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Effective Solutions for 2012 Economic Tasks (15/02)

15/02/2012 - 12 Lượt xem

Although the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in January 2012 decreased by 12 percent against the previous month and by 2.4 percent compared with the same period last year, there were products with higher IIP year-on-year including processed seafood (up 10.2 percent), crude oil and natural gas (up 9.4 percent) and animal feeding stuffs (up 5.5 percent).
Before the complicated forecasts of the global economy outlook, along with limitations of the domestic economic this year, in the coming time, the Government determines to keep pursuing the set targets and implementing solutions and policies to achieve socioeconomic development goals for 2012. The Government Chief urged inferior levels to keep inflation rate at one digit; stabilize macro-economy through flexible financial and monetary policies; issue suitable tax and fee policies to promote production and business operations; create jobs and belief among enterprise community and the masses.
Regarding industrial and agricultural production development, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested ministries, agencies and localities to spur production to meet domestic demand and for export, especially in the sectors with high added value and products of high competitiveness; remove difficulties for enterprises and provide them with practical support, especially those which manufacture essential consumers goods to create jobs and help to stabilize social security.
He also asked related agencies to continue attracting and using effectively overseas capital sources such as FDI, ODA, FII and overseas national currency exchange and drawing international tourists to Vietnam.
As for domestic market development, measures to increase people's purchasing power should be taken such as delivering goods to the countryside, developing consumer credits, renovating goods and services distribution channels in more effective ways, fighting against speculations, protecting consumer's rights and providing supports for a more competitive and sustainable export development.
Prime Minister Dung also urged inferior levels to accelerate comprehensive and effective reforms of State-owned enterprises, public investments and the banking systems; guarantee investment capital of important projects for production and the people's welfare, including reciprocal capital for ODA projects; prioritize capital support for exports; invest in the agricultural sector associated with production reforms, rural development, effective exploitation of labor resources and land use and agricultural infrastructure to spur production more effectively; give directions to make sure of a successful winter-spring crop, prevent epidemics on plants and animals, especially in northern regions which are currently in severely cold weather conditions; accelerate necessary measures to ensure social security, administrative reforms and prevent corruptions./.

Source: VEN.