Prime Minister assigned GDP growth target for 2017 at about 6.7%

The Prime Minister has just decided to assign 5 Ministries: Planning and Investment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Industry and Trade, Health, Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs the socio-economic development plan targets for 2017.

Specifically, with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Prime Minister assigned the target of the planned growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017 at about 6.7%, the average consumer price index (CPI) growth rate at about 4%, the total social development investment capital compared to GDP at about 31.5%, and the rate of industrial parks and export processing zones in operation with centralized wastewater treatment systems that meet environmental standards at 87%.

Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was assigned the planned forest cover rate target for 2017 of 41.45%.

The growth rate of total export turnover is 6-7%, the ratio of trade deficit to total export turnover is about 3.5%, the reduction rate of energy consumption per unit of GDP compared to 2016 is 1.5% are the 2017 plan targets assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Health is assigned a target of 25.5 hospital beds per 10,000 people (excluding commune health station beds), and the rate of population participating in health insurance is 82.2%.

The 2017 planning targets assigned to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs include a reduction in the poverty rate according to the multidimensional poverty standard of 1-1.5%, of which the poverty rate in poor districts is reduced by 4%; the unemployment rate in urban areas is below 4%; the rate of trained workers is from 55-57%, of which the rate of trained workers for 3 months or more with a certificate recognizing training results is 22.5%.

The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Planning and Investment to notify ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, economic groups, and state-owned corporations of the targets related to the 2017 socio-economic development plan, including: Information and communication, education and training; basic investigation tasks; and production tasks.

Based on the above assigned targets, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, economic groups, and state-owned corporations shall notify relevant units of the 2017 socio-economic development plan targets for the units before December 31, 2016 for implementation.

Besides, strive to complete the targets of the 2017 Socio-Economic Development Plan according to the Resolution of the National Assembly and the 2017 Socio-Economic Development Plan and this Decision.

Every quarter, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, economic groups, and state-owned corporations shall send reports on the implementation status and results of the 2017 Socio-Economic Development Plan to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for synthesis and reporting to the Government./.

According to Vietnamplus