First quarter economic growth momentum remained, but slowing

City People's Committee in the evaluation of such a meeting (online) 1-2011 quarter, assessment of socio-economic city in March and first quarter, second quarter filled tasks - 2011.

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Chairman Duong Anh Dien city hosted the conference, attended with the Vice Chairman of the city.


In the opinion of the delegates, the city economic joy mixed quarter 1-2011 worry. Pleased by the city continued economic stability and development. Indicators such as total exports, freight, state budget next month ... always higher than the previous month. However, compared with GDP growth of 9.63% 1-2010 quarter, GDP growth slowed this year's first quarter, only 9.51%. The value of industrial production growth does not meet the proposed plan, reaching 12.75% - the lowest increase in 5 years (not to mention industrial production in 2009 was the impact of global recession bridge) - lower than the rate the national average (14.3%).


Cause the value of industrial production did not reach a quarter of the plan by some major industrial projects have problems, lack of stable operation. Specifically, Chinfon cement plant shutdown for maintenance, so 24 days was only 92.1% yield over the same period last year. Hai Phong thermoelectric power plant running at design capacity. If in January, the two units supplying electricity output reached 331 million kWh, then in February, and 3, fall into a "run alternately," the power output reached 160-180 million kwh. Besides, the recovery of the shipbuilding industry is not as expected (down 5.8% over the same period), manufacturing machinery, electrical equipment to reduce or not increase significantly. Along with fluctuations in exchange rates, raw material price increases affect the situation of production and business activities of enterprises ... In the context of such difficulties, the industrial growth rate reached 12, 75% is also positive. However, cities and industries related to appraising real growth, taking into account problems such as economic recession, shrinking markets ..., which make predictions on the next quarter and years as well as additional measures aimed at adapting the plan outlined in 2011.


Regarding the administration of the municipal People's Committee, the city specified by the Government Resolution 11 proposed by the plan to cut public investment of about 58 billion. Total savings of 10% recurrent cost budget of 9 months left in 2011 was 32.5 billion expected. Besides, the units do not stop buying new cars and other equipment is not really necessary to make lists of projects temporarily suspended, delayed expansion in 2011, includes 13 projects with a capital reduction more than 153.6 billion; strive to increase state budget revenue reached 7200 billion ...


Closing statement, Chairman of City People's Committee Duong Anh Dien confirmed, although in the context of the impact due to the country's economic problems, but focus on guiding the city aggressively to ensure economic development, ensure social security. He asked at all levels, sectors and units related capacity building, calm, transparent policies, programs and actions of city government. Immediately, in the second quarter of implementation of 13 measures to promptly remove the obstacles and difficulties of enterprises in the area to create conditions for these units to boost production, export, increase and improve higher trade promotion activities, search market, plans to regulate and supply electricity to ensure reasonable economic development and people's lives, focus on improving investment efficiency, increased revenues and expenditure; actively review and assign priorities to appropriate funds for capital projects can be completed in 2011. High concentration for the clearance of the VSIP project, Trang Due ..., particularly, prior to handing over finished 31-3 on the highway project in Ha Noi-Hai Phong; centralized deployment work for the election of deputies to the National Assembly and 13 representatives of the Council for 2011-2016 term, according to the content and schedule