Submit to the Provincial People's Council to allocate capital to implement 18 projects in Western Nghe An

The Ethnic Committee - Provincial People's Council also agreed on the content of the draft resolution submitted to the Provincial People's Council to supplement the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 and the public investment plan for 2025 (phase 1), with a total capital of VND 907,900 million for 18 projects and tasks from the provincial budget capital supplemented by the Central Government to invest in developing socio-economic infrastructure in the western region of Nghe An province according to Resolution No. 137/2024/QH15 dated June 26, 2024 of the National Assembly.

In addition to agreeing with the total allocation, the Ethnic Committee - Provincial People's Council requested the Department of Finance to clearly separate the additional allocation sources for the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period and the 2025 public investment plan (phase 1).

The Ethnic Committee and the Provincial People's Council also reviewed the draft resolution on allocating central budget funds for 2025 to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in Nghe An province.

The issue raised by members is related to the return of funds from some localities, agencies and units that have been allocated capital because there are no more subjects to implement, or the implementation cannot be carried out due to obstacles from the Central Government's instructions and local practices.

Therefore, it is recommended that the agency drafting the resolution, the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions of Nghe An, needs to closely review to have a reasonable and correct allocation of resources; prioritize the allocation of resources for contents, sub-projects, and programs with high disbursement potential, in order to promote the effectiveness of capital sources, avoid the situation of resource allocation that cannot be implemented, leading to resource return.

Along with that, pay attention to transferring resources between programs and between localities when not implemented to promote capital efficiency, contributing to promoting socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Nghe An.