Completing public investment disbursement requires significant efforts

In 2025, Dong Nai province has set a target to fully disburse 100% of its public investment capital in accordance with the plan assigned by the Prime Minister. Achieving this goal within the remaining months of the year will require considerable effort from investment units, especially those entrusted with large capital plans.

Component Project 3 of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 3 is being accelerated to complete the disbursement of allocated funds by 2025. Photo: Pham Tung

Billion-VND investment units

According to the Department of Finance, in 2025, the total public investment capital in Dong Nai province, based on the capital plan assigned by the Provincial People’s Committee, is nearly 37 trillion VND. This capital has been allocated by the Provincial People’s Committee to 40 investment units across the province. Among them, five have been assigned capital plans exceeding 1 trillion VND.

The Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board is the agency with the most significant 2025 capital allocation, receiving over 7.5 trillion VND. Of this, 2.5 trillion VND has been explicitly allocated for site clearance for the Gia Nghia–Chon Thanh section of the North–South Expressway (Western route). The remaining capital is distributed across 62 other projects under the board’s management, including significant projects such as Component Project 1, the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway Project (nearly 865 billion VND), the Bien Hoa City Central Axis Road Project (over 628 billion VND), and Component Project 3 of the Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 3 (nearly 380 billion VND).

Meanwhile, the Provincial Land Fund Development Center is the second-largest capital recipient in 2025, with over 1.9 trillion VND assigned to implement 9 compensation, site clearance, and resettlement infrastructure projects. Notable allocations include the compensation, support, and infrastructure construction project for the over-49-hectare resettlement area in Phuoc Tan ward, Dong Nai province (nearly 493 billion VND) and the Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway project (under the Component 1 resettlement subproject), which received 470 billion VND.

In addition to these two agencies, three other units are among the top recipients of capital allocations exceeding 1 trillion VND in 2025: the Project Management Board of Area 5 (over 1.2 trillion VND), the Project Management Board of Area 6 (over 1.8 trillion VND), and the Nhon Trach Branch of the Land Fund Development Center (nearly 1.1 trillion VND).

According to the Provincial Land Fund Development Center, the capital plan allocated for the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway Project in 2025 (specifically for Sub-project 1 on Compensation, Support, and Resettlement) was 470 billion VND. However, the remaining actual capital requirement for the project is estimated at only just over 55 billion VND. The Center reported that the surplus capital, which is not required for the project's current needs, has been formally recommended for a downward adjustment. This reduction aims to reallocate funds to other projects that need supplementary capital.

Accelerating disbursement

With fewer than 40 days left until the end of 2025, the pressure to release public investment funds has increased, especially for major investors handling large capital plans.

According to the Provincial Investment and Construction Project Management Board, as of early November 2025, the unit had disbursed over 3 trillion VND out of the total more than 7.5 trillion VND allocated for 2025. The remaining capital to be spent in the last part of 2025 exceeds 4.4 trillion VND. This includes more than 1.9 trillion VND designated for site clearance for the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the Western North-South Expressway Project. For other projects, the remaining disbursement amount is nearly 2.5 trillion VND.

Dinh Tien Hai, Director of the Provincial Investment and Construction Project Management Board, reported on the progress of site clearance for the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the Western North-South Expressway Project. He stated that inventory and pricing processes have been fundamentally completed along the entire route, and land fund development centers, along with local authorities, are finalizing the necessary documentation as planned. The disbursement schedule for this project is as follows: nearly 1.4 trillion VND in November 2025 and over 600 billion VND in December 2025.

Regarding the capital allocated for other projects - primarily the Bien Hoa - Vung Tau Expressway, Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 3, Bien Hoa City Central Axis Road, and Ho Chi Minh City - Chon Thanh Expressway - the Provincial Investment and Construction Project Management Board has engaged with all participating contractors to accelerate implementation progress. This effort aims to ensure the full disbursement of the capital plan for 2025.

"The unit recognizes that accelerating the progress of these projects and completing the public investment capital disbursement plan is not merely a task, but also a crucial solution that contributes to boosting the socio-economic development of Dong Nai province," Dinh Tien Hai affirmed.

Mai Phong Phu, Deputy Director in charge of the Provincial Land Fund Development Center, announced that the unit's total capital plan for 2025 stands at over 2.1 trillion VND. This figure comprises over 1.9 trillion VND in planned 2025 capital, plus over 163 billion VND carried over from the 2024 plan and capital advanced from 2026. To achieve 100% disbursement of the planned capital for 2025, the Provincial Land Fund Development Center will focus its efforts in the final two months of 2025 on disbursing funds allocated for the Compensation, Support, and Resettlement Area Construction Project in Phuoc Tan ward.

By Pham Tung – Translated by Hong Van, Thu Ha