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HCM City People’s Council approves resolutions

The 23rd meeting of the HCM City People’s Council for the 2016-2021 tenure on December 9 discussed and adopted resolutions and schemes relating to orientations for the city’s development during the 2021-2025 tenure.
HCM City People’s Council approves resolutions ảnh 1The 23rd meeting of the HCM City People’s Council for the 2016-2021 tenure on December 9 discusses and adopts resolutions and schemes relating to orientations for the city’s development during the 2021-2025 tenure. (Photo: VNA)


HCM City (VNA) - The 23rd meeting of the HCM CityPeople’s Council for the 2016-2021 tenure on December 9 discussed and adoptedresolutions and schemes relating to orientations for the city’s development duringthe 2021-2025 tenure.

In the resolution on the 2021-2025 financial plan, the city will striveto bring in over 1.9 quadrillion VND for the State budget and more than 377trillion VND (16.3 billion USD) for the local budget. Local expenditure willsurpass 420 trillion VND while development expenses will hit more than 160trillion VND.

The resolution also offered key measures to fulfil the plan, such as enhancingmanagement to ensure the sustainability of State revenue, strengthening corporatefinancial management, stepping up the equitisation of State-owned enterprisesand restructuring financial investment, and improving the business environment.

Another resolution on the public investment plan in 2021 was alsoapproved, with total State capital of over 3.8 trillion VND, more than 3.6trillion VND of which will be official development assistance (ODA).

Delegates also ratified resolutions on authorities’ borrowing and debtpayment plans, entry fees to Rung Sac military base, the outlying district ofCan Gio and the historic Cu Chi tunnels, a scheme on upgrading transportationinfrastructure at seaports, and ensuring the efficiency of the restoration andmaintenance of relic sites.

They approved a resolution on a sustainable poverty reduction programme forHCM City during the period, with support measures given in detail, such as in thediversification of livelihoods, the spreading of poverty reduction models, jobcreation, nutritional improvements, health insurance, education, and housing.

Other resolutions on cultural-arts events, support for fighting humantrafficking, and the purchase of health insurance for HIV/AIDS patients werealso adopted.

The municipal People’s Council approved a resolution on theestablishment of the Office of the Delegation of National Assembly Deputies andthe People’s Council, and the approval of personnel on the State payroll for2021./.

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