Public investment in 2025 still has nearly 147,000 billion VND to be disbursed in 20 days

On the afternoon of January 9, at the Government Headquarters, Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a National Conference on promoting public investment in 2025 and 2026, connecting online from the Government headquarters to localities.

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that we have about 20 days left to complete the target of disbursing 100% of public investment capital in 2025 (until January 31, 2026); at the same time, we must immediately start allocating and implementing the project, promoting the disbursement of all public investment capital in 2026.

The head of the Government emphasized that public investment is of great significance, always identified as a key political task.

Through State spending, direct public investment increases total demand, which is an effective tool to regulate and stabilize the macro economy, maintaining major balances of the economy.

Public investment creates a strategic infrastructure foundation, improves national competitiveness, opens up new development space, reduces costs for production and business, reduces time, increases competitiveness of products and goods.

In 2025, the Government Standing Committee held 4 conferences on promoting the disbursement of public investment capital; the Government had 11 resolutions, the Government Standing Committee had 2 conclusions, the Prime Minister issued 8 directives, telegrams and many documents directing the acceleration of disbursement of public investment capital.

The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, and members of the Government have organized many direct working trips with localities to inspect the local situation; urge the implementation of projects and works.

By the end of December 2025, public investment disbursement in 2025 will reach over VND 755,000 billion, reaching 83.7% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister, 3.4% higher in proportion and VND 206,600 billion in absolute terms compared to the same period in 2024.

Thus, we have about 20 days left in January 2026 to disburse all 16.3% of public investment capital in 2025; at the same time, we must immediately start disbursing public investment capital in 2026 with a total capital of nearly VND 995,400 billion, an increase of 10.4% compared to 2025.

The Prime Minister suggested that delegates focus on discussing and clarifying why the same institution, mechanism, and policy has good and bad jobs; difficulties, obstacles, and "bottlenecks" that need to continue to be resolved; key tasks and solutions in the coming time.

According to the report of the Ministry of Finance, the total capital in 2025 assigned by the Prime Minister to the ministries and central agencies is 902,075.555 billion VND (if added to the local balance capital plan assigned to increase and the plan of previous years, the total capital to be disbursed is 1,166,535.8 billion VND).

The disbursement from the beginning of the year to December 31, 2025 is 755,141.6 billion VND, reaching 83.7% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister. Thus, the remaining capital plan for 2025 must be disbursed by January 31, 2026 to complete the target of disbursing 100% of the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister of VND 146,933.955 billion.

In 2026, the Prime Minister assigned a public investment plan of state budget capital to ministries and central agencies of more than VND 995,000 billion (including 5% savings on central budget investment to supplement the Ministry of Construction to implement the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway project).

By the end of January 7, 2026, ministries, central and local agencies had allocated and assigned a detailed state budget investment plan for 2026 to the task list and projects of VND 851,822.535 billion, reaching 85.6% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister.

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