On the morning of the 7th of December, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the regular December 2024 Cabinet meeting, with a full agenda of important items.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the regular December 2024 Cabinet meeting with a full agenda of important items – Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
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The meeting focused on discussions regarding: The socio-economic situation, the direction and management of the Government and the Prime Minister in November and the first eleven months of 2024; key tasks and solutions for December; the draft resolution of the Government on the main tasks and solutions to implement the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2025; and a number of other important matters.
In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that delegates assess the new and prominent points regarding the global and domestic situation in November and the first eleven months, as well as provide forecasts for December and the coming period.
The Prime Minister stated that, in addition to regular tasks and work, there were two very important tasks in November: developing and implementing plans and methods to streamline and organize the apparatus as directed by the Central Steering Committee, and preparing for the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly, which included a large number of contents.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to express his gratitude to the National Assembly for accompanying the Government at the 8th session, especially in the construction and passing of laws, ensuring progress and quality, including some very difficult and complex draft laws.
According to the Prime Minister, the ministries and sectors have made efforts to complete the assigned tasks with high quality and timely handling of issues related to socio-economic development, prioritizing growth, striving for a growth rate of about 7% in 2024, and completing all 15 set targets. This is a great effort of the entire political system under the leadership of the Party, headed by the General Secretary.
Regarding the socio-economic situation, the Prime Minister requested that the delegates focus on assessing whether the economy has recovered firmly, and which areas are particularly prominent; evaluate the prioritization of growth, ensuring social welfare, promoting growth drivers, large projects, and new projects; highlight the bright spots in November and the first eleven months, as well as the tasks that have not been completed, limitations, shortcomings, and difficulties and challenges; assess whether the leadership and management have been appropriate and effective; and draw lessons learned in leadership and direction, especially in handling emerging, difficult, and sensitive issues.
 The Prime Minister clarified that after the meeting, it is necessary to organize the effective implementation of the tasks for 2024, maintain the development pace in 2025 with a higher goal than the targets assigned by the Central Committee and the National Assembly, aiming for a two-digit growth rate in the 2026-2030 period – Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac
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Regarding the work from now until the end of the year and the preparation for the beginning of 2025, the Prime Minister stated that we have to do a lot of work, including many difficult, complex, and sensitive tasks: First, focus on accelerating and breaking through to reach the 2024 targets, especially promoting growth, maintaining the pace and momentum to achieve a growth rate of about 7.5% in the fourth quarter and over 7% for the whole year, contributing to the overall achievements of the five-year plan; second, focus on streamlining the apparatus to be efficient and effective, in conjunction with restructuring and improving the quality of the team of officials, public employees, and civil servants, and enhancing the effectiveness of the apparatus; and third, summarize the results of 2024 and develop the plan for 2025.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the context and tasks require the Government members, ministers, heads of sectors, leaders of agencies, levels, branches, and localities, under the leadership of the Party, to have a renewed and breakthrough mindset, higher determination, greater efforts, more drastic actions, more focused and prioritized organization, and timely, flexible, and effective implementation with the spirit of “dare to think, dare to do, and dare to break through for the common interest”; “once we have committed, we must act and achieve results”; “when the Party directs, the Government agrees, the National Assembly agrees, and the people support, we only discuss how to do it, not whether to do it or not”. The Government members, ministers, heads of sectors, and heads of agencies need to have initiatives and breakthroughs to successfully accomplish the assigned tasks.
Particularly, regarding the streamlining and organizing of the apparatus, it is necessary to strengthen leadership and direction and to do a good job in ideological work for oneself and one’s own agency or unit, contributing to unity in the entire political system under the unified leadership and direction of the Party.
The Prime Minister clarified that after the meeting, it is necessary to organize the effective implementation of the tasks for 2024, maintain the development pace in 2025 with a higher goal than the targets assigned by the Central Committee and the National Assembly, striving for a growth rate of about 8%, and aiming for a two-digit growth rate in the 2026-2030 period to achieve the strategic goals for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party in 2030 and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country in 2045.
