Top legislator lauds Binh Phuoc’s efforts to boost economic growth
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan attended the 12th session of Binh Phuoc province’s 9th-tenure People’s Council on July 8, during which she hailed the southern locality’s efforts to achieve a GRDP growth of an estimated 5.31 percent in the first half of 2020 despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (centre, first row) and other delegates at the 12th session of Binh Phuoc province’s 9th-tenure People’s Council (Source: VNA)
Binh Phuoc (VNA) - National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi KimNgan attended the 12th session of Binh Phuoc province’s 9th-tenurePeople’s Council on July 8, during which she hailed the southern locality’sefforts to achieve a GRDP growth of an estimated 5.31 percent in the first halfof 2020 despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ngan also praised thesuccess Binh Phuoc has had in battling the disease, as no infections have beenreported in the province despite a 260km borderline with many border gates andcrossings.
She asked localauthorities to grasp the opportunities and promote the advantages it holds inbeing part of the southern key economic region, and at the same time continue tobetter its business and investment environment.
Binh Phuoc needspractical and effective measures to recover business and productionpost-pandemic, boost economic development, and ensure social welfare, Ngan said,emphasising the importance of maintaining epidemic prevention and controlefforts.
She said the NAhas approved a master plan on socio-economic development for ethnic andmountainous regions in 2021-2030 and a resolution on an investment policy inthe national target programme on socio-economic development for ethnic andmountainous regions for 2021-2030.
The seniorlegislator asked the provincial People’s Committee to make every effort tobring the two polices to life, as Binh Phuoc is home to 41 ethnic minoritygroups.
She requested itfully prepare for the elections of deputies to the 15th NA andall-level People’s Councils in the 2021-2026 tenure.
Vice Secretary ofthe provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’sCouncil Huynh Thi Hang said Binh Phuoc’s economic growth from January to June, estimatedat 5.31 percent, is much higher than the country’s average of 1.81 percent.
State budgetcollections in the period reached 41 percent of estimates set by the provincialPeople’s Council and increased 15 percent year-on-year.
Vice Chairman ofthe provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Mi affirmed that the provinceresolves not to adjust socio-economic development targets despite thechallenges posed by unforeseeable developments of the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (centre, first row) and other delegates at the 12th session of Binh Phuoc province’s 9th-tenure People’s Council (Source: VNA) 
