Unlocking Project Hurdles: Navigating Land Matters in Inspections, Audits, and Judgements

Also attending the working session were Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security; and leaders of a number of ministries, sectors, and central agencies.

Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh said that the regional gross product (GRDP) in the first six months of 2024 is estimated to increase by 5% over the same period in 2023, including a rise of 8.35% in the second quarter compared to the same period. The GRDP scale in the first six months of 2024 ranked 17th out of 63 provinces and cities.

The trade and service sector continued to be a bright spot, making positive contributions to the city’s overall economic growth.

The total number of guests accommodated by lodging establishments in the first seven months of the year is estimated at 6.6 million, up 33% from the same period in 2023. Export turnover reached 1,102.7 million USD, up 3.7%; while import turnover is estimated at 768.4 million USD, up 25%.

The production and business activities of the economic components in the city have been regaining growth momentum. The industrial production index (IIP) in the first six months of 2024 is estimated to increase by 3.75% over the same period in 2023, including a rise of 3.5% in the processing and manufacturing industry.

However, businesses are facing numerous difficulties. The real estate market remains stagnant; credit growth is low; and transport charges are high…

The progress of project implementation and public investment disbursement is slow. The work of selecting investors and building infrastructure for industrial parks and clusters is lagging behind schedule, failing to meet the timely demand for land funds and production premises for industrial enterprises.

The city is facing challenges in inspecting and resolving some problematic projects related to land issues as per inspection conclusions, court judgments, or projects not subject to inspection conclusions but requiring similar handling.

Some urban and housing projects with civil disputes have put additional pressure on the city government in handling complaints and petitions from people against investors, affecting the city’s socio-economic development goals.

In addition to the resolved issues, the leaders of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Ministry of Finance directly discussed Da Nang City’s unresolved proposals regarding procedures, policies, and special mechanisms, as well as capital allocation for key projects in urban areas, seaports, transport infrastructure, international finance, information technology, high technology, and innovation…

Da Nang also has some new proposals related to the management of infrastructure assets in cultural, sports, tourism, and exhibition center institutions; decentralization in approving adjustments to urban and construction planning for functional areas; organizing bidding to select investors in operating industrial park infrastructure; etc.

The delegates also examined the implementation of Decision No. 153/QD-TTg on the establishment of the Prime Minister’s Working Group on inspecting, reviewing, resolving, and removing difficulties and obstacles related to projects and land in inspection conclusions, inspection reports, and court judgments in some provinces and cities; and the deployment of Conclusion No. 77-Kl/TW on the Proposal “Solution to difficulties and obstacles related to projects and land in inspection conclusions, inspection reports, and court judgments in some provinces and cities.”

Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang requested each ministry and sector to coordinate and work with the city on the content and projects facing obstacles and difficulties, identifying specific handling methods, responsibilities, and authorized solutions.

Deputy Minister of Justice Tran Tien Dung suggested the need for working groups to inspect and propose solutions for handling projects or groups of projects with similar difficulties and obstacles, reporting to competent authorities for transitional handling.

Concluding the working session, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized the principles of handling difficulties and obstacles related to projects and land, which are to grasp the actual situation, clearly identify relevant laws and regulations, authority for resolution, and propose solutions to ensure a harmonious balance of interests among the State, enterprises, and people, without legitimizing violations. “The handling and resolution process must go to the end, in the spirit of the common cause,” he stated.

To implement Conclusion No. 77-Kl/TW, the Deputy Prime Minister requested a classification and list of groups of obstacles to be resolved after new laws and regulations on land take effect; groups of obstacles under the authority of localities; groups of obstacles under the responsibility of ministries, sectors, and central agencies; and groups of obstacles under the authority of the Prime Minister, the Government, and the National Assembly.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Justice to coordinate with ministries, sectors, and localities to submit to the National Assembly for the issuance of resolutions on handling specific projects within its competence.

“Da Nang and other localities must be proactive and work closely with ministries and sectors to accurately identify issues and responsible units for resolution,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.