On December 23, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City issued an official dispatch to implement Directive 237 of the Prime Minister, aiming to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital in the final months of 2025. The goal is to boost progress, achieve breakthroughs, and strive for 100% disbursement of the planned budget.
The dispatch was sent to departments, agencies, district People’s Committee chairpersons, and directors of Project Management Units under the City People’s Committee and departments.
 Ho Chi Minh City accelerates public investment capital disbursement in the final months of 2025. Photo: THUẬN VĂN |
Public Investment Disbursement: A Top Political Priority
The Chairman of the City People’s Committee emphasized that leaders of the aforementioned agencies and units must view public investment disbursement as a critical political task and a key criterion for evaluating officials under Regulation 366 of the Politburo.
Leadership and guidance must demonstrate strong determination, significant effort, and decisive action. Tasks must be executed promptly and thoroughly, adhering to the “6 clear” principles in task assignment.
Agency and unit leaders are fully accountable to the City People’s Committee and its Chairman for the effective and synchronized implementation of proposed measures.
Agencies and units must urgently allocate any remaining unassigned 2025 budget funds to specific tasks and projects. They must also implement decisive and timely solutions to accelerate the execution and disbursement of allocated public investment and national target program funds.
This will expedite the progress of key public investment projects, including nationally significant initiatives, highways, inter-regional projects, and those with widespread impact.
Prompt Replacement of Underperforming Staff
The Chairman of the City People’s Committee directed agency and unit leaders to proactively address and resolve bottlenecks and challenges within their mandates.
Clear mechanisms for coordination and responsibility sharing among agencies must be established to streamline project investment procedures. Discipline and rigor in public investment disbursement must be strengthened.
Efforts to accelerate land clearance, construction progress, and the resolution of land and resource-related issues must continue. Strict legal penalties will be imposed on project owners, management units, organizations, and individuals deliberately obstructing or delaying capital allocation, implementation, and disbursement.
The dispatch explicitly states, “Underperforming, sluggish, or corrupt officials causing delays or harassment will be promptly replaced, and negative behaviors in public investment management will be decisively addressed.”
Agencies must conduct inspections and strictly penalize improper mine allocations leading to speculative material price increases.
Detailed weekly and monthly disbursement plans for each project must be developed by January 31, 2026, to monitor and consolidate 2025 budget disbursement results.
Specific leaders must be assigned to oversee project progress, address challenges, and ensure accountability for disbursement outcomes. This will serve as a basis for evaluating 2025 task completion.
Enhanced on-site inspections and contractor supervision are required to accelerate progress.
Focus on resolving land clearance compensation issues, mine licensing, and material supply for projects. Publish local construction material prices as per legal authority; inspect and tightly control material pricing.
Departments serving as standing offices for the three Public Investment Disbursement Working Groups must continue synthesizing and advising to maximize group effectiveness. On-site inspections should enable immediate decision-making and problem-solving.
HOÀNG KIM
– 19:38 23/12/2025
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