Resolution 659/NQ-UBTVQH15 2022 add foreign capital under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside

RESOLUTION

On addition of foreign capital under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside; and allocation of central budget funds under the public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period of 3 national target programs to ministries central agencies and localities

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THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to Law No. 83/2015/QH13 on the State Budget, which has a number of articles amended and supplemented under Law No. 59/2020/QH14; and Law No. 39/2019/QH14 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 Resolutions No. 120/2020/QH14 of June 19, 2020, approving the investment policy for the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2030 period, No. 24/2021/QH15 of July 28, 2021, approving the investment policy for the National Target Program on sustainable poverty reduction for the 2021-2025 period, No. 25/2021/QH15 of July 28, 2021, approving the investment policy for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside for the 2021-2025 period, No. 29/2021/QH15 of July 28, 2021, approving the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan, and No. 40/2021/QH15 of November 13, 2021, on allocation of the 2022 central budget funds;

Pursuant to the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Resolution No. 517/NQ-UBTVQH15 of May 22, 2022, on the plan on allocation of central budget funds for the 2021-2025 period and 2022 to ministries, ministerial-level agencies and localities to implement 3 national target programs;

After considering the Government’s Report No. 427/TTr-CP of October 19, 2022, and Verification Report No. 894/BC-UBTCNS15 of November 28, 2022, of the National Assembly’s Finance-Budget Committee, on allocation of the remaining central budget funds for development investment for the 2021-2025 period of 3 national target programs and addition of foreign capital for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside for the 2021-2025 period,

RESOLVES:

Article 1. Addition and allocation of funds under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside

1. To add VND 2,050 billion (equivalent to USD 88.6 million) of the central budget’s foreign capital under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside to implement the Program on investment in development of the grassroots healthcare networks in difficulty-hit areas.

2. To allocate VND 2,050 billion of the central budget’s foreign capital under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan of the National Target Program on building of a new countryside to 16 localities to implement the Program on investment in development of the grassroots healthcare networks in difficulty-hit areas.

(Details are provided in Appendix I to this Resolution).

Article 2. Allocation of central budget funds under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for 3 national target programs

To allocate the remaining VND 7,497.732 billion of central budget funds under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for 3 national target programs to ministries, central agencies and localities, specifically as follows:

1. VND 2,497.732 billion for the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

2. VND 2 trillion for the National Target Program on sustainable poverty development.

3. VND 3 trillion for the National Target Program on building of a new countryside.

(Details are provided in Appendix II to this Resolution).

Article 3. Organization of implementation

1. To assign the Government and Prime Minister:

a/ To additionally allocate in an expeditious manner the central budget funds under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan to ministries, central agencies and localities in accordance with the Law on Public Investment, Law on the State Budget and relevant resolutions of the National Assembly and National Assembly Standing Committee, ensuring that the funds are used for the proper purposes, according to set requirements and in an economical and efficient manner.

b/ To complete the plan on allocation of the remaining VND 444,407 billion of central budget funds under the 2021-2025 medium-term public investment plan for the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, and report it to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decision.

2. The Finance-Budget Committee, Ethnic Council and other Committees of the National Assembly, National Assembly deputies’ delegations, National Assembly deputies, People’s Councils at all levels, and the State Audit Office of Vietnam shall, within the ambit of their tasks and powers, oversee and audit the implementation of this Resolution.-

On behalf of the National Assembly Standing Committee

Chairman of the National Assembly

VUONG DINH HUE

* The Appendices to this Resolution are not translated.