Hai Duong considers economic growth targets in line with reality

At the regular meeting of the Provincial People's Committee in September (first time), the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the economic growth plan for 2023 of Hai Duong province.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Trieu The Hung concluded that he did not agree with the economic growth plan proposed by the Department of Planning and Investment (maintaining the growth target of 9%). Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Trieu The Hung requested the Department of Planning and Investment to coordinate with the Department of Statistics and the Department of Industry and Trade to review, evaluate and propose a growth plan suitable to the actual situation with the view of not adjusting the growth target for the entire term but needing to be flexible, suitable to the reality of each year and ensuring feasibility.

According to the report of the Department of Planning and Investment, the forecast of the domestic and provincial situation continues to have many favorable factors. The achievements in production and business activities along with the efforts of economic entities are becoming an important internal strength to promote economic development. Limitations, weaknesses and causes have been identified. Many policies and solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles have been and are being implemented and promoted effectively. In the coming time, the State's macroeconomic management policies will have a positive impact, continuing to promote the province's economic growth such as: fiscal policy, monetary policy, exchange rate management; trade policy towards taking advantage of export opportunities, promoting domestic consumption and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles, improving the investment and business environment...

To achieve the economic growth target of over 9% in 2023, in the last 6 months of 2023, GRDP must reach at least VND 57,932 billion, an increase of 10.6%. Of which, the added value of agriculture, forestry and fishery is expected to increase by 2.86%; industry and construction by 12.36%; services by 9.08%; product taxes minus product subsidies by 9.72%.

From now until the end of 2023, in order to achieve the highest economic growth, along with accelerating progress and soon completing and putting production and business projects into effective operation, it is necessary to drastically and synchronously implement tasks and solutions to promote the strong development of production and business activities in the direction of reducing intermediate costs, quickly utilizing existing capacity, increasing productivity and output, associated with stimulating investment, consumption and protecting production...

Speaking at the meeting, some delegates proposed to keep the province's economic growth target for 2023 at 9%. However, the representative of the provincial Statistics Office analyzed and pointed out many factors affecting the province's economic development target in the last months of the year, and affirmed that the province's economic growth target of 9% is difficult to achieve.

Also at this meeting, the Department of Planning and Investment reported on the proposed investment policy for the project to purchase medical equipment for 4 provincial hospitals including: General Hospital, Hai Duong Children's Hospital, Hai Duong Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital and Hai Duong Lung Hospital. Regarding this content, the Provincial People's Committee agreed to report to the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee and request the policy of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee. The Department of Planning and Investment is requested to clearly report the difficulties and obstacles that need to be resolved so that the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee can give its opinion.