Hai Duong focuses on investment in transportation, health care, education

On April 15, the Economic-Budget Committee of the Hai Duong Provincial People's Council worked with the Department of Planning and Investment to review a number of public investment projects using the provincial budget and the plan to allocate the public investment plan using the local budget for the 5 years 2021-2025, and the third allocation of the 2024 capital plan proposed by the industry. These contents will be presented by the Provincial People's Committee at the 21st session of the Provincial People's Council scheduled to be held on April 24.

At the review session, members of the Economic-Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council requested the Department of Planning and Investment to explain and clarify a number of issues related to the approval process for investment policies of public investment projects. At the same time, consider allocating public investment capital to appropriate projects, especially projects under the province's targeted support program.

Speaking at the review session, Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich requested the Economic-Budget Committee to continue coordinating with the Department of Planning and Investment to review public investment projects managed by provincial capital, considering the necessity and suitability of the projects with the socio-economic development goals of the province.

The Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council affirmed that in addition to prioritizing infrastructure investment to serve economic development, Hai Duong also pays attention to the fields of health and education, ensuring quality improvement. However, specialized agencies need to carefully consider the objectives and scale of project investment. In particular, it is necessary to clarify the responsibility for site clearance, the plan to remove obstacles with related units, and ensure compliance with legal regulations. Regarding the plan to allocate public investment capital from the local budget, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Ngoc Bich requested that capital be allocated only to qualified projects.

At the review session, the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the proposed investment policies and adjusted investment policies for 14 public investment projects using the provincial budget. Of these, there were 6 projects in the transport sector, 2 projects in the education sector, 2 projects in information technology, radio and television, 2 projects in the health sector, 1 project in the cultural sector, and 1 project for headquarters construction. The projects were appraised and approved by the Council for Appraisal of Investment Policies for Public Investment Projects and Works managed by the provincial level.

Regarding the plan to allocate public investment capital for the 5 years 2021-2025, the Department of Planning and Investment proposed to add 7,557 billion VND of local budget capital to supplement charter capital for the extra-budgetary state financial fund. Of the 985,772 billion VND of budget capital in 2024, it is expected to allocate 429,557 billion VND to eligible projects, the remaining capital will be allocated later.