People welcome the New Year of the Cat 2023 in peace, joy, excitement and convenience.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee sent to the attendees, sectors and fields his best wishes for a new year of health, happiness, and many victories and successes. Photo: Pham Bang

In January 2023, all levels and sectors will focus on implementing the Government's Resolutions and the Provincial People's Council's Resolutions; assigning the 2023 plan targets; organizing activities to celebrate the Party and Spring, implementing policy work and social security work on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2023.

The Provincial People's Committee has issued decisions to implement the Resolutions of the Provincial People's Council related to the 2023 plan on assigning socio-economic plan targets, public investment plans; budget revenue and expenditure estimates so that districts, cities and towns can promptly assign targets to wards, communes and towns in the area.

Comrade Dang Thanh Tung - Chief of Office of the Provincial People's Committee reported on the implementation of the conclusions of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and the activities of the Working Groups. Photo: Pham Bang

The Provincial People's Committee also issued a decision on key tasks and solutions for socio-economic development and the State budget estimate for 2023, including 6 key contents for direction and administration, 12 groups of tasks and key solutions, and 160 specific tasks.

In particular, building growth scenarios for 2023 for each quarter and the whole year; establishing 5 Working Groups to direct and promote sectors and fields to deploy tasks right from the first days and months of the year with the highest spirit and determination.

Comrade Pham Hong Quang - Director of the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the socio-economic situation in January 2023. Photo: Pham Bang

Regarding economic development, the total winter crop planting area in the province is estimated at 39,542 hectares; the total spring crop planting area in the province is estimated at 19,818 hectares. The industrial production index is estimated to increase by 8.5% over the same period in 2022. The supply of goods for Tet is guaranteed, prices are stable. Due to the Tet holiday, the total number of tourists increased, estimated at 550,000.

Budget revenue in January is estimated at 1,380 billion VND, reaching 8.7% of the estimate assigned by the Provincial People's Council, of which domestic revenue is estimated at 1,300 billion VND. By January 10, 2023, the disbursement of the concentrated public investment capital managed by the province in 2022 reached 79.14% of the detailed plan assigned at the beginning of the year. The province has newly granted 6 projects with a total registered investment capital of 460 billion VND.

Comrade Pham Van Hoa - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

The province has focused on implementing well the regime and policies for people with meritorious services and social security work during the Lunar New Year 2023, ensuring conditions for people to celebrate Tet peacefully, happily, and excitedly, leaving no one behind. National defense, security, order and social safety are ensured.

Discussing at the meeting, leaders of departments, branches and sectors reported on the implementation of tasks in the month and the implementation of tasks in the coming time; at the same time, proposed a number of tasks and solutions to promote the socio-economic situation of the province.

Director of the Department of Industry and Trade Pham Van Hoa requested the Provincial People's Committee to direct the sectors to have plans to remove difficulties and provide guidance so that factories and projects in the province can operate on schedule and in accordance with regulations. Direct the sectors to thoroughly handle the backlog in site clearance work at hydropower projects and overcome damage caused by natural disasters.

Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism spoke at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang

Comrade Nguyen Manh Cuong - Director of the Department of Tourism proposed to continue to strengthen and promote administrative reforms right from the beginning of the year, clearly indicating which units are doing well and which are not, thereby creating a favorable environment for investors and businesses to operate; on the other hand, research and organize investigations and assessments of the GRDP of the tourism industry to contribute to the GRDP of the whole province.

(Nghe An Newspaper will continue to inform the meeting...)