Prime Minister talks about establishing a new growth model for double-digit growth

On the morning of January 8, the Government held a conference to summarize the work in 2025 and deploy the work in 2026 of the Government and local governments.

Speaking to accept the direction of General Secretary To Lam and concluding the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that for the entire term, the whole country achieved and exceeded 22/26 main socio-economic targets. In 2024 and 2025, all 15/15 socio-economic targets will be achieved and exceeded.

Of which, economic growth in 2025 will reach 8.02%, among the world's leading groups. By the end of 2025, the whole country has completed 3,345 km of highways and over 1,711 km of coastal roads; basically completed Long Thanh International Airport; put into operation belt routes, urban railways, seaports, airports, and 500KV power lines.

The whole country resolutely and effectively implements the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus of the Government and the organization of local governments at both levels in conjunction with promoting decentralization and delegation of power.

Analyzing the situation and tasks in 2026 and the coming time, leaders of ministries, branches and localities proposed to continue focusing on perfecting institutions and laws; perfecting regulations on the organization of the state administrative apparatus.

Prioritize promoting growth but must maintain macroeconomic stability, control inflation and ensure major balances; establish new growth models; ensure the progress of strategic infrastructure projects; focus on developing high-quality human resources; create breakthroughs in developing science, technology, innovation, digital transformation...

At the conference, General Secretary To Lam outlined 8 outstanding results that the country has achieved in 2025 and the entire 2021-2025 term.

At the same time, the General Secretary frankly pointed out 8 areas that need to be clarified, including the content related to capital mobilization methods in society and people through better development of markets (such as international financial centers, the market for digital assets, the carbon credit market, the real estate market, the gold market); fighting waste and negativity in investment, especially public investment, ensuring investment efficiency;

Issues that people are very concerned about are related to traffic congestion, environmental indicators, and air; close and effective coordination between agencies in the political system to promote the combined strength, combining the strength of the country and the strength of the times, internal and external strength; bottlenecks that need to continue to be resolved, especially in terms of institutions that need to "turn the situation, change the state" from focusing on management to creating development and serving the people.

The Prime Minister said that the development achievements that the General Secretary pointed out have created momentum, created force, created position, and created confidence for the Government, ministries, branches, and localities to strive to complete the tasks in the coming time.

Notably, members of the Government, ministries, branches and localities on 8 uncertainties, as well as 7 key tasks that General Secretary To Lam has directed to implement, the Prime Minister emphasized that in order to achieve the double-digit growth target from 2026 onwards, it is necessary to focus on transforming the economic structure, establishing a new growth model based on science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation.

The Prime Minister stated that it is necessary to fully grasp the viewpoint of high growth but must be on the basis of macroeconomic stability, ensuring major balances; rapid but sustainable development, associated with progress, social justice, environmental protection, and improving people's lives.

Strengthen strategic autonomy, strengthen national defense and security, enhance autonomy, self-reliance and self-reliance of the economy, proactively respond to external fluctuations.

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