Prime Minister: Tightly control borrowing and use of loans

The Prime Minister's answers to questions will include all matters related to the Prime Minister's responsibilities in the groups of issues that the ministers answered on November 15 and 16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc reports to the National Assembly on the morning of November 17

Will strictly control borrowing and use of loans

Regarding public debt, the Prime Minister said that there are opinions that it is increasing rapidly beyond the allowable ceiling. The Prime Minister affirmed that in the coming time, he will strictly control borrowing and use of loans, continue to restructure public debt in the direction of reducing risks, reducing borrowing costs, and publicizing information on public debt.

Fully calculate and report to the National Assembly the fundamental solutions for bad debt as the delegates said is still high, the legal framework is not synchronized. In the coming time, we will focus on debt collection and thoroughly handle related cases.

At the same time, credit institutions are required to self-handle bad debts, be transparent, strengthen the effectiveness of inspection and supervision, minimize cross-processing... minimize risks and ensure the safety of the state-owned enterprise restructuring system, which has been a long-standing policy but has not yet achieved the desired results. Implementation must be transparent, avoid group interests, and focus on improving governance capacity and competitiveness.

Handling of individuals who violated environmental incidents in the Central region

Regarding loss-making projects, the Government affirmed that it will strictly handle violations, review to have appropriate solutions, avoid wasting and losing capital, and resolutely eliminate unqualified contractors.

Regarding environmental protection, the Prime Minister also assessed that environmental incidents occurred in many places, the environmental incident in the central coastal region was a valuable lesson, "the general spirit is to deal with individuals who violate the law" - the Prime Minister said.

A very popular issue is food hygiene and safety. The Prime Minister affirmed that this is an issue close to people's lives. The Government will pay special attention to and strictly handle violations and will tighten management, creating conditions for more and more clean food to reach people's meals.

Eliminate end-of-term thinking

Regarding the fight against corruption and waste, the Prime Minister frankly said: "We have done a lot but still have not met the requirements." The Prime Minister said the Government will do a good job of controlling income and eliminating group interests...

Resolutely handle violations, eliminate the end-of-term mindset, and have no zoning. The Prime Minister acknowledged that the spirit of thrift is still not high, and it is necessary to strictly manage spending and purchasing state assets, especially in organizing conferences and business trips.

Immediately after the Prime Minister's report, 27 delegates registered to question.

According to Tuoi Tre