I. The implementation situation of socio-economic development tasks in 2011 

1. General evaluation 

The province’s socio-economy in 2011 has run in a difficulty and challenging background. Inflation increased; prices of materials and main goods have fluctuated with an increasing trend; credit interest increased; credit outstanding debts restricted; the weather was happening complicatedly, epidemic disease affected on crops and animals. These adverse things have strongly influenced on production and business activities and people’s life. 

Owing to the great efforts made by all levels, agencies, enterprises, economic organizations and people as a whole to effectively and synchronously conduct policies, instructions, measures and resolutions of the Government, the provincial Party Committee, People’s Council and Popele’s Committee on socio-economic development tasks, State budget estimate for 2011 and objectives to curb inflation, stabilize the macro economy and ensure social security, the socio-economic situation in 2011 had many positive changes and gained good results in all fields. Concretely, the economy has remained stable and reached a fair growth rate; the economic structure follows the path of industrialization and modernization. The proportion of industry and service in the economy has ben expanded while that of agriculture reduces. Remarkable progresses have been made in social-cultural fields, science and technology, environmental protection. The life of the population has been gradually improved. Administrative reform and anti-corruption have been furthered. National security and defence and social order have been well maintained. 

Despite of such brilliant achievements, the socio-economic life in the province still faces many difficulties namely four main targets for economic growth (GDP, industrial production value, value of service sector and economic restructuring) have still increased against the same period but far behind the set plan; the economy has been restructured but not strong enough; total herd of cattle has reduced; aquaculture has been developed slow; site clearance has met many difficulties; rate of poor household has been still high; the internal potential has not been well tapped; not much investment has been attracted; there been a lack of investment capital; security and order, social evils, traffic accidents and violation of forest law have seen complicated changes; the life of poor people in remote, far-flung areas and ethnic minority people have been still hard. 

2. The results of all sectors in the first six months of the year are as follows: 

- Economic growth rate (GDP) achieved 8.6% (the yearly plan: 11-12%, same period: 8.28%) 

- Agriculture - forestry - fishery production value increased by 4.4% (the yearly plan: up to 4-5%/year, same period: 3.7%) 

- Industrial production value increased by 14.5% (yearly plan: 20%, same period: 12.1%) 

- Value of service sectors increased by 10.6% (yearly plan: 12.5-13%, same period: 13.5%) 

- Economic structure: Agriculture - forestry - fishery: 21.1%; Indsutry and contruction: 37.7%; Service: 41.2% (the plan: 40.5%) 

- Output of food reached 28.1 ten thousand tons, up to 10.8% against the plan and equal to 106.8% compared with the plan of 2011 (the plan: 26.3 ten thousand tons, same period: 25.4 ten thousand tones).

- Value of export turnover reached USD150 million, exceeding 36.4% of the plan, increasing 7.4% against the same period (the plan: USD110 million, the same period: USD139.6 million) 

- Budget receipts were estimated at VND1,575 billion, increasing 6.62% of local estimate and increasing 4.71% against the same period (the yearly estimate: VND1,478 billion) 

- Average income per capita reached VND17.85 million, equivalent to (USD854) (the plan: 17-18 million, equivalent to USD850) 

- New job creation for 3.12 thousand people, reaching 104% of the plan (the yearly plan: 3 - 3.2 thousand laborers; increasing by 11.1% against the same period) 

- Rate of poor households reduced to 4% compared with 2010 (the yearly plan reduced to 3.0-3.5% according to new standards, and reduced to 21.17% at the end of 2011) 

- Rate of communes, wards and townlets meeting the national standard on health was 75.5% (the plan: 75.5%) and rate of medical stations having doctors was 100% (the plan: 100%) 

- Rate of secondary compulsory education reached 99.4% of communes, wards and townlets (the yearly plan: 99.4%) 

- Rate of trained laborers reached 44%; of which vocationally trained laborers reached 25% (the plan: 43-44%; of which vocationally trained laborers: 24.5-25%) 

- Rate of urban population using clean water reached 86% (the plan 86%) 

- Rate of rural population provided with clean water reached 74.6% (the plan: 74-75%) 

- Rate of forest cover reached 67.5% (the plan 67.5%) 

II. Objectives, tasks and main solutions for socio-economic development plan for 2012

1. Objectives and main targets of socio-economic development plan for 2012 

a. Development objectives 

The 2012 socio-economic development plan prioritizes inflation curbing; macro-economic stabilization; reasonable growth with the combination of shifting growth model and economic restructuring towards quality, efficiency and competitiveness; focuses on industry and service development; pays special attention to agricultural development towards commodity production and building new rural life; improve the quality of human resource; speed up application of science and technology; ensure social welfare and security while improving the people’s living standards; actively solve the social urgent matters, traffic accident and environmental pollution; maintain political stability; strengthen national defense, ensure security and social safety and order. 

b. Main targets of socio-economic development plan for 2012 

- Economic growth rate (GDP) achieves 8.5-9.0% 

- Agriculture - forestry - fishery production value increases by 4.0-4.5% 

- Industrial production value increases by 16-17% 

- Value of service sectors increases by 11-12% 

- Economic structure: Agriculture - forestry - fishery: 20%; Indsutry and contruction: 38%; Service: 42% 

- Output of food reaches 26.5 ten thousand tons 

- Value of export turnover reaches USD145 million (equaling to 96.7% against 2011 and increasing by 27.3% compared with the plan of 2011) 

- Budget receipts are estimated at VND1,815 billion (up 15.18% against 2011) 

- Average income per capita reaches VND19-20 million, up 11.0% compared with last year (nearly VND18 million in 2011, equivalent to USD858) 

- New job creation for 3-3.2 thousand people 

- Rate of poor households reduces to 3.5-4% compared with 2011 

- Rate of communes, wards and townlets meeting the national standard on health was 45% (according to new standard); rate of medical stations having doctors reaches 100% of communes, wards and townlets 

- Rate of secondary compulsory education reaches 99.4% of communes, wards and townlets 

- Rate of trained laborers reached 48%; of which vocationally trained laborers reaches 27% 

- Rate of urban population using clean water reaches 87% 

- Rate of rural population provided with clean water reaches 77% 

- Rate of forest cover reaches 67.7% 

2. Main solutions to realize the plan for 2012 

- Continue to realize solutions to focus on inflation curbing and macro-economic stabilization 

- Prioritize human resource and improve the quality of growth and competitiveness of the economy 

- Solve difficulties and create conditions for enterprises to develop production and business as well as market expansion

- Improve quality of human resource and speed up application of science and technology to meet the demand for rapid and sustainable development 

- Continue to ensure social welfare and security, focus on solving the social urgent matters 

- Improve the efficiency of state management and strengthen anti-corruption.

(Souce: Report No.152/BC-UBND dated November 24, 2011)