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The deputies of the National Assembly said it was an urgent project, but when it was implemented, there were many problems. The project is delayed, the “team” has caused frustration in public opinion.
This morning (November 3), the National Assembly debated in the hall on the socioeconomic situation in 2020, period 2016-2021.
Tens of Billions of Dollars “Flood” Overdue Project
During the discussion session, delegate Nguyen Phi Thuong (Hanoi delegation) raised the issue of urban rail development in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Currently, the urban rail construction approach is seen as a lifeline in solving traffic congestion, which is key for both cities. Hanoi and HCMC.
With 8 projects being implemented in 2 cities, the total investment for 224 km of urban rail in HCMC is approximately 25 billion dollars, 318 kilometers from Hanoi with a total investment of 30 billion dollars.
MPs Nguyen Phi Thuong said that the development of urban railways is an inevitable and urgent trend in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, but implementation has many problems.
All projects have a very large total investment but are delayed many times, continuous “equipment” capital, causing a pressing public opinion such as: Cat Linh – Ha Dong Railway, Nhon – Hanoi Station, Ben Thanh – Tham Luong, Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien …
The delegation from Hanoi suggested that the competent agencies should urgently synthesize and extract experiences so that the next projects do not repeat the situation like these projects.
“Currently, urban rail projects only pay attention to feasibility, finance and technology, pay little attention to the integration of urban space development. Therefore, urban rail projects seem like a simple import system, a pure addition to a new type of transport “- said Mr. Thuong and said that for the urban railway to exist and develop properly, it must be convenient, convenient to connect, attract people.
At the same time, the Hanoi delegation also expressed interest in the selection and appointment of contractors for urban rail projects. When signing a contract with the contractor, it is necessary to prepare all the conditions, such as cleaning the site, especially the EPC contract, because if the value has not been finalized at the beginning, but only temporarily calculated, it will be very problematic later .
What did the Minister of Transport say?
Mr. Nguyen Van The – The Minister of Transport (Transportation) explained to the National Assembly: Basic construction in 2020 is better in 5 years of this period. In 2020, the transport sector will be assigned 40,000 million VND, as of 10/30/2020, more than 29,000 million VND disbursed, equivalent to 73%, 13% more than the national average. This is a valuable lesson to learn for years to come.
The Minister of Transport said: The urban railway is a modern type of transport, but recently there have been many problems, especially slow progress. We have learned deep lessons about planning, selecting investors, contractors, tenders, especially EPC projects to avoid price adjustments.
“The Ministry of Transport would like to absorb and join the big cities to advise the Government so that it has better projects that do not have the same situation as in the past. There will be better projects with faster construction ”- Minister Nguyen Van The said.
The head of the transport sector also reported on the development of transport in the Mekong Delta to be invested, especially in roads. According to Mr. The, currently the Mekong Delta has 40km of highways, in the next time there will be more projects and the total number of roads in this economic region will increase to more than 300km to awaken the potential of this delta. .
2-3% GDP growth is an excellent number
According to Delegate Nguyen Van Chien – Hanoi Delegation: In November 2019, when the National Assembly pressed the button to approve the 2020 plan, Covid – 19 was still a strange concept. So far, there have been 31 million people in the world and more than 1 million people have died, which has led the world economy into a severe recession and has seriously affected the socio-economic situation of Vietnam.
In this context, a GDP growth of 2 to 3 percent is an excellent figure. Vietnam is one of two countries in the Asia-Pacific region with positive growth and the only ASEAN country with positive growth; The nine-month trade balance posted a surplus of $ 17 billion, FDI inflows recovered, paid-in capital and committed capital were all positive.
Asking the question “how much growth target in 2021 is appropriate?”, This delegate said that in the new normal state, the GDP growth target of 6 – 6.5% is reasonable and entirely possible. accomplished.
Delegates suggested that, in addition to well-implemented monetary policy, better implementation of fiscal policy. Today’s most important task is to strive for the highest level of goals in 2020 and prepare for the payback period starting in 2021.
“The issue of labor productivity is still an issue that should be concerned, but the increase in labor productivity depends on many factors, such as the application of technology, the improvement of workers’ qualifications” – said delegate Chien and suggested promoting resources, improve institutions and regulations, create favorable conditions for the development of companies, complete social security policies, protect consumer interests, focus on employment policies, increase wages …
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