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Vietnam Strives for Full Public Investment Disbursement for 2022-2023
Vietnam wants to speed up public investment disbursement for 2022 and 2023 to stimulate post-pandemic economic growth.
New regulations encourage local government agencies to release 100 percent of funds to various projects, including in infrastructure, as Vietnam’s governments seeks more private investment. In this article, we take a look at how the disbursement process is being implemented.
Vietnam is aiming to speed up public investment disbursement to further economic growth post-pandemic as the country opens up. Disbursing public investment capital is vital for the country’s economic recovery as it looks to bounce back from the negative effects of the pandemic and slowdown in its economy.
To move things along and speed up the process further, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sanctioned six working groups to accelerate the process. These groups are expected to be under the supervision of several deputy prime ministers as well as the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) as well as the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
The role of the groups is to work with all relevant government agencies including those running cities, provinces and those where the disbursement rate has been below the country’s average of 18.48 percent.
PM Chinh also issued Directive No 126/CD-TTg urging leaders of provinces and cities to implement the US$15.4 billion socio-economic recovery program along with the public investment plan.
In 2021, Vietnam disbursement US$19 billion of funds which was around 93.47 percent of the target set by the PM. In the first two months of 2022, Vietnam disbursed US$2 billion, up 10.4 percent over the same period last year. That figure is equal to 8.8 percent of the 2022 target. As per the MoF however between January and April this year, the disbursement rate was 18.48 percent, slightly lower than 18.65 percent during the same period last year.
Seven ministries and eight localities had a disburse rate of more than 25 percent including Binh Thuan and Phu Tho provinces.
The government plans to fully disburse allocated funds for this year and added that it would sanction punishment for any violations in delays or issues with disbursing public funds.
The government has pointed out that provinces that have low disbursement rates should ramp up and examine issues for precise reasons that are causing delays. Some of the reasons why disbursement has been slow are due to problems in land clearance, selecting contractors, and increasingly high prices in construction materials. The MoF also stated that 21 provinces and cities have not disbursed as per the allocation plan though the last two quarters of the year typically see an increase in disbursement.
The disbursement of public funds into infrastructure is one of the key drivers for further growth. Five national key transport projects are expected to benefit including the Chau Doc – Soc Trang expressway, the Khanh Hoa – Buon Ma Thuot expressway, and the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway apart from roads in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The government also wants to prioritize infrastructure and transport development to spur growth.
This article was first published by VietnamBriefing which is produced by Dezan Shira & Associates. The firm assists foreign investors throughout Asia from offices across the world, including in in China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, India, and Russia. Readers may write to [email protected].
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