and propose comments on existing causes and problems to propose solutions and recommendations for branches and levels to resolve and remove. Thereby, improving the efficiency of disbursement of public investment sources in each stage, creating conditions for the disbursement of public investment in the next stage to achieve higher efficiency.

At the meeting, the representative of the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the results of medium-term public investment for the period 2021-2025 (results from 2021-2023); the representative of the Provincial People's Council reported on the draft summary of monitoring results. The results of the implementation of the Public Investment Plan for the period 2021-2025 have been developed in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment and related documents. The allocation of medium-term planning capital in the province basically ensures the correct principles and order of priority according to regulations.

The monitoring results reports also provide specific information on the number of allocated projects; adjustments to investment policies for projects under the Medium-term Public Investment Plan for the period 2021 - 2025; Implementation status of key projects of the province; Overdue debt situation of basic construction and handling results; Results of online contractor selection; Results of inspection and audit in the implementation of medium-term public investment for the period 2021-2023.

The results of the allocation and implementation of the national target program, the integration of capital sources to implement the medium-term public investment plan and the mobilization of investment capital sources were also provided in detail for delegates to discuss, comment, explain difficulties and propose solutions.

The meeting also outlined the plan to implement the remaining 2 years of the Medium-term Public Investment Plan for the period 2021 - 2025 and the plan for the period 2026 - 2030. It also assessed the coordination relationship between relevant departments, functional agencies and localities in the process of developing and implementing the Medium-term Public Investment Plan for the period 2021 - 2025 in the province and resolving arising problems.

Explain the cause of the problem and propose solutions

Based on the results of monitoring at the grassroots level and assessment reports of departments and branches, the meeting focused on analyzing existing problems and limitations to propose solutions to remove and support in order to improve the efficiency of capital allocation and disbursement of public investment in all fields.

Nghe An is a province with a large area and many administrative units, so capital sources cannot meet all investment needs in the area. The disbursement results of the plan in some years have not met the set requirements (in 2021 it only reached 88%, in 2022 it reached 84.86%, ...). In particular, foreign capital sources only reached from 52% to 60%.

In implementing the National Target Programs, the disbursement of public capital is low. Although the work of site clearance has been directed by sectors and levels, it still faces many difficulties, including some major problems such as determining the compensation unit price (especially the price difference at the time of land acquisition and resettlement arrangement); the authority to determine land prices, the determination of land origin, the process of constructing resettlement infrastructure, and the relocation of technical infrastructure works takes a lot of time.

There are still some projects that have to adjust investment policies and investment decisions, which takes a lot of time and affects the implementation progress and disbursement of capital plans.

The meeting also identified the causes, proposed solutions; proposed solutions to the Central Government as well as the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial People's Council. There were 14 comments discussed and contributed to the draft report on monitoring results.

Mr. Chu Duc Thai - Head of the Culture - Society Committee, Provincial People's Council pointed out some limitations that need to be overcome for projects that have not been completed for a long time, such as the Folk Song Theater; Some degraded and unfinished projects need capital allocation for repair and construction; Proposing to balance capital allocation among sectors more evenly. The advance payment and settlement of outstanding debts for long-term projects are still quite large and need to be resolved completely.

Some delegates of the provincial People's Council also gave their opinions on the following issues: debt collection in basic construction; decentralization of group C projects and implementation progress, problems that need to be resolved and adjustments for these group projects; and limited allocation of local counterpart funds.

Public investment capital for National Target Programs, especially for the Socio-Economic Development Program for Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas, still has many problems leading to slow disbursement. The Provincial People's Committee is requested to review and find solutions to remove these problems and speed up the disbursement progress.

Representatives from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Finance, Department of Education and Training, and Department of Culture also had many opinions assessing the causes of related investment projects, explaining difficulties and proposing solutions.

These include the project to build the Folk Song Theater, which has been behind schedule for many years; issues with capital allocation for the construction of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Phase 2; the conversion of forest land use purposes to serve projects and constructions...

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In implementation, adhere to the principle of correctly assessing the situation, finding the right cause, proposing the right solution, and achieving the right goal.

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Bui Thanh An stated the direction of the Provincial People's Committee in implementing public investment, focusing on institutional breakthroughs and prioritizing the construction of key infrastructure projects. In implementation, the principle of correctly assessing the situation, finding the right causes, proposing the right solutions, and achieving the right goals must be followed.

Regarding the shortcomings and limitations pointed out by the monitoring delegation, comrade Bui Thanh An emphasized that the Provincial People's Committee will have specific instructions to overcome them. In particular, focusing on overcoming the limitations in ineffective allocation of investment capital; overdue advances and late payments for works and projects. The Provincial People's Committee has 2 recommendations and proposals for the People's Council to hold thematic meetings to remove difficulties in performing the tasks of functional agencies.

Propose that the Provincial People's Council strengthen thematic supervision. Regarding the recommendations of the People's Council at the meeting, propose that departments and branches receive, promptly report, complete the discussion contents according to the meeting's objectives, and improve the quality of public investment implementation.

Concluding the meeting, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Nguyen Nam Dinh, requested the Provincial People's Committee to direct the sectors to update reports on schedule, time and data, ensuring consistency and science to complete the monitoring report to submit to the upcoming Provincial People's Council meeting.

Regarding the reports of the Provincial People's Committee and departments, the Provincial People's Council basically agreed and highly appreciated the results of implementing medium-term public investment, serving well the socio-economic development of the province. Regarding the upcoming tasks and solutions for medium-term public investment, it is requested that relevant departments, branches and units continue to urge the implementation of the right goals and ensure the set plan.