Dong Nai to prioritize capital for investors with good disbursement

On March 17, Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee (PPC) and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, chaired a working session with relevant units to hear a report on the progress of public investment capital disbursement in the province. Ho Van Ha, Member of the PPC and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, also attended the meeting.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the PPC and Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, delivers concluding remarks at the meeting. Photo: Pham Tung

According to the Department of Finance, the total public investment capital plan in the province in 2026 is more than 27 trillion VND. The cumulative disbursement of public investment capital from January 1 to March 16 reached over 1 trillion VND, accounting for 3.75% of the assigned plan.

According to the assessment, in the first quarter of 2026, the disbursement rate of public investment capital in the province was not as high as expected. The reasons behind that include the following: in January 2026, investors focused on disbursing public investment capital of 2025 (permitted until January 31, 2026); in February 2026, due to the Lunar New Year holiday, many projects were still in the preparatory stage, so disbursement had not yet been carried out.

Ho Van Ha, Member of the PPC and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, speaks at the meeting. Photo: Pham Tung

To accelerate public investment disbursement in the coming time, the Department of Finance will closely monitor the disbursement progress of investors and promptly report to the Provincial People’s Committee on a weekly and monthly basis to issue flexible and practical management solutions in order to complete the public investment capital disbursement target in 2026.

At the same time, it will urge, inspect, and guide localities in implementing and disbursing public investment plans in accordance with the law and take the lead in coordinating with relevant agencies to track the implementation of the 2026 public investment plan.

In addition, the Department of Finance will report to the Provincial People’s Committee for consideration and handling of localities and investors whose disbursement rates remain below the provincial average for three consecutive months or those who violate regulations in the management and administration of public investment plans.

Speaking at the meeting, Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the PPC and Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, assessed that the province’s public investment disbursement progress in the first quarter of 2026 fell short of expectations. Some investors have not yet disbursed any capital to date. Thus, in the second quarter of 2026, investors and localities must accelerate disbursement to make up for the delay earlier in the year, as public investment capital disbursement plays a crucial role in the province’s goal of achieving double-digit economic growth in 2026.

Dinh Tien Hai, Director of the Provincial Construction Investment Project Management Board, reports on the board’s public investment capital disbursement progress. Photo: Pham Tung

Nguyen Van Ut, Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, requested the Department of Finance to review and monitor the situation, and by June 2026, investors failing to meet deadlines will have their capital reallocated to those with good public investment disbursement. Regarding site clearance, investors must closely follow and coordinate with localities to accelerate progress.

By Pham Tung - Translated by Minh Hong, Thu Ha