National conference to promote public investment by 2025

- On October 18, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national online conference to promote public investment in 2025. Attending were Deputy Prime Ministers: Ho Duc Phoc, Tran Hong Ha, Nguyen Chi Dung, Le Thanh Long; leaders of central ministries and branches; leaders of People's Committees of 34 provinces and cities nationwide and investors and contractors.

At Lang Son bridge, comrade Duong Xuan Huyen, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of departments, branches and investors attended the conference.

Comrade Duong Xuan Huyen, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee attended at Lang Son bridge point.

According to the report of the Ministry of Finance , the total state budget public investment plan for 2025 assigned by the Prime Minister to ministries, branches and localities is 897.2 trillion VND, including central budget capital of 421.5 trillion VND and local budget capital of 475.7 trillion VND.

As of mid-October 2025, ministries, branches and localities have allocated: 871 thousand billion dong, reached 97.1% The capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister; not yet allocated in detail 26.2 thousand billion dong, accounting for 2.9% State budget capital plan for 2025.

Regarding disbursement results, by the end of October 16, 2025, ministries and local branches had disbursed 454.5 trillion VND, reaching 50.7% of the assigned plan.

According to the investor's assessment, by October 16, 2025, there were 9 ministries, central agencies and 17 localities with disbursement rates above the national average; there were 29 ministries, central agencies and 17 localities with disbursement rates below the national average.

For Lang Son province, in 2025, the public investment capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister is 6,295 trillion VND, the Provincial People's Committee has allocated 100% of the assigned capital plan in detail. The disbursement results up to October 16, 2025, the whole province disbursed 3,401 trillion VND, equivalent to 54% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister.

Discussing at the conference, representatives of some localities with low disbursement rates stated the reasons as being slow in arranging specialized project management agencies, not yet transferring projects to investors, lack of project management staff; difficulties in making estimates for design appraisal, estimates not yet unified among specialized agencies; heavy rains affecting construction implementation...

Provinces with high disbursement rates have shared some approaches such as: establishing special working groups to inspect, urge and remove difficulties; requiring communes to commit to site clearance progress within a specific time limit; proactively converting project management models to suit the 2-level local government model; adding subcontractors...

To promote the progress of public investment projects, localities recommended that ministries and branches promptly submit to the Government documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Public Investment; approve railway projects, routes, and documents so that localities can proactively clear land; develop regulations and standards for high-speed railway construction...

Concluding the conference, Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister, commended localities and units with high disbursement results and severely criticized localities and units with disbursement results below the national average due to weak implementation. At the same time, Comrade Prime Minister requested units assigned with unallocated capital to urgently allocate details to be completed by October 2025.

Regarding the tasks for the remaining months of 2025, the Prime Minister requested: Ministries, branches, and agencies assigned to manage project implementation, learn from localities with high disbursement results, focus on leadership and direction combined with inspection, urging, and supervision, and take advantage of favorable weather at the end of the year to speed up project construction. Strictly implement the directives of the Party, the National Assembly, and the Government on public investment. The goal must be to complete 100% of the allocated capital plan, to promote the effectiveness of investment capital, help improve production capacity, and improve people's lives. Localities continue to mobilize the entire political system to effectively carry out site clearance and resettlement work, and to properly implement discipline among cadres in performing assigned tasks.

The Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and branches, according to their assigned functions and tasks, shall preside over and coordinate to advise the Government and the Prime Minister on regulating capital sources, completing documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Public Investment, and removing obstacles within their authority.

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