It is one of the targets set under a Resolution on the city's socio-economicdevelopment plan in 2023, which has recently been approved by the People’sCouncil of Hanoi.
The resolution, setting 22 targets and 10 main groups of tasks in 2023, wasapproved at the 10th session of the 16-tenure People’s Council of Hanoi onDecember 10.
Under the resolution, the growth rate of GRDP is planned to increase by about 7%in 2023.
The resolution also aims for the growth rate of total export turnoverto increase by 6%; the consumer price index will be below 4.5%; the numberof public schools meeting national standards will increase by 81; and theunemployment rate in urban areas will be less than 4% in 2023.
The overall goal of the plan is to maintain stability and ensure major balancesof the economy, control inflation, and promote growth; continue to restructurethe capital city's economy; consolidate and develop new growth engines; as wellas improve the internal capacity, resilience and adaptability of the capital'seconomy.
The plan aims to focus on comprehensive and synchronous development of thefields of culture and education; effectively control diseases; ensure socialsecurity as well as improve people's material and spiritual life.
Besides, it will enhance the development of digitalinfrastructure, science and technology activities, innovation, creativity andstart-ups; strictly manage and effectively use land and resources, protect theenvironment, and actively respond to climate change; continue administrativereform, rearrange the apparatus, tighten discipline as well as raise theresponsibility of the head.
It will strengthen the application of information technology inState management, build digital government, improve the ranking of indicatorssuch as the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI), Public AdministrationReform Index (PAR Index), Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), andSatisfaction Index of Public Administrative Services (SIPAS); step up the fightagainst corruption, negativity and wastefulness; ensure national defence, localmilitary and social order and safety.
Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh, saidit is forecast that next year will continue to be a complicated andunpredictable year in terms of politics, security, economy and society.
Therefore, in order to fulfil the targets, the committee will drastically renewthe direction and administration on the principle of strictly abiding by theprovisions of the law and the working regulations of the Government;improve the effectiveness of the political system from the city to thegrassroots in the direction of serving people and businesses, thoroughlyovercome current shortcomings, he said.
It will also foster digital transformation of State managementactivities from traditional methods to information technology application, developdigital infrastructure to serve online public administrative services;establish the model of "Digital Government - Digital Citizen" todrastically stimulate the investment environment, he said.
Moreover, perfecting institutions, policies and long-term developmentorientation of the city will be also enhanced, he said.
It will also boost the coordination and supervision between the committee andthe Standing Committee of the People's Council, the City's National AssemblyDelegation, the city's Fatherland Front Committee and relevant agencies toachieve the targets, he said.
According to the report of the capital People's Committee, despitemany difficulties in this year, the city's GRDP recovered strongly, with thefollowing quarter seeing higher growth than the previous quarter. GRDPincreased by 9.69% in the first nine months of this year - the highest inrecent years; and the whole year’s GRDP is expected to expand 8.89%.
Total State budget revenue of the city this year is over 332.9 trillion VND (14billion USD), reaching 106.8% of the plan, about 2.7% higher than in 2021.
Total local budget expenditure of the city this year is estimated to be 100.5trillion VND (4.25 billion USD), reaching 94.1% of the assigned target./.