Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue with the message "enterprises do not threaten the State"

Before becoming Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue held the following positions: Head of the Central Economic Commission, Minister of Finance, and State Auditor General. In each position, he left a clear mark.

His frank exchange with petroleum enterprises and the message "enterprises should not threaten the State" when he was Minister of Finance is such a story.

Anyone who followed the Seminar on gasoline price management on September 20, 2011 could see how brave and sharp Vuong Dinh Hue was in his arguments. The mess about gasoline that no one had solved before, suddenly someone "broke through" it, making people feel happy. That's right, because before 2011, gasoline prices often increased sharply, while they decreased very little, making people extremely angry.

Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue when he was Minister of Finance.

According to press reports, before discussing with petroleum enterprises, Minister of Finance Vuong Dinh Hue "hit" a number of leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. With Deputy Minister Nguyen Cam Tu, Minister Vuong Dinh Hue requested that when he was chairing a meeting organized by the Ministry of Finance, he should not interrupt.

As for Mr. Nguyen Loc An - Deputy Director of the Domestic Market Department, who claimed that he "had taken an international math competition but still could not understand the price management method of the Ministry of Finance", Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said frankly: "Even if you are a good student, you still need to understand the reality".

But it must be said that the most impressive was the exchange between Minister Hue and several oil and gas giants. That day, after each of his statements, many reporters applauded in support - a rare thing in many conferences held.

Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has sent a very clear message: The State always needs and wants to stand by businesses. But businesses should not use that as an excuse to threaten the State.

He then firmly said: “The Ministry of Finance does not ignore any enterprise. If our management causes damage to an enterprise, we will take responsibility and compensate. If any enterprise cannot do it, it must withdraw. Including Petrolimex, if it cannot do it, we are ready to dissolve it to establish another corporation.”

At the end of his speech, he affirmed: “From now until the end of the year, gasoline prices will not increase. The management of gasoline prices is primarily for the benefit of 80 million people, not for the benefit of 11 gasoline companies.”

Many people must remember that after the statement of Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, there were many positive reactions from many sides. The most obvious case was the case of Deputy Director of the Domestic Market Department Nguyen Loc An, who was asked by Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang to write an explanation about his statements at the Petroleum Conference. The Ministry of Finance also established 3 inspection teams for large petroleum enterprises...

After that memorable conference, the name Vuong Dinh Hue appeared in many stories. Newspapers reporting on the petroleum conference received thousands of comments from readers. There were even many forums supporting Minister Vuong Dinh Hue online, such as “Association of Fans and Supporters of Minister Vuong Dinh Hue”; “1 million signatures in support of the Minister “keeping petroleum prices”…

Then, at the 2nd session of the 13th National Assembly, regarding the existing problems of petrol, electricity and coal, when a National Assembly member asked what the most important solution was, Minister Vuong Dinh Hue answered very firmly: "The solution of all solutions is publicity and transparency".

Mr. Hue explained that people are willing to support all government policies, but all issues need to be public and transparent for people to trust. This answer of Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue was highly appreciated by many National Assembly deputies...

After leaving the Ministry of Finance to join the Central Economic Committee, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue also left many strong impressions here. From a re-established committee without personnel, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue built a complete and smoothly operating apparatus as it is today.

During the 3 years working here, under the direction and management of Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, the Central Economic Committee has had many reports, advisory projects, and proposals with long-term strategic vision on socio-economic development, with focus and key points, which have been highly appreciated by the Politburo and the Secretariat.

Typical are the Summary of 30 years of innovation in developing a socialist-oriented market economy and industrialization and modernization of the country; Report on the 5-year review of the implementation of the 6th Central Resolution of the 10th tenure on perfecting the socialist-oriented market economy institution; Report on restructuring the economy associated with innovation of the growth model; Mechanisms and policies on social security, hunger eradication and poverty reduction; restructuring of public investment, state-owned enterprises and the banking system; implementation of policies and laws on land management and use; development of industry, agriculture and new rural construction...

According to the assessment of former Deputy Head of the Central Economic Committee, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science Nguyen Van Dang, the staff of the Central Economic Committee under the leadership of Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue have always continuously learned and improved their qualifications to meet the assigned tasks; learned from the reality of the people and the country, learned from the practical and theoretical conclusions of Vietnam and the world, considered practice as the standard of truth; truly listened sincerely to new proposals, democratically and unitedly discussed to find "relative truths" suitable for each period of the country's development.

According to Danviet.vn