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Workshop scene – Photo: DONG HA
Most comments at the seminar confirmed that investment in transportation infrastructure for the Southeast was too slow, while this region contributed the largest budget in the country. Regional proponents must have the resources and real authority. That is to establish investment funds and decide projects, as well as an equal dialogue with the central government.
“Where is the money? Where is the land and where is the medicine?”
Commenting at the seminar, Dr Truong Van Phuoc, a member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Group, noted that to address investment in transport infrastructure in the Southeast, three big questions must be answered: “Where is the land and where is it? is the will? “. And in difficult budget conditions, the question “where is the money?” very important.
Dr. Phuoc answers the question “where is the money?” by introducing a “regional investment fund” model. This fund must operate according to the mutual fund mechanism, in which the state, traders, companies, domestic and foreign investors are all considered as investors in the fund. And the board of directors of the fund are the leaders of the localities of the region.
Other opinions also agree that the region should have autonomy and decentralization in the decision to invest or convert land.
“This council will choose which projects to invest in, which roads have interregional connectivity when planning approval from the authorities,” suggested Dr. Phuoc.
Dr. Truong Van Phuc speaking at the seminar – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
Dr. Tran Dinh Thien, a member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Group, said that the region must be resourceful, effective and the regional institution must be an institution of equal dialogue, in a position independent from the central government. .
Dr. Tran Dinh Thien in the workshop – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
Associate professor Dr. Tran Hoang Ngan, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Development Research Institute, suggested that if the entire area exceeds the target, the excess will be left to invest in the region without having to regulate the central government. Members of the region must protect the common, for example, a project that operates in province A but causes environmental damage to province B must be stopped.
Associate Professor – Dr. Tran Hoang Ngan at the seminar “Promoting the connection of transport infrastructure in the Southeast” – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
“Why block the three roads?”
All comments at the workshop focused directly on the situation of the Southeast traffic connections. It is congested by roads, water and air. It is poor connectivity, far behind other regions and of inadequate potential. Therefore, the experts affirmed that the history of the economic region of the Southeast that takes time to develop transport and connection infrastructure is a national history. The connection between Cai Mep – Thi Vai and Long Thanh Airport is not only with Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Dong Nai, but also for the southeast and international connection.
Traffic congestion on NH51 at the end of July 2020 – Photo: DONG HA
Mr. Nguyen Danh Huy, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of the Ministry of Transport, provided a statistic to prove the above claim. That is, according to the plan, the southeast has 11 highways with a total length of 970 km and by the end of 2020, about 500 km should be put into use. But so far only more than 120km have been put into operation, 270km are being invested.
According to Mr. Huy, the slow cause is political determination from the central to the local level. There is also a reason for the lack of resources and legal framework in the budget allocation, in the mobilization of resources for private investment.
Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien speaking at the workshop – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
Dr. Nguyen Duc Kien, Head of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Group, pointed out the further reason. This is due to the lack of a unified direction in the implementation of the approved plan. The command and coordination mechanism in the region is unclear, the action plans of the region’s provinces have not been linked to each other.
“The provinces and cities in the region must coordinate with each other to choose what to do,” Dr. Kien said.
The comments of experts and businessmen will be compiled in writing to inform the Prime Minister, the Permanent Government of the Government and the Government Office.
Vo Thanh Thong speaking at the seminar – Photo: DUYEN PHAN
When asked, “There is an opinion that the allocation of resources has not been carefully calculated without focusing on the key areas,” said Vo Thanh Thong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Planning and Investment: The Standing Committee of the National Assembly has decided to stipulate the principles and criteria for the allocation of public investment capital in the medium term 2021-2025, including the focus on the theme of “focus, key”. The investor is drafting a plan to submit it to the Government and submit it to the National Assembly.Although currently this capital arrangement plan has to await the approval of the new National Assembly, but Mr. Thong stated that he will try to arrange capital to put the assigned works. Information to eliminate bottlenecks in the Southeast region, for the next stage of development.
DONG HA records
About 200 delegates attended the seminar, including leaders from 7 provinces and cities in the southeast: Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and Binh Thuan; leaders of relevant ministries, branches and businesses in the area.
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