Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged ministries and localities toimplement synchronous support measures to remove difficulties forbusinesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, and boost theirgrowth.
Addressing the Government regular meetingon January 30, the Cabinet leader asked ministers to make more effortsin simplifying administrative procedure and improve businessenvironment, focusing on the areas of tax, customs, land use, businessregistration and power access.
At the same time, itis crucial to step up the restructuring of State-owned enterprises,public investment and credit organisations, while bringing bad debts tobelow 3 percent and maintaining a stable exchange rate.
He noted that the plunge in world oil prices is an emerging problemthat calls for cautious handling and measures in order to minimize itsimpacts on economic growth, adding that all targets for the year shouldbe maintained, particularly the goals of 6.2 percent GDP growth, budgetcollections and spending and an inflation rate of 5 percent.
On the new-style rural area building programme, the PM said with theprogress so far, the goal of having 20 percent of communes nationwidefulfilling all criteria in 2015 and 50 percent by 2020 is quitefeasible. He asked the Finance Ministry to search for more resources forthe programme.
The government leader also requestedministries and localities to continue efforts to improve the quality ofhealth care, cultural and educational services.
Herequired close coordination among ministries and localities in managingprices and ensuring goods supply during the upcoming Lunar New Year(Tet) festival, while strictly dealing with trade fraud and speculation.
Further endeavours are also needed to ensure socialwelfares policies are fully implemented, better taking care of thepoor, welfare beneficiaries, and people in remote and mountainous areasduring the festival, he urged.
PM Dung alsoemphasised it is important to continue strengthening defence andsecurity to firmly safeguard the national sovereignty as well as ensuresocial order and safety during Tet.-VNA
Addressing the Government regular meetingon January 30, the Cabinet leader asked ministers to make more effortsin simplifying administrative procedure and improve businessenvironment, focusing on the areas of tax, customs, land use, businessregistration and power access.
At the same time, itis crucial to step up the restructuring of State-owned enterprises,public investment and credit organisations, while bringing bad debts tobelow 3 percent and maintaining a stable exchange rate.
He noted that the plunge in world oil prices is an emerging problemthat calls for cautious handling and measures in order to minimize itsimpacts on economic growth, adding that all targets for the year shouldbe maintained, particularly the goals of 6.2 percent GDP growth, budgetcollections and spending and an inflation rate of 5 percent.
On the new-style rural area building programme, the PM said with theprogress so far, the goal of having 20 percent of communes nationwidefulfilling all criteria in 2015 and 50 percent by 2020 is quitefeasible. He asked the Finance Ministry to search for more resources forthe programme.
The government leader also requestedministries and localities to continue efforts to improve the quality ofhealth care, cultural and educational services.
Herequired close coordination among ministries and localities in managingprices and ensuring goods supply during the upcoming Lunar New Year(Tet) festival, while strictly dealing with trade fraud and speculation.
Further endeavours are also needed to ensure socialwelfares policies are fully implemented, better taking care of thepoor, welfare beneficiaries, and people in remote and mountainous areasduring the festival, he urged.
PM Dung alsoemphasised it is important to continue strengthening defence andsecurity to firmly safeguard the national sovereignty as well as ensuresocial order and safety during Tet.-VNA
