Decision 888/QD-TTg 2023 investment plan with central budget funds of Program on socio-economic recovery and development

DECISION

On the assignment of the investment plan with central budget funds of the Program on socio-economic recovery and development; and the assignment and adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period

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THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government; and the November 22, 2019 Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Organization of the Government and the Law on Organization of Local Administration;

Pursuant to the June 13, 2019 Law on Public Investment, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 64/2020/QH14, Law No. 72/2020/QH14, and Law No. 03/2022/QH15;

Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 29/2021/QH15 of July 28, 2021, on the medium-term public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period, and the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 of November 1, 2022, on fiscal and monetary policies to support the Program on socio-economic recovery and development (below referred to as Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15);

Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 93/2023/QH15 of June 22, 2023, on allocation of funds for the Program on socio-economic recovery and development; assignment and adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan using central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period and assignment of the 2023 investment plans using central budget funds of national target programs;

At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment in Report No. 494/TTr-BKHDT of July 6, 2023, and Document No. 5427/BKHDT-TH of July 11, 2023,

DECIDES:

Article 1. Assignment of the investment plan with central budget funds of the Program on socio-economic recovery and development (below referred to as the Program)

1. To allocate VND 13,369.468 billion of the Program’s investment plan with central budget funds to ministries, central agencies and localities based on the total funds and sectoral structure specified in Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

2. To assign the list and allocate levels of central budget funds included in the Program’s funding plan for tasks and projects for which investment procedures are fully prepared under regulations, and which are qualified for being allocated funds under the Program’s funding plan as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

Article 2. Assignment, addition and adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period

1. To additionally allocate VND 18,808.467 billion of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period to ministries, central agencies and localities as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

2. To additionally allocate the remaining VND 444.407 billion of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period of the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous regions to the Ministry of Education and Training as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

3. To reduce VND 24,594.3 billion of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period already allocated to the Ministry of Transport for making an increase in the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period for localities as follows: VND 1,845 billion to Khanh Hoa; VND 1,641 billion to Dak Lak, VND 1,436 billion to Dong Nai,: VND 1,976 billion to Ba Ria-Vung Tau, VND 872 billion to Tien Giang, VND 3,250 billion to Can Tho, VND 3,466 billion to Hau Giang, VND 3,769.5 billion to Soc Trang, VND 4,928 billion to An Giang, and VND 1,410.8 billion to Dong Thap.

4. To assign the list of tasks and projects and levels of central budget funds allocated for tasks and projects for which investment procedures are fully prepared and which were reported to the National Assembly at the fifth session of the XV^th National Assembly of each of the ministries, central agencies and localities as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

5. To adjust the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period for tasks and projects in the total funds allocated to each of the ministries, central agencies and localities as follows: To reduce VND 2,948.863 billion allocated for tasks and projects for which the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period has been assigned for increasing funds for the tasks and projects not on the list reported by the Government to the National Assembly at the first session of the XV^th National Assembly, and the projects for which the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period has been assigned but which are in sectors and fields different from the projects subject to reduction of funds as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

6. To reduce funds under the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period for ministries, central agencies and localities for inclusion in the contingencies of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period as provided in the Appendix to this Decision.

Article 3. Organization of implementation

1. Ministries, central agencies and localities shall, based on the Program’s investment plan with central budget funds and the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period which are assigned, added and adjusted in Articles 1 and 2 of this Article:

a/ Notify or decide on the detailed assignment of the Program’s investment plan with central budget funds and the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period for the tasks and projects to their attached agencies and units, ensuring compliance with the law on public investment and the National Assembly’s resolutions, proper purposes and efficiency.

b/ Direct their attached units to expeditiously complete procedures for approval of investment decisions for submission to competent authorities for decision in accordance with the Law on Public Investment and relevant laws.

c/ Adjust the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period for projects within their ministries, agencies and localities, ensuring the effective management and use of funds.

d/ Carry out disbursement for the Program’s plan on central budget funds and the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period in accordance with the Law on Public Investment, Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 and relevant regulations.

dd/ Send reports on the assignment of the Program’s investment plan with central budget funds, and on the assignment and adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan with central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance before August 1, 2023.

e/ Take responsibility before the Prime Minister, inspection agencies, examination agencies, audit agencies and related agencies for the accuracy of their reported contents and figures, the list of projects and levels of funds allocated to each of the projects in accordance with law.

2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Finance shall, based on their assigned functions and tasks regarding state management of public investment, take responsibility before the Prime Minister, inspection agencies, examination agencies, audit agencies and related agencies for the accuracy of their reported contents and figures, ensuring compliance with law; and monitor and examine the implementation of this Decision.

Article 4. This Decision takes effect on the date of its signing.

Article 5. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, chairpersons of provincial-level People’s Committees, and heads of related agencies shall implement this Decision.-

For the Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister

LE MINH KHAI

* The Appendix to this Decision is not translated.