Provincial People’s Committee meets to resolve various significant matters

Update: 25-05-2018 | 11:40:14

May 24, under chairmanship of Tran Thanh Liem, the Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee cum Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee, local People’s Committee organized its 10^th meeting in 2018 considering submission and projects proposed by departments and sectors including Submission and Draft Resolution of adjusted public investment plan of the province in 2018, planning of local waterway ports in the province until 2020 and vision to 2030. At the meeting, the delegates have hotly debated the matters, prominently legal regulations and budget use regarding the consideration of project on improving public passenger transportation capacity in 2018-2020.

Legal regulations observed

At the meeting, related to the submission of the "Planning for Public Investment in 2018" by the Department of Planning and Investment, Nguyen Tan Duong, Head of the Economic and Budget Board of the provincial People's Council, said he agreed with the plan. Remainder from 2016 onward, transferred to 2018 in accordance with the provisions of law. In 2018, there is only one project, which is not included in the annual investment plan, namely the compensation project, the expansion of the drainage shaft of Lo O stream (Di An town). Know that this project is separated from another large project but not in accordance with the regulations, so the proposal should be considered, recalculated.

Buses gather at Binh Duong Passenger Station. Photo: Duy Chi

According to the report of "Planning and Investment in 2018," Nguyen Thanh Truc, director of the Department of Planning and Investment, said the Lo O river project is a large project using loans to support development. Official development (ODA) for urgent needs of the province, of the locality. As committed by the Government and donors, by the end of 2019, donors will end disbursements, which means that the funds are cut off. Due to the immediate urgency of the project for drainage, flood protection in Di An town and the need to secure capital, the provincial People's Committee has put in the 2018 investment plan to adjust in the last 6 months. This addition, adjustment is in full compliance with regulations.

After listening to the leaders of the Department of Planning and Investment, the meeting approved the "Plan - Public Investment 2018". For the report on the arrangement and streamlining of the public servants and public employees, the number of people working in the public service units and associations of particular characteristics in Binh Duong province from 2018 to 2021, leaders of the Department of Internal Affairs informed of 2,025 permanent staffs (according to the number of civil servants to January 1, 2018), reduced by 557 from 2017. In 2018, payroll due to retirement or dismissal; Along with that, the process of streamlining through the scheme of streamlining, merging, dissolving and consolidating a number of agencies and units shall be carried out.

Tran Thanh Liem, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, said that in order to implement this plan, it is very difficult to work, but Binh Duong must To comply with the targets assigned by the Government. At this meeting, the provincial People's Committee has not yet submitted this report so that the provincial People's Committee can reach a consensus in the spirit of strictly observing the law.

Budget use in terms of efficiency and regulations

According to the project of capacity building for public passenger transport in the period of 2018-2020, was launched at the meeting, since being cut subsidized so far the number of passengers using public transport - bus sharply reduced. The reason is because the vehicle has been used for many years should be downgraded, not safe, hot, unstable hours; businesses must increase fares to survive; bus fare in Binh Duong is two to six times higher than the major cities in the country such as Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City.

Tran Ba Luan, Director of Department of Transportation said: "This is a project we have studied, consulted and cut a lot compared to before; Any matter that does not conform to the regulations is removed. So if we work in the "security" style, irresponsible, we will not focus in depth like this. Because if the project is approved, we will continue to struggle with a lot of hard work. "

The project to improve public transport capacity for 2018-2020 is as follows: Provincial budget will spend about 399 billion, of which about 166 billion to invest in the system of shelters, landing by the way the business rents and will recover later; The rest is capital to support enterprises to invest, renovate the means with preferential interest rates and enterprises have to pay the reimbursement according to the roadmap. To encourage passengers to use public transport, the State will directly subsidize about 5,000 VND a ticket. Thus, the amount of money spent initially will be recovered after the operation period.

Regarding this project, Nguyen Tan Duong raised the issue that, among the 7 priorities of the project, priority 6 directly supports the bus passengers whether to increase the number of passengers when the means are good, good infrastructure But the quality of service is not adequate. He said that if he did not study well, his results would be reduced. Tran Thanh Liem, vice chairperson of the provincial People's Committee, acknowledged that most of the countries in the world have used the budget to make up for the bus operation. The In Japan, the Tokyu Group is compensated by the Government for urban planning and development. In Vietnam, that is not possible. However, because of the general development of the province, to solve the urgent problem of the urban area, the project should be approved soon and will follow the roadmap, with the management platform being the maximum application of science and technology. modern technology, suitable to the development momentum of urban Binh Duong.

Commenting on this project, Ha Van Ut, Director of the Department of Finance said: "I agree with the scheme that Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee has thoroughly mastered. I would like to add: "Does the price increase make the bus passengers reduce? In my opinion that is not true, because through direct research and information that the newspaper said, Ho Chi Minh also has direct subsidies, but the number of passengers has not increased. In fact, the leaders of the Department of Transport and Transport of Ho Chi Minh City acknowledged, the cause of passenger reduction is due to infrastructure is not good, people serve on the car is not good, the quality of the car is not good ...

Many delegates said that considering the example of Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong should be organized to bid for high-speed routes according to Decree 30 of the Government. In addition, the province should agree to reduce the land rent for businesses, but when operating effectively, the regime must be changed; At the same time, priority should be given to the use of public transport such as students. Because of this participation will indirectly reduce the number of means that parents, businesses participate in the procession. With the calculations matched to realistic aspects, the effective use of funds books for social issues should be promoted.

Reported by Duy Chi – Translated by Vi Bao

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