​Attending the meeting were Ms. Nguyen Truong Nhat Phuong – Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council, Mr. Nguyen Van Danh – Vice Chairman of the PPC, members of the Provincial People's Committee, as well as leaders of the departments and localities.

The meeting approved the draft report on the direction and administration of the PPC and the social-economic, defense, and security situation in April 2024.

Accordingly, the social-economic situation of the province developed stably in April; industrial production, trade - services, and exports all increased; budget revenues and expenditures in accordance with estimates; ensuring social security; unraveling the difficulties, and obstacles of citizens, enterprises, and key projects and works; foreign affairs and international cooperation are effectively promoted; political security and social order and safety are maintained. 

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Overview of the meeting.

In particular, the index of industrial production (IIP) in April 2024 was estimated to increase by 2.56% over the previous month; accumulating 4 months, the industrial production index increased by 4.29% compared to the same period.

Export turnover was predicted to reach over 3 billion dollars, and accumulated 4 months reached nearly 10,1 billion dollars, an increase of 15.6% compared to the same period. Import turnover was estimated at more than 2 billion dollars; and accumulated 4 months reached more than 7,5 billion dollars, with 10.5% in the same period.

As of April 22, 2024, the total value of disbursement of public investment capital was 1,958 billion VND, reaching 8.9% of the Provincial People's Council's plan, and 12.8% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister.

By April 15, 2024, domestic investment was 5,775 billion VND of registered business capital; accumulating 4 months, it had attracted 19,838 billion VND of registered business capital (up 0.7% over the same period). Attracting foreign investment was about 79,1 million dollars. Accumulating 4 months attracted 272,4 million dollars (reaching 33% compared to the same period).

New budget revenue was 22,072 billion VND, with 31% of the prediction of The Provincial People's Council, an increase of 2% in the same period.

Leaders of the Construction Department presented the draft Decision approving the project on the development of social housing and workers' housing term 2021-2025, with an orientation to 2030

The meeting also considered the following contents: decision on internal adjustment of the State budget capital investment plan in 2024; internal transfer of the 2024 public investment capital plan from component 1 project: Clearance of Ring Road 4 in Ho Chi Minh City, section from Thu Bien bridge - Saigon River to the project of site clearance of Bac Tan Uyen - Phu Dao - Bau Bang power generation road; draft Decision approving the scheme on development of social housing and workers' housing from 2021 to 2025, with orientation to 2030; draft Decision on promulgation of the list of centralized procurement and centralized procurement units in the province, etc.

Binh Duong is expected to invest about 160,325 social housing units in the period of 2021-2030

For the draft Decision approving the Project on the development of social housing and workers' housing in the period of 2021-2025, orientation to 2030 (the Project), it was expected that in the whole period of 2021-2030, the province will invest about 160,325 social housing units (155,289 apartments and 5,036 townhouses, of which the number of rental units is about 32,065 units). The total land area is about 470.4 hectares, the construction floor area is estimated at 9,253,924 m2, meeting about 552,458 population with a total investment of about 84,756 billion VND, higher than the target assigned by the Government. In particular, from 2021 to 2025, it is expected to arrange about 136.1 hectares of investment land to complete about 42,445 social housing units, with a construction floor area of 2,612,721 square meters, meeting about 138,326 population with a total investment of about 23,817 billion VND.

From 2026 to 2030, it is expected to allocate about 334.3 hectares of land area, invest in completing about 117,880 social housing units, with a construction floor area of 6,641,203 square meters, meeting about 414,132 population with a total investment of about VND 60,939 billion.

Mr. Vo Van Minh - Chairman of the PPC concludes the meeting.

In conclusion, Mr. Vo Van Minh – Chairman of the PPC basically agreed with the contents submitted at the meeting. Particularly, the project on the development of social housing and workers' housing in the period of 2021-2025, orientation to 2030 is elaborately prepared by the Construction Department and highly agreed upon by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. He asked departments, branches, and localities to focus on implementing groups of land solutions associated with the provincial housing development plan, which should be updated in the district-level planning; accordingly, solve relevant procedures for investors, and at the same time, it is necessary to resolutely withdraw for projects that are slow to implement, etc.

Facing urgent requirements for the procurement of equipment and supplies in the field of Health and Education, the Chairman of the PPC noted that departments and branches should consider, study and proactively decentralize assignments to localities to promptly procure to meet the requirements of tasks at the facility. For the remaining contents, he suggested that departments and branches continue to supplement and complete to submit to the PPC.