Gov’t figures out key tasks for 2018 (part I)

No.

Tasks

Line ministries

Coordinators

Deadlines

I

Enhancing macro-economic stability, controlling inflation, ensuring major balances of the economy, accelerating fast and sustainable growth

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

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

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

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

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 4^th plenum of the 10^th 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

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

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