PM: businesses, people centre of development

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked for taking businesses and people as the centre for development during a national conference between the Government and localities that closed in Hanoi on December 28.
PM: businesses, people centre of development ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucasked for taking businesses and people as the centre for development during anational conference between the Government and localities that closed in Hanoion December 28.

He urged Government members and local authorities to listento public feedback to promptly deal with issues.

As the year 2019 marks the 50th anniversary ofPresident Ho Chi Minh’s Testament, the PM said the legal system, theoreticalwork and organisation must serve the aspiration for national prosperity so thatthe country will not be left behind in Asia, or even in the world.

Government members and local authorities were asked to holdresponsibility for the people and country, fix existing shortcomings and holdregular dialogues with the public.

According to the leader, the economy’s resilience toregional and global changes remains weak while bureaucracy and corruption haveeroded public trust. Residents in disaster-hit areas still face difficulties;social vices, school violence and shark loans need to be strictly dealt with.

While many localities successfully raised capital, othersposted poor provincial competitiveness index, especially in terms ofadministration appraisal. Several localities are yet to seriously followregulations on citizens’ reception, he said.

PM Phuc added that on January 1, 2019, the Government willsign its Resolution No.01 detailing major tasks to realise the socio-economicdevelopment plan and State budget 2019 and Resolution No.02 on improvingbusiness environment and national competitiveness in 2019 with orientations to2021.

A resolution on investment in build-transfer model will alsobe signed on December 29, he said.

The Minister of Home Affairs was assigned to work withrelevant ministries to submit a plan to the Government on the continueddecentralization of power to Ho Chi Minh City and localities.

The PM also called for attention to combating corruption,strengthening measures to prevent goods hoarding and smuggling ahead of thecoming Lunar New Year festival.-VNA
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