HCMC Chairman requests breakthrough solutions to prevent traffic jams and flooding
HCMC - The shortcomings such as traffic jams, flooding, environmental pollution, administrative reform, investment promotion need to clarify the causes and have effective solutions.
The above request was raised by Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc at the second (expanded) Conference of the Party Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, term I, 2025 - 2030, held on the morning of January 16.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc said that in 2025, the City will continue to maintain a high economic growth rate, creating an important foundation to implement development goals in the coming period.
Notably, on January 15, Ho Chi Minh City simultaneously started construction and broke ground on 4 key projects with a total investment of nearly VND240,000 billion (more than 9 billion USD).
After the 14th National Congress of the Party, the City will continue to implement many major projects, creating an important driving force to strive for growth of over 10%.
2025 is also the first year that Ho Chi Minh City's budget revenue will exceed VND800,000 billion. According to Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc, this result shows the efforts, determination, high sense of responsibility of the City's leaders, the support of the entire political system, business community and people.
The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee highly appreciated the role of businesses in infrastructure development, creating trust and motivation for the City. Many businesses have proactively and volunteered to participate in implementing projects that bring practical benefits to the people.
In addition, the city has gradually removed obstacles in abandoned "golden land"; many public works have been implemented such as renovating Le Loi Street, renovating parks..., with important political and social significance, meeting the aspirations of the people.
In 2025, Ho Chi Minh City will have a big institutional boost when the National Assembly issued Resolution 260/2025/QH15 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Resolution 98/2023/QH15, opening up new development space, creating conditions for the City to aim for a growth target of over 10%.
However, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee frankly acknowledged that there are still many shortcomings and limitations that need to be focused on overcoming. Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc suggested that the conference discuss in depth, clarify the causes and propose specific and feasible solutions for pressing problems such as traffic jams, flooding, environmental pollution, as well as the effectiveness of administrative reform and investment promotion.
Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc emphasized that in 2026, Ho Chi Minh City will strongly reform investment promotion in the direction of reducing costs and increasing efficiency; focusing on best serving existing people and businesses to create a spillover effect.
Caring for existing businesses and people is the best investment promotion solution - Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Peoples Committee emphasized.
The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee also requested units to study and propose synchronous, scientific, and breakthrough solutions right from the beginning of the year, in order to achieve and exceed the targets and tasks for 2026, associated with 3 breakthrough and key programs according to the Resolution of the 1st City People's Committee Party Congress, term 2025 - 2030.
In particular, the City especially focuses on promoting economic growth, striving for GRDP to increase by over 10%, the digital economy to contribute 30% of GRDP; proactively and flexibly in timely policy management and response; quickly and effectively implementing Resolution 260/2025/QH15; removing obstacles, speeding up the progress of key projects; promoting administrative reform, improving competitiveness; promoting science and technology, innovation and digital transformation.
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