Công điện 1082/CĐ-TTg về đẩy nhanh tiến độ thực hiện và giải ngân kế hoạch vốn đầu tư công năm 2021 do Thủ tướng Chính phủ điện

OFFICIAL TELEGRAM

ACCELERATION OF IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT PLAN 2021

From THE PRIME MINISTER to:

- Ministries, ministerial agencies, governmental agencies;

- The People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities.

Amid complicated developments of Covid-19 pandemic in Vietnam and in the world, the socio-economic situation of our country continues to face many difficulties and challenges, requiring the whole political system to join with greater determination and greater efforts to achieve the "dual goals": control the epidemic, recover and develop the economy. Accelerating the disbursement of public investment capital is an important and urgent task, which contributes to stimulation of total demand, promotes economic growth, and creates more jobs, income, and improves living standards of working people. Recently, the Government and the Prime Minister have taken many drastic and specific measures to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital in 2021.

However by July 31, 2021, the disbursement of public investment capital is only 36,71% according to the 2021’s plan established by the Prime Minister, lower than that of the same period in 2020 (40,67%). The disbursement of ODA and concessional loans of foreign sponsors is especially low (7,52%). Many Ministries, agencies and local governments have proactively implemented effective measures that help them achieve high ratios of disbursement (over 50%) such as: Thai Binh (71%), Hung Yen (65%), Ha Nam (64,36%), Thanh Hoa (61,59%), Nam Dinh (58,01%), Ha Tinh(55,49%), Thai Nguyen (51,33%), Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (67,27%), Office of the National Assembly (52,9%); Some provinces still achieve good results while practicing social distancing under Directive No. 16/CT-TTg such as Bac Ninh (55,37%), Binh (52,88%), Tien Giang (50,90%). Besides, many Ministries, agencies and local governments still have low disbursement ratios: the Ministry of Information and Communications (0,40%), Vietnam National University of Ho Chi Minh City (0,56%), Management Board of Vietnam Cultural Villages (0,95%), Vietnam Television (1,17%), Vietnam News Agency (1,19%), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2,57%), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (2,67%), Vietnam Farmer’s Union (2,7%), Bac Kan (8,37%), Quang Binh (15,46%), Cao Bang (15,84%), Dak Lak (15,86%), etc. Some agencies even have 0% disbursement ratio such as Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, Vietnam Journalist Association, Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, Vietnam Development Bank.

The low disbursement ratio reduces the efficiency of public investment capital, wastes resources, affects economic growth, and the implementation of fiscal and monetary policies, especially while the economy is being affected by Covid-19 pandemic.

The disbursement was slow due to many reasons, including objective reasons caused by complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, which required social distancing in some administrative divisions. However, subjective reasons are still the main causes, especially the shortcomings and limitations in management, administration and implementation. Some Ministries, agencies and administrative divisions, especially those that do not implement social distancing, lack political determination; their leaders have not fulfilled their roles; disbursement plan is not practical; construction design, bidding and selection of contractors are slow, site clearance is incomplete; procedures for payment and settlement of public investment capital are still difficult; cooperation between agencies is not tight; inspection and examination work has not been drastic; actions against delay and violation are not timely and serious enough, etc.

In order to accelerate disbursement of 2021’s public investment capital and achieve the disbursement ratio of over 95% in 2021 under the Government’s Resolution No. 63/NQ-CP dated June 29, 2021, thus contribute to economic recovery and development amid Covid-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister hereby demands that:

1. Ministries, central and local authorities:

a) Determine that acceleration of disbursement of public investment capital is one of the key political tasks of 2021, a political objective in the current situation in order to promote economic growth, implement highest socio-economic development goals in 2021 during Covid-19 pandemic. Acceleration of disbursement must go hand in hand with assurance of construction quality and efficient use of public investment capital. Drastically and uniformly pursue the objectives, perform the tasks and solutions set out in the Government’s Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP dated January 1, 2021, Resolution No. 63/NQ-CP dated June 29, 2021, the Resolutions of the Government's periodic meetings and guiding documents of the Government's leaders on disbursement of public investment capital in 2021.

b) Enhance discipline in disbursement of public investment capital; emphasize the roles and responsibilities of the heads; review the allocation of capital to projects in accordance with the schedule and disbursement capacity; ensure that investment is focused, not fragmented or prolonged.

c) Impose severe penalties upon investors, project management boards, organizations and individuals who intentionally cause difficulties, obstruct or slow down the progress of allocation and disbursement of public investment capital; promptly replace incapable or corrupt officials and public employees; thoroughly handle negative actions in public investment management. Disbursement results of public investment projects are one of the important bases for assessment of completion of tasks in 2021 by assigned monitoring organizations and individuals and heads of authorities at all levels.

d) Promptly establish special working groups to expedite disbursement of public investment capital in each Ministry, agency and local government headed by Ministers, heads of agencies, units, and Presidents of the People’s Committees, who shall lead, urge, inspect, supervise and handle bottlenecks in the process disbursement of public investment capital. Make detailed disbursement plan for each project, especially key projects and projects with large amounts of capital. Assign leaders of agencies, units and administrative divisions to directly take charge of each project. Hold periodic meetings with relevant agencies and units to promptly deal with difficulties and obstacles in the disbursement process.

dd) Quickly complete procedures for investment in projects using public investment capital in 2021 to complete the detailed allocation of capital to projects. Focus on acceleration of site clearance and construction progress; remove difficulties and obstacles related to land and natural resources; carry out project commissioning and payment as soon as the volume is available; proactively review the transfer of capital from projects with slow disbursement rate to projects with better disbursement capacity and lack of capital.

e) Assign detailed public investment capital plans of 2021 for new construction projects right after the Prime Minister assigns the medium-term public investment plan 2021 - 2025. During social distancing under the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 15/CT-TTg and Directive No. 16/CT-TTg, urgently complete procedures for investment in projects expected to be included in the medium-term public investment plan for 2021 - 2025 that have not satisfied the conditions specified in Article 52 of the Law on Public Investment by the time the National Assembly approves the medium-term public investment plan for 2021 – 2025, and send them to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for approval and reporting to competent authorities.

g) Continue reviewing mechanisms, policies and regulations of law that Article relevant to public investment procedures in order to make or request competent authorities to make timely amendments.

h) Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of governmental agencies, other central agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces are fully responsible to the Prime Minister for their disbursement of public investment capital.

i) Ministers and heads of 34 Ministries, agencies and 07 provinces with disbursement ratio lower than 25% in the first 7 months of the year (excluding provinces practicing social distancing under Directive No. 16/CT-TTg) shall take responsibility and have solutions to slow disbursement.

k) Provinces practicing social distancing under Directive No. 16/CT-TTg shall focus on completion of procedures for investment in the projects to ensure that they can be executed immediately after social distancing is over.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall:

a) Prepare and submit detailed reports to competent authorities on reduction of funding from central government budget in 2021 of Ministries, agencies and provinces that have disbursement ratio by September 30, 2021 of below 60% of disbursement plan assigned in the beginning of the year and transfer capital to other Ministries, agencies and provinces in need additional capital for important and urgent projects that need to be accelerated under the Government’s Resolution No. 63/NQ-CP dates June 29, 2021.

b) Submit proposals to the Prime Minister before August 20, 2021 for assignment of medium-term public investment plan for 2021-2025 from the central budget to eligible projects as prescribed in Article 52 of the Law on Public Investment until the National Assembly approves the medium-term public investment plan for 2021 - 2025, which is the basis for Ministries, agencies and provinces to allocate specific capital to new construction projects in 2021 as per regulations.

c) Promptly report to the Prime Minister the results of inspection of disbursement of public investment capital at Ministries, agencies and provinces under the Government’s Resolution No. 63/NQ-CP dated June 29, 2018. 2021, propose drastic and effective solutions to achieve the targets of disbursement of public investment capital in 2021.

d) In August 2021, propose a draft Decree to replace Decree No. 56/2020/ND-CP to promptly deal with difficulties in disbursement of ODA and concessional loans of foreign sponsors.

3. The Ministry of Finance shall:

a) Request relevant units to ensure payment sources for projects; simplify procedures, shorten control time for capital withdrawal procedures from sponsors; ensure compliance with regulations; cooperate with relevant agencies and units to promptly handle problems in payment, settlement, negotiation, signing of agreements, and capital withdrawal from sponsors.

b) Disclose the public investment capital disbursement progress and ratios of Ministries, agencies and local governments on mass media.

4. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of governmental agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces and heads of units using public investment capital are responsible for the implementation of the tasks and solutions specified in this Official Telegram./.

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