I. GENERAL EVALUATION

Year 2010 is the last year to implement the Resolution of the 14th Provincial Party Committee Congress and Resolution of the Provincial People’s Council on the five-year socio-economic development task (2006-2010). This is an important year to strive for completing the set targets of the five-year socio-economic development plan (2006-2010).

In the first six months of 2010, the socio-economic situation, national defense and security in the province have advantages but also face difficulties and challenges that affect the socio-economic development. Well-timed measures introduced by Government along with the great effort made by all sectors, departments, enterprises and production and business establishments has helped remain the local economic growth rate. Economy has remained stably, reached higher growth rate than same period; a lot of big changes have been seen in the cultural and social fields; national defence – security have been upheld, social safety and order have been consolidated; the people’s life has been stabilized and improved step by step.

* The following is some socio-economic results obtained in the first six months of 2010

- GDP growth rate achieved 10.3% (the plan: 11.0%, same period: 9.7%) 

- Agriculture - forestry - fishery production value increased by 6.4% (yearly plan: up to 4%/year, same period: 5.2%) 

- Food production for Spring-winter crop reached 170675 tons, equal to 101.6% of the plan and 101% over same period, reached 70.7% of the plan for 2010.

- Industrial production value increased by 15% (yearly plan: 20%, same period: 18.4%)

- Value of service sectors increased by 11.2% (yearly plan: 11.0-12.0%, same period: 10.2%)

- Export turnover value was estimated at US$36.3 million, reached 51.8% of the plan, up to 96.5% over same period (yearly plan: US$70 million)

- Import turnover reached USD8.3 million, equaling to 81.3% over same period, reaching 27.7% of yearly plan.

- Total budget receipts were estimated at VND 578.7 billion, equaling to 53.34% of local estimate, up to 11.87% over same period (yearly plan: VND 1.085 billion)

- State budget spending reached VND578.7 billion, equal to 53.34% of local estimate, up 11.87% over same period (yearly plan: VND1085 billion)

- Total retail sale and services were estimated to reach VND4280 billion, up 26.9% over the same period.

- Consumption price index rose by 0.36% against last month.

- Rate of poor households reduced from 15.3% to 13.23% (yearly plan reduced to 12%)

- Creating jobs for 15624 people, reached 52.01% of the plan; of which providing new jobs for 9823 people, reached 49.12% of the plan (the plan reached 3.0 ten thousand laborers)

- 98.1% of communes, wards and townlets reached secondary compulsory education (the yearly plan reached 98.1%)

- 62.3% of communes, wards and townlets reached the national standards on health (yearly plan reached 70.4%) and 89.93% of communes, wards and townlets had doctors (the yearly plan reached 100%) 

- Granting Certificate of Investment to 15 projects with a total investment of VND1000 billion

- Four companies, namely Viet Trung Rubber, Le Ninh, Long Dai Forestry Industry, Bac Quang Binh Forestry and Industry were changed into the one-member limited company. 

- Granting certificate of business registration to 237 enterprises with a total registered capital of VND610.9 billion, up 2.6% against the same period.

II. MAIN DUTIES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN THE SECOND SIX MONTHS OF 2010

In order to implement the set tasks of the socio-economic development plan in 2010, the provincial People’s Committee approved the Plan for implementing Resolution of the Provincial People’s Council on socio-economic development task and state budget estimate for 2010 and the Plan for implementing Resolution No.18/NQ-CP, dated April 06 2010 of the Government taking measures to ensure macroeconomic stabilization, curb inflation and achieve economic growth rate in 2010 with the following duties: (1) Focus on curbing inflation; (2) Promote production; (3) Ensure source of food to implement the target of the socio-economic development; (4) Guarantee stabilization and safety for a system of finance and bank; (5) Continue to speed up development of production and business; (6) Further work of propaganda and create a high degree of unanimity in the society.

In order to successfully implement the duties of the socio-economic development plan in the second half of 2010, and to strive for completing and exceeding the set targets of the five-year plan (2006-2010), apart from effectively implementing the above mentioned tasks and solutions, in the next time, the Party and people need to focus on implementing main solutions as following:

1. Focus on speeding up production and business in all fields of agriculture, industry and services

2. Make a full use of all resources to implement the targets for socio-economic development

3. Step up cultural and social activities

4. Ensure social welfare

5. Strengthen national defence, security, social safety and order

6. Build up and synthetize the socio-economic development plan and state budget estimate for 2011 from the grassroots level.

7. Continue to promote administrative reform

8. Strengthen work of direction and increase the management effectiveness of the government at all levels and organize patriotic emulation movements

9. Timely reinforce the organization of the apparatus.

(Source: Report No.64/BC-UBND dated June 30 2010)