Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (middle) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucagreed in principle with Ho Chi Minh City’s proposal on administrative decentralisationto a maximum possible extent during a working session in Hanoi on September 6 withthe Standing Board of the municipal Party Committee.
The meeting was to review the five-year implementation ofthe Politburo’s Resolution No.16-NQ/TW dated August 10, 2012 and proposespecial policies and mechanisms for the city’s rapid and sustainabledevelopment.
The PM said the government’s Party Committee supports administrativedecentralisation in the direction of allowing the city to undertake certaintasks of the government, ministries and central agencies relating to the approvalof some kinds of projects and adjustment of several types of planning.
At the same time, he asked ministries and municipalauthorities to regularly inspect the process.
PM Phuc also gave nod in principle to a proposal that allowsthe city to raise capital in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) or loansto implement projects fully or partially funded by the State budget which haveyet to receive capital allocation.
He assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to workwith the Finance Ministry, Ho Chi Minh City and agencies concerned to consider howto realise the proposal and report the result to him.
The leader allowed the city to decide on salary payment for publicservants and those working for State-run agencies.
From 2011-2015, Ho Chi Minh City economy grew 9.6 percent onaverage a year, 1.63 times the national rate. Per capita income reached 5,122USD. The city collected 1.2 quadrillion VND (54.8 billion USD) for the Statecoffer, contributing 27.8 percent of the State budget.
However, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee NguyenThien Nhan said the city’s growth has slowed down in the past decade. Whilepolicies and mechanisms applied to the city are the same with those for otherlocalities, the city managed to record high growth thanks to its specificadvantages and unique conditions.
At the same time, those conditions also pose challenges tothe city, Nhan said, citing as an example that a big population and large-sizeeconomy require greater investment in transport and other social services suchas water supply, waste water treatment, education and health care.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said growingpopulation is exerting pressure on the city’s infrastructure and housing whilebackward technologies used in industry, services, transport also impactenvironment protection.
He suggested building schemes to attract multinationalcorporations to invest in the city, develop emerging business sectors andconsider developing the city following the model of a free economic zone.-VNA
The meeting was to review the five-year implementation ofthe Politburo’s Resolution No.16-NQ/TW dated August 10, 2012 and proposespecial policies and mechanisms for the city’s rapid and sustainabledevelopment.
The PM said the government’s Party Committee supports administrativedecentralisation in the direction of allowing the city to undertake certaintasks of the government, ministries and central agencies relating to the approvalof some kinds of projects and adjustment of several types of planning.
At the same time, he asked ministries and municipalauthorities to regularly inspect the process.
PM Phuc also gave nod in principle to a proposal that allowsthe city to raise capital in the form of public-private partnership (PPP) or loansto implement projects fully or partially funded by the State budget which haveyet to receive capital allocation.
He assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to workwith the Finance Ministry, Ho Chi Minh City and agencies concerned to consider howto realise the proposal and report the result to him.
The leader allowed the city to decide on salary payment for publicservants and those working for State-run agencies.
From 2011-2015, Ho Chi Minh City economy grew 9.6 percent onaverage a year, 1.63 times the national rate. Per capita income reached 5,122USD. The city collected 1.2 quadrillion VND (54.8 billion USD) for the Statecoffer, contributing 27.8 percent of the State budget.
However, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee NguyenThien Nhan said the city’s growth has slowed down in the past decade. Whilepolicies and mechanisms applied to the city are the same with those for otherlocalities, the city managed to record high growth thanks to its specificadvantages and unique conditions.
At the same time, those conditions also pose challenges tothe city, Nhan said, citing as an example that a big population and large-sizeeconomy require greater investment in transport and other social services suchas water supply, waste water treatment, education and health care.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said growingpopulation is exerting pressure on the city’s infrastructure and housing whilebackward technologies used in industry, services, transport also impactenvironment protection.
He suggested building schemes to attract multinationalcorporations to invest in the city, develop emerging business sectors andconsider developing the city following the model of a free economic zone.-VNA
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