Dong Nai accelerates public investment disbursement from outset of the year

This directive was the key message underscored by Member of the Provincial Party Committee (PPC) and Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee Ho Van Ha at a working session with departments, agencies and relevant units on February 26 to review the streamlined list of public investment projects for 2026 and examine plans for organizing a conference to review public investment disbursement in 2025 across the province.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Ho Van Ha speaks at the working session. Photo: Pham Tung

According to Vice Chairman Ho Van Ha, Dong Nai has set a target of fully disbursing 100 percent of its public investment capital in 2026. Accordingly, by the end of November 2026, disbursement across the province must be basically completed. At present, as weather conditions remain favorable, projects under construction are required to mobilize maximum workforce and machinery to accelerate progress, thereby avoiding the situation of “handling paperwork in the dry season and carrying out construction in the rainy season,” which would affect the pace of capital disbursement. Investors and contractors must strictly follow the Provincial People’s Committee’s directive to promptly resume construction right after the Lunar New Year 2026, ensuring that no delays or prolonged slowdowns occur after the break.

Meanwhile, to accelerate the disbursement of public investment funds in 2026, units and localities have been urged to focus on coordination and speed up compensation and site clearance to support project construction.

Vice Chairman Ho Van Ha assigned the Department of Finance (DoF) to reassess project priority criteria, along with proposals and recommendations from investors, and to finalize the dossier for the streamlined 2026 public investment list for submission to the Provincial People’s Committee before March 15, 2026, so that it can be reported to the Provincial Party Executive Committee and the Provincial Party Standing Committee for review and feedback. A conference reviewing 2025 public investment disbursement must also be organized before March 15, 2026.

Deputy Director of the DoF Tran Anh Tu presents the streamlined 2026 public investment list for the province. Photo: Pham Tung

According to the DoF, total public investment capital allocated to Dong Nai in 2026 exceeds 27 trillion VND, including more than 889 billion VND from the central budget and nearly 26.3 trillion VND from the local budget. After mandatory savings are deducted in accordance with regulations, the remaining local budget capital under the allocation authority exceeds 25 trillion VND.

In recent times, in line with directives from the Provincial People’s Committee to review the urgency of projects under the 2026 public investment plan, the DoF has coordinated with investors to reassess projects and propose suspending, slowing, or postponing capital allocation for projects deemed non-urgent or lacking sufficient cleared land. Priority will instead be given to nationally essential projects, key works, digital transformation initiatives, healthcare facilities, schools, and projects aligned with the provincial master plan.

By Pham Tung – Translated by M.Nguyet, Minho