Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng on Thursday chaired a meeting of permanent members of the Government and its Party Committee. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘl – Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng on Thursday chaired a meeting of permanent members of the Government and its Party Committee, urging them to promptly carry out assigned tasks amid a heavy workload in both the short and long term.

At the meeting, participants reviewed several key issues, including the Government’s action programme to implement the Party Central Committee’s Conclusion No. 18-KL/TW on the five-year socio-economic development plan, national financial strategy, public debt management and medium-term public investment for the 2026–2030 period.

They also discussed progress in addressing bottlenecks affecting delayed and stagnant projects, the Government’s working regulations and the consolidation of the standing body of the Government’s steering committee for science and technology development, innovation, digital transformation and Project 06.

In his concluding remarks, Hưng stressed that this was the first meeting of permanent members of the Government and its Party Committee following the formation of the Government for the 2026–2031 term.

Regarding the Government’s action programme, he emphasised the need to translate the Party Central Committee’s Conclusion No. 18 into concrete tasks for each ministry, sector and locality, with clearly defined responsibilities, timelines and roadmaps to ensure rapid and sustainable development.

On efforts to resolve obstacles facing stalled projects, he noted that earlier conclusions by the Politburo, along with resolutions of the National Assembly and the Government, had helped remove bottlenecks for more than 1,000 projects across five provinces and cities. However, about 1,500 projects nationwide continue to face difficulties.

He tasked the Government Office and the Ministry of Finance, under the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Thắng, with finalising a report on progress and proposing an expansion of the scope and beneficiaries of policies addressing these bottlenecks. The aim is to mobilise idle resources for development and prevent waste of resources of the State, businesses and citizens.

The Prime Minister also instructed ministries and relevant agencies to finalise the Government’s working regulations and the restructuring of the steering committee’s standing body, submitting them for consideration in the coming week. He underscored that the working regulations must align with Party rules and State laws, while promoting innovation in governance to improve efficiency and effectiveness, in line with the guidance of Party General Secretary and State President Tô Lâm. — VNA/VNS