"Final stretch" to meet public investment capital disbursement target

With just over 20 days left before the end of 2025, this is also the remaining time for Dong Nai Province to complete the goal of disbursing all public investment capital sources assigned by the Prime Minister in the annual plan.

The project to upgrade and expand Provincial Road 753 and build the Ma Da Bridge, in the section running through Tan Loi Commune (Dong Nai Province), is currently under construction. Photo: Pham Tung

More than VND 6 trillion pending disbursement

In 2025, Dong Nai Province was allocated nearly VND 37 trillion in public investment capital by the provincial People’s Committee, with almost VND 32 trillion assigned under the Prime Minister’s plan, while more than VND 5 trillion was additionally allocated by the provincial authorities.

As of November 25, 2025, Dong Nai had disbursed nearly VND 16 trillion in public investment capital, equivalent to almost 43% of the amount allocated by the province. Excluding more than VND 9.2 trillion in planned capital, including over VND 8 trillion for the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the western North–South Expressway, for which the National Assembly has approved an extension of disbursement through the end of 2026, and an additional VND 1.2 trillion in newly assigned funds as the province’s disbursement rate stands at over 57%. This accomplishment exceeds the national average disbursement rate of 56.6%. Meanwhile, based on the capital plan assigned by the Prime Minister, Dong Nai’s public investment disbursement rate has reached 70%.

According to the Department of Finance, in recent months, many project owners have made considerable efforts to accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital. Of the 41 project-managing units assigned capital in 2025 by the provincial People’s Committee, 29 had achieved disbursement rates higher than the national average as of November 25, 2025. Among them, four prominent units with large capital allocations reported high disbursement rates: Project Management Unit Area 1 (Bien Hoa) reached 93% of its allocated plan; PMU Area 7 (Xuan Loc) reached 83%; PMU Area Dong Phu reached 79%; and the Nhon Trach Branch of the Land Development Center reached 74%.

According to Tran Anh Tu, Deputy Director of the Department of Finance, based on the total amount disbursed as of November 25, Dong Nai must still disburse over VND 6.7 trillion within the remaining days of 2025 to fulfill the whole public investment plan assigned by the Prime Minister. This figure is calculated after excluding more than VND 9.2 trillion in planned capital for the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the western North–South Expressway and newly added capital.

Racing against time

Nguyen Ton Trong, Director of Project Management Unit Area 1, said that in 2025, the unit was allocated VND 730 billion in public investment capital. As of mid-November 2025, more than 90% of this amount had been disbursed. With around VND 73 billion remaining, the unit is accelerating its efforts to complete disbursement and meet its 2025 target.

“The remaining funds are being focused on road and embankment construction projects along the Dong Nai River, as well as the construction of 4 schools and 5 healthcare stations,” Trong said.