PM approves transport service strategy
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has recently passed a strategy for
improving transport services by 2020 with a vision towards 2030.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has recently passed a strategy for
improving transport services by 2020 with a vision towards 2030.
The strategy aims to improve transport services , cut fees, maintain transport order and safety, protect the environment, meet the rising transport demand for goods and passengers, and raise national competitiveness, the Government Portal reported on March 9.
The domestic transport market would be restructured until 2020 in which road transport would be reduced and the market shares of railway and inland waterways would become bigger.
By 2030, total transport of goods and passengers would reach 4.3 billion tonnes of products and 14 billion of passengers. In the 2021-2030 period, the annual transport of goods and passengers would grow 6.7% and 8.2% respectively.
The strategy also looks to open new air routes, and improve the quality of taxi service.
It also targets to speed up equitisation process of domestic transport enterprises.-VNA
The strategy aims to improve transport services , cut fees, maintain transport order and safety, protect the environment, meet the rising transport demand for goods and passengers, and raise national competitiveness, the Government Portal reported on March 9.
The domestic transport market would be restructured until 2020 in which road transport would be reduced and the market shares of railway and inland waterways would become bigger.
By 2030, total transport of goods and passengers would reach 4.3 billion tonnes of products and 14 billion of passengers. In the 2021-2030 period, the annual transport of goods and passengers would grow 6.7% and 8.2% respectively.
The strategy also looks to open new air routes, and improve the quality of taxi service.
It also targets to speed up equitisation process of domestic transport enterprises.-VNA
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