Prioritize investment in socio-economic development in Vietnam-Laos border communes

(Baonghean.vn)- Voters of Nghe An province recommend: Investment in supporting socio-economic development in communes along the Vietnam-Laos border according to Decision 160/2007/TTg of the Prime Minister still has many shortcomings, the support level is too low. Propose that the Government study to increase the support level for communes along the Vietnam-Laos border from 500 million VND/commune to 1,500 million VND/commune and the border marker protection level from 100 million VND/commune to 200 million VND/commune to ensure socio-economic development of border communes and protect security and safety of the Vietnam-Laos border.

Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Planning and Investment responded:

The National Assembly Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 1023/NQ-UBTVQH13 dated August 28, 2015 on principles, criteria, and norms for allocating development investment capital from the state budget for the 2016-2020 period and assigned the Prime Minister to provide specific instructions.

Officers and soldiers of the provincial military and people of Cang village, Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district built rural roads.

Accordingly, in the 2016-2020 period, the Socio-Economic Development Investment Program in the Vietnam-Laos border communes according to Decision No. 160/2007/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister will be included in the local budget balance.

According to the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on principles, criteria, and norms for allocating development investment capital from the state budget for the 2016-2020 period, land border communes (Vietnam - China, Vietnam - Laos, Vietnam - Cambodia) are an additional criterion for calculating points for allocating development investment capital from the local budget balance.

Thach Giam Commune, Tuong Duong District - the first 30a commune in the country to meet new rural standards. Photo courtesy

Therefore, it is recommended that the Province, based on the ability to balance the local medium-term public investment plan, arrange priorities, and select a list of projects to include in the 5-year medium-term public investment plan 2016-2020 in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment, the Resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the Decision of the Prime Minister on principles and criteria for allocating development investment capital from the state budget for the period 2016-2020./.

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