Dong Nai urges faster public investment disbursement at commune level

A large number of communes and wards across Dong Nai City have recorded low disbursement rates, resulting in the overall disbursement of public investment capital allocated to commune-level People’s Committees remaining below the citywide average during the first half of 2026.

Tran Bien Ward has completed site clearance for the extended Nguyen Binh Khiem Road Project, which will connect Huynh Van Nghe Street with the Dong Nai Riverside Road.

Factors slowing capital disbursement

According to the Department of Finance, Dong Nai City still has more than VND25.8 trillion in public investment capital planned for detailed allocation to projects in 2026. Of this amount, more than VND6.3 trillion has been assigned to commune-level People’s Committees. As of June 17, nearly VND671 billion in public investment capital assigned to commune-level People’s Committees had been disbursed, equivalent to 10.5% of the allocated capital. This figure is significantly lower than the city’s overall average disbursement rate of nearly 31% during the same period. Notably, 80 out of 95 communes and wards had disbursement rates below the citywide average.

Tran Anh Tu, Deputy Director of the Department of Finance, explained that most projects managed by communes and wards are newly launched. During the first months of the year, localities primarily focused on completing project documentation and investment procedures, resulting in slow public investment disbursement.

According to Tang Quoc Lap, Chairman of the Long Khanh Ward People’s Committee, the ward was allocated nearly VND59.8 billion in 2026. Since this capital is allocated to new projects, with none carried over from previous years, the locality has had to complete investment preparation and contractor selection procedures before construction can begin. Although contractor selection has largely been completed, actual disbursement has yet to commence.

Ho Van Ha, Member of the City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Dong Nai City People’s Committee, emphasized that the end of September 2026 is the deadline for completing construction drawings and cost estimates for public investment projects managed by commune-level People’s Committees.

Meanwhile, Minh Hung Commune has been allocated more than VND91 billion in public investment capital from the city People’s Committee and and revenues derived from land use fees. However, its disbursement rate remains below 20% of the annual target. According to Le Khac Dong, Chairman of the Minh Hung Commune People’s Committee, the locality’s total public investment capital is allocated to 14 projects. To date, nine projects have begun disbursing funds, while five are still in the phase of contractor selection. Several transportation projects are facing land clearance issues because electrical infrastructure has not yet been relocated. Other projects have encountered shortages of construction stone, affecting both construction progress and capital disbursement.

Removing bottlenecks quickly

According to Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Dong Nai City People’s Committee, a large number of communes and wards continue to lag behind the citywide average. He noted that local authorities remain uncertain in determining investment priorities, while project preparation and advisory work for the People’s Committees of communes and wards have taken longer than expected. In particular, many localities have yet to identify key and strategic projects for prioritized funding allocation.

To accelerate the disbursement of public investment capital of localities, the City People’s Committee has instructed communes and wards to promptly develop detailed disbursement plans, implementation roadmaps and commitment schedules, which must be submitted to the Department of Finance for consolidation. The municipal People’s Committee will monitor the implementation by communes and wards based on their commitments and registered schedules.

Nguyen Duy Tan, Chairman of the Tran Bien Ward People’s Committee, said the ward is accelerating project appraisal and approval procedures to to enable early implementation. Additional personnel will also be assigned to speed up administrative processes. “Tran Bien Ward is committed to disbursing 70% of its allocated capital by September 30 and substantially completing its 2026 public investment disbursement by the end of November 2026,” he said.

According to leaders of Dong Phu Ward People’s Committee, four of the five projects funded in 2026 are already under construction, while the remaining project is expected to break ground in June. The ward aims to achieve a 50% disbursement rate by the end of June and fully disburse its allocated 2026 public investment capital by the end of October.

By Pham Tung - Translated by Mai Nga, Thu Ha