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.