28 ministries, agencies and 18 localities disburse low public investment

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang signed document No. 401/TTg-KTTH dated January 13, 2026 of the Prime Minister requesting to focus on directing and promoting the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital in 2026.

The document clearly states that, according to the report of the Ministry of Finance, by the end of March 31, 2026, the disbursement results of public investment capital in 2026 of the whole country reached 11% of the assigned plan, compared to the same period in 2025, 1.2% higher in proportion and about 29,981.4 billion VND higher in absolute amount.

However, there are still 14 ministries, central agencies and 22 localities that have not fully allocated the detailed capital plan for 2026 assigned; 28 ministries, central agencies and 18 localities disbursed lower than the national average.

Slow disbursement has many causes, of which subjective causes are main: administrative discipline and order are sometimes not strict in some places, leadership and direction in organizing implementation in some ministries, agencies, and localities are still not drastic and thorough, lack political determination, and the role of leaders has not been promoted.

The preparation of investment projects is still rudimentary and has not been seriously implemented, leading to a situation where there is capital but no project meets the conditions to allocate capital...

To complete the goal of disbursing 100% of the public investment capital plan in 2026, the Prime Minister requests ministries, central agencies, and localities to identify disbursing public investment capital as one of the top important political tasks, an important criterion for evaluating and ranking quality for collectives and individuals according to Regulation No. 366-QD/TW.

Specifically assign leaders and officials in charge of each project, individualize responsibilities to serve as a basis for evaluating the results of task implementation.

Develop a disbursement schedule for each project weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually to have drastic and effective solutions, strengthen urging, inspection, supervision, and accelerate the implementation and disbursement of capital.

Promptly handle according to their authority or report to competent authorities to immediately handle difficulties and obstacles related to public investment; arrange and assign officials with sufficient professional capacity to meet the requirements in management and project implementation.

Urgently allocate and immediately assign capital plans that have been assigned by the Prime Minister but have not yet been detailedly allocated to tasks and projects according to regulations; regularly review and clearly identify existing problems and weaknesses at each stage to have timely handling solutions, especially regarding compensation for site clearance, acceptance, investment capital settlement, and resolution of raw materials...

Conduct project classification according to disbursement level, promptly transfer capital from slow disbursement projects to projects with good disbursement and need for additional capital according to regulations.

The Prime Minister also requested ministries, central agencies, and localities to improve the quality of project investment preparation, and thoroughly overcome the situation of "capital waiting for projects".

Tighten discipline and order in the allocation and disbursement of public investment capital; promptly commend and reward organizations, individuals, and units that achieve good results in disbursing public investment capital; strictly handle investors, project management boards, organizations, and individuals who cause difficulties, obstruction, and lack of responsibility that slow down the progress of capital allocation and disbursement.

Promptly replace cadres, civil servants, and public employees who are weak in capacity, causing harassment and negativity.

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