In his opening speech, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng emphasized that the Government will do its utmost right in early 2008, the fringe year of the five-year plan 2006-2010, to fulfill major socio-economic goals, so as to lift Việt Nam from the low-income status by late 2008.

The Government chief asked ministries, sectors, and local authorities to proactively contribute their opinions to the Government’s draft resolution on main solutions to guide the realization of socio-economic development and State budget plans in 2008.

The draft resolution shows a high determination to advance to a socio-economy of high and sustainable growth rate. All solution groups mentioned in the document are aimed to improve the business and investment environment, speed up growth rate, and increase the economy’s quality, effectiveness, competitiveness and stability. Other important tasks are to properly settle social issues; protect environment; boost administrative reforms; perfect the State apparatus; maintain national sovereignty, political security and social safety; promote anti-corruption, anti-prodigality and thrift practice; and actively integrate into the international economy.

The Government paid a special attention to solutions to push up capital construction, considering this work a major duty to ensure a high growth rate in 2008.

In the first working day, the participants listened to some reports presented by Deputy PM, Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, ministers of Planning and Investment, Labor-War Invalids and Social Affairs, Finance, Industry and Trade, Health, Transport, Agriculture and Rural Development, Internal Affairs, Resource and Environment, and the Government Inspectorate.

In their reports, ministerial leaders thoroughly analyzed causes of difficulties and unsolved problems within their competence and proposed solutions.

By Hồng Uyên