Gov’t figures out key tasks for 2018 (part I)
VGP – The Government has figured out 242 major tasks in order to implement the socio-economic development plan in 2018, according to Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP dated January 1, 2018.
The following is the first part:
No. |
Tasks |
Line ministries |
Coordinators |
Deadlines |
I |
Enhancing macro-economic stability, controlling inflation, ensuring major balances of the economy, accelerating fast and sustainable growth |
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1 |
Comprehensively and flexibly regulate monetary tools to stabilize the monetary market, contributing to control inflation and create favorable conditions for credit organizations to reduce lending rates |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
2 |
Control credit growth at reasonable levels in support of inflation control and growth, increase credit quality |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
3 |
Regulate exchange rate in a proactive and flexible manner in line with the developments of the market, major balances, goals of monetary policy; stabilize foreign currency market and continue increasing foreign reserves |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
4 |
Improve the organizational structure and operation of the agencies responsible for inspecting and supervising banks; increase the capacity of early warning for potential systematic risks, prevent credit organizations from violating legal regulations |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
5 |
Review and evaluate the application of special financial mechanisms for some agencies and units in order to gradually reduce special mechanisms |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
6 |
Develop a report on the levels of official assistance development and preferential loans for the period 2018-2020, in which ways to restructure public debts should be clarified |
The Ministry of Finance |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
2018 |
7 |
Review and evaluate the performance of the State Capital Investment Company (SCIC) |
The Ministry of Finance |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
8 |
Develop a Decree guiding temporary admission in line with the Istanbul Convention |
The Ministry of Finance |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
9 |
Develop an updated report on orientations for luring ODA and preferential loans from foreign donors for the period 2018-2020 |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
The Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Viet Nam, ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 1/2018 |
10 |
Develop a Decree amending and supplementing or replacing Decree No. 93/2009/ND-CP of the Government regulating the management and use of aid from international non-Government organizations |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Relevant agencies |
Quarter 2/2018 |
11 |
Improve institutions for selecting and arranging priority order of public investment projects and for post-investment evaluation of projects in order to increase the effectiveness of using public capital through 2020 and vision to 2025 |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 3/2018 |
12 |
Review of 30-year foreign investment inflows in Viet Nam |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
13 |
Evaluate production of in-put spare parts for foreign-funded enterprises across Viet Nam |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Localities |
Quarter 2/2018 |
14 |
Develop a Government’s Resolution for implementation of Resolution 437/NQ-UBTVQH14 dated October 21, 2017 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on some tasks and solutions to continue improving and accelerating the realization of policies and laws on investment and exploitation of transport works under Build-Operate-Transfer model |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 2/2018 |
15 |
Improve the effectiveness of trade promotion activities, trade fairs, exhibitions, trade-mark building for farm produce, especially key agricultural products, and re-organize domestic market |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
16 |
Speed up domestic trade promotion and encourage domestic consumption. Accelerate the implementation of the Project on development of domestic market in association with the Campaign Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese products |
The Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
17 |
Improve the capacity of market information system; develop research and supply-demand forecasting capacity; organize activities connecting supply and demand, production and distribution, domestic and foreign markets |
The Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
18 |
Continue reviewing, systematizing, promulgating, amending and supplementing the system of regulations, standards and economic-technical norms |
The Ministry of Construction |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
19 |
Develop a project on evaluating and forecasting market trends; propose management mechanisms and policies to beef up healthy development of the real estate market. Closely monitor and regularly update information on real estate market; develop information system and database on housing and real estate market |
The Ministry of Construction |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
20 |
Review all the Build-Operate-Transfer toll stations in order to ensure openness, transparency as well as legitimate rights and interests of businesses and people |
The Ministry of Transport |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
21 |
Develop a roadmap and scope for price adjustments of commodities subjected to price control by the State in 2018 |
Ministries: Transport, Health, Industry and Trade, Finance |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
22 |
Enhance the effectiveness of bidding management; speed up online bidding in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Roadmap and instructions of the Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
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2018 |
23 |
Enhance supervision, evaluation, monitoring, and inspection of rules and disciplines observance in state budget management. Clarify responsibilities and strictly punish offenders, especially organizations and individuals who cause delays in the implementation of public investment plan in 2018 and cause state resource wastes and losses |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
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2018 |
24 |
Proactively review the progress of programs/projects as a basis for possible adjustments of capital allocation, and report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Quarter 1/2018 |
II |
Focus on comprehensive and drastic development of production and business in association with market development and international integration |
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25 |
Continue to shift plant structure in response to climate change, enhance application of technological and scientific advances. Foster plant protection, well mange production, distribution, and use of fertilizers and plant protection pesticides |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
26 |
Review strategies and planning schemes on husbandry development; adjust scope of livestock and poultry towards higher effectiveness and sustainable development; develop conditions for market access. Supervise and control diseases effectively; strictly monitor the management and use of veterinary medicine and food safety |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
27 |
Ensure synchronous and effective aquaculture development and exploitation; encourage application of good agriculture practices (GAP); develop a plan to raise shrimp export values to US$10 billion by 2025 |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
28 |
Protect, develop and use effectively and sustainably the current forest areas and land reserved for forest development; focus on recovering coastal forest system, strictly control the transformation of the purposes of using forests and forestry services development |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
29 |
Continue accelerating progress and improving the quality of implementing national target program on new countryside building in a bid to raise the total communes and districts meeting criteria to 37% and 52, respectively, the end of 2018 |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
30 |
Enhancing inspection and control of the quality and safety of agricultural and forest products |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
31 |
Adjust overall tourism development strategy and planning |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2019 |
32 |
Effectively implement the Target program on tourism infrastructure development for the period 2016-2020 and programs/action plans on tourism development through 2020 |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
33 |
Develop and deploy overall planning scheme for culture, sports and tourism development in the Central Highlands |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
34 |
Develop and deploy overall culture, sports and tourism development in the North Central Coast, South Central Coast, and coastal provinces |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2019 |
35 |
Implement policy to stimulate tourism, create favorable conditions for inbound tourism; accelerate tourism promotion, tourism and aviation connectivity; enhance state management to ensure security and safety for tourists |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
36 |
Mull over and develop construction materials used for coastal works; develop a roadmap to put a stop to using white asbestos to produce asbestos cement sheets by 2023 |
The Ministry of Construction |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
37 |
Continue overall review of airfares. Implement policies to facilitate cooperation, encourage expansion of Viet Nam’s aviation market, and increase competitiveness |
The Ministry of Transport |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
38 |
Continue tightening control of transport and maintain load control. Supervise and strictly deal with use of transport means that fail to meet technical and environmental regulations |
The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Pubic Security |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
III |
Drastically implementing three strategic breakthroughs, creating substantial changes in restructuring the economy in association with growth model transformation, improvement of growth quality, productivity, and competitiveness of the economy |
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39 |
Develop Program on law and ordinance building in 2019; adjust Program on law and ordinance building in 2018 |
The Ministry of Justice |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
40 |
Develop a Decree on legal assistance for small and medium-size enterprises (replacing Decree No. 66/ND-CP dated May 28, 2008 of the Government on legal assistance for enterprises) |
The Ministry of Justice |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
41 |
Mull over amendments and supplementation to legal documents on enforcement of verdicts related to judicial record activities |
The Ministry of Justice |
Relevant agencies |
Quarter 4/2018 |
42 |
Ensure progress and quality of headings of the Codification; disseminate the Codification for effective use among people, agencies and organizations |
The Ministry of Justice |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 and following years |
43 |
Improve legal framework, mechanisms and policies on monetary and operation of banking system |
The State Bank of viet Nam |
Relevant agencies |
2018 and following years |
44 |
Finalize and submit to competent agencies for considering and approving plans to handle weak credit organizations, organize the implementation of the plans thereby; continue monitoring and supervising closely operations of weak credit organizations for timely interventions |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
45 |
Basically handle cross-ownership to ensure that ownership rates comply with legal regulations; accelerate commercial banks’ capital divestment from non-core business lines |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
46 |
Seriously implement The National Assembly’s Resolution on pilot settlement of bad debts, the Law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on credit organizations and the Project on restructuring credit organization system in association with handling bad debts through 2020 |
The State Bank of Viet Nam |
Relevant agencies |
2018-2020 |
47 |
Mull over, develop and amend legal documents on public investment like the Law on Public Investment, and documents guiding the implementation of the Law |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and locality |
2018 |
48 |
Develop a Government’s Decree stipulating functions, tasks and organizational structure of the Committee for management of State capital invested in enterprises |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Relevant agencies |
Quarter 1/2018 |
49 |
Develop a project on comprehensive innovation of State management in economic sector |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Relevant ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 4/2018 |
50 |
Finalize the Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Relevant agencies |
Quarter 2/2018 |
51 |
Develop a Law on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Investment and the Law on Enterprises |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
52 |
Review for amending and supplementing legal documents on public-private investment model. Mull over and propose timetable for development of a Law on public-private partnership |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
53 |
Provide instructions and organize planning development for the period 2021-2030 |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
54 |
Formulate Government’s Decree on development of spearhead economic zones |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 4/2018 |
55 |
Formulate a Government Decree on detailed implementation of some articles of the Law on Planning |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
56 |
Complete the development, verification and approval of the Project on comprehensive climate resilient infrastructure development in favor of socio-economic development in the Mekong Delta |
The Ministry of Planning and Investment |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
57 |
Mull over, develop and submit to the National Assembly the Law on amending and supplementing some tax laws |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
58 |
Develop a Government Decree on detailed implementation of the revised Law on tax management |
The Ministry of Tax |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
59 |
Develop a Decree on detailed implementation of management of ODA and preferential loans |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 2/2018 |
60 |
Develop a Decree on management of local authorities’ debts; a Decree on management of accumulation fund for debt payment |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 2/2018 |
61 |
Develop a Decree stipulating the implementation of micro insurance of socio-political organizations |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 3/2018 |
62 |
Develop a Decree replacing Decree No. 90/2011/ND-CP dated November 14, 2011 of the Government on issuance of corporate bonds |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 3/2018 |
63 |
Develop a Decree promulgating management and use of road transportation infrastructure assets (replacing Decree No. 10/ND-CP dated January 11, 2013) |
The Ministry of Finance |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
Quarter 4/2018 |
64 |
Develop a Project on improving financial mechanism for granting rights to natural resources exploitation |
The Ministry of Finance |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
65 |
Deploy the Project on handling weaknesses and shortcomings of projects as listed in the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1468/QD-TTg dated September 29, 2017 |
The Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
66 |
Continue implementation of the Project to restructure the industry and trade sector and the Plan to restructure industries for the period 2017-2020, with a view to 2025, focusing on the development of processing, manufacturing, industries serving agriculture, auxiliary industries |
The Ministry of Industry and Trade |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
67 |
Finalize draft Law on urban development management and draft Law on Architecture |
The Ministry of Construction |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018-2019 |
68 |
Develop a Strategy for national urban development in the period 2020-2030 |
The Ministry of Construction |
Relevant agencies |
Quarter 4/2018 |
69 |
Develop a Project on smart urban development |
The Ministry of Construction |
Relevant agencies |
Quarter 1/2018 |
70 |
Mull over and develop a Project on improving mechanisms, policies and tools for effective management and control of urban development process. Adjust overall planning orientations for national urban system |
The Ministry of Construction |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
71 |
Focus on accelerating the deployment of component projects of the North-South Expressway as approved by the National Assembly; making Feasibility study report for the Long Thanh International Airport project; finalizing pre-feasibility study report for North-South high-speed railway project |
The Ministry of Transport |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
72 |
Speed up deployment of urban railway projects, complete and put the Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway (in Ha Noi) into operation |
The Ministry of Transport |
The Ha Noi People’s Committee |
2018 |
73 |
Mull over systematization and apply smart technologies in managing and operating infrastructure systems |
The Ministry of Transport |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
74 |
Continue reviewing legal system on salary, labor relations, safety and hygiene; continue improving salary policies for production sector on the basis of market rules. Develop and finalize the Project on reforming social insurance policies and salary policies for business and production sector |
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
75 |
Complete planning scheme for vocational training facilities system; approve a Project on innovating and improving the quality of vocational training; deploy financial autonomy mechanism at vocational training facilities |
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
76 |
Develop a Decree, Circular guiding the implementation of the Law on Tourism (revised in 2017); organize dissemination of the Law on Tourism and documents guiding the implementation of the Law |
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and TOurism |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
77 |
Finalize amendments and supplementation to some articles of the Law on Education and the Law on amendments and supplementation to the Law on Tertiary Education |
The Ministry of Education and Training |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
78 |
Finalize planning scheme for tertiary education institutions and training for teachers; promulgate standards for lecturers and managerial personnel |
The Ministry of Education and Training |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
79 |
Mull over, propose, develop a Decree on enhancing decentralization of management of nursery schools and general education institutions |
The Ministry of Education and Training |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
80 |
Develop a Project on improving the quality of human resources meeting requirements of socio-economic development and international integration |
The Ministry of Education and Training |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
81 |
Complete preparations for the introduction of new general education curricula and textbooks (applicable since school year 2019-2020) |
The Ministry of Education and Training |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
82 |
Review of 10-year implementation of the Resolution adopted at the 4th plenum of the 10th Party Central Committee on Viet Nam’s Marine Strategy until 2020 |
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
83 |
Improve market economy institutions in the field of natural resources management, environmental protection and climate change adaptation. Mull over amendments and supplementation to some articles of the Law on Land, the Law on Environmental Protection… |
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
84 |
Mull over mechanisms and policies to encourage land accumulation and concentration in favor of socio-economic development |
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
85 |
Mull over mechanisms and policies on residential and production land for ethnic minorities |
The Committee for Ethnic Minorities Affairs |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
86 |
Speed up progress of the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line |
People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City |
The Ministry of Transport |
2018 |
87 |
Accelerate key anti-flooding projects and measures to deal with traffic congestions in big cities |
The People’s Committee of Ha Noi, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City |
Relevant agencies |
2018 |
88 |
Beef up exercising of autonomy mechanism in public service delivery units in each of State management sectors |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |
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89 |
Continue review, adjustment and supplementation to development planning schemes of sectors through 2020, vision to 2030 |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 and the following years |
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90 |
Expeditiously deploy rearrangement and equitization of State-owned enterprises as planned, be determined to withdraw all State capital from enterprises where the State does not necessarily hold stakes |
Ministries, agencies and localities |
2018 |