Phu Tho Steps Up Efforts to Resolve Long-Delayed Projects and Unlock Development Resources

On the morning of July 16, a supervisory delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission (PCIC), led by Ha Quoc Tri, Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Chairman of the PCIC, held a regular supervisory working session with the Standing Board of the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee. The meeting focused on reviewing the province’s progress in resolving long-delayed and stalled projects in accordance with Plan No. 16-KH/UBKTTW, issued by the PCIC on May 5, 2026.

Mr.Ha Quoc Tri, Member of the Party Central Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission, delivers concluding remarks at the meeting.

Attending the working session on behalf of the province were Pham Dai Duong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Tran Duy Dong, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Bui Van Quang, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; along with the Provincial Party Committee’s Deputy Secretaries and members of its Standing Board.

Also attending were representatives of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for the Provincial People’s Committee, leaders of the Provincial People’s Committee, and directors of relevant provincial departments and agencies.

Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong addresses the meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Provincial Party Secretary Pham Dai Duong affirmed that Phu Tho has consistently focused on renewing its leadership, direction and governance methods to comprehensively address difficulties and obstacles facing long-delayed projects across the province. Projects subject to inspection conclusions issued by the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission have been identified as the highest priority, with the province aiming to resolve them completely by July 2026.

For the remaining projects, Phu Tho will continue working closely with the supervisory delegation to review each case and identify the most appropriate solutions. The Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee has instructed departments, sectors and local authorities to conduct a comprehensive review covering not only projects included in the Government Steering Committee’s System 751, but also all other delayed projects across the province, with the aim of developing a unified list and coordinated solutions.

Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Duy Dong presents the implementation report.

Presenting the implementation report, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Duy Dong said that a comprehensive review had identified 151 delayed projects, including both public investment projects and privately funded projects, requiring resolution. To date, information on 149 projects has been reviewed and entered into the Ministry of Finance’s System 751 database.

Through proactive and decisive action, the province has already resolved 50 projects. Of these, 30 projects have been officially terminated, with relevant departments carrying out final settlement procedures, revoking investment certificates and adding the sites to the province’s investment promotion portfolio for new qualified investors. Another 20 projects have had their major obstacles resolved, primarily through the completion of site clearance and adjustments to investment certificates allowing implementation schedules to be extended.

For the 26 priority projects that have received the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission’s support in principle, the province is developing detailed implementation plans, assigning clear responsibilities to each department and agency to ensure their complete resolution.

The remaining 75 projects have been categorised into 11 groups of obstacles, including violations in investor selection, projects awaiting court rulings, delayed implementation without inspection conclusions, issues related to Government Inspectorate findings, outstanding land-related financial obligations, difficulties involving land allocation and leasing, urban planning, housing, construction, public investment, overlapping defence and security land boundaries, build-transfer (BT) projects, and cases where investors have failed to actively implement their projects. Based on this classification, the province is applying appropriate mechanisms and policy solutions tailored to each specific situation.

During the meeting, members of the supervisory delegation and representatives of provincial departments openly discussed both objective and subjective causes behind each group of projects and proposed specific solutions and implementation roadmaps.

To improve the effectiveness of project resolution, Phu Tho proposed that the Government and central ministries promptly issue detailed guidance on the use of local budget funds to reimburse legitimate investment costs incurred when projects are terminated. The province also recommended reviewing and harmonising legal provisions governing investment, land, planning, construction, the state budget, and public investment to ensure greater consistency.

In addition, the province requested the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission to continue supporting the classification of projects, clarifying jurisdictional responsibilities, and promptly reporting issues beyond local authority to the competent central authorities.

In his concluding remarks, Deputy Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Ha Quoc Tri highly appreciated the strong sense of responsibility, initiative and determination demonstrated by the Standing Board of the Phu Tho Provincial Party Committee in implementing Plan No. 16-KH/UBKTTW.

He urged the province to further analyse and quantify project categories facing genuine difficulties so that appropriate special mechanisms could be proposed where necessary. He also instructed provincial departments and agencies to strengthen their advisory role in supporting the Standing Committee, the Standing Board of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People’s Committee, ensuring that no delayed project is overlooked.

Emphasising the guiding principle throughout the implementation process, Mr. Ha stated that resolving obstacles facing delayed projects is an objective and urgent requirement to unlock development resources and prevent waste. However, he stressed that under no circumstances should violations be legitimised. Serious violations must continue to be inspected, investigated, concluded and handled strictly in accordance with the law.

He also emphasised that enterprises benefiting from measures allowing projects to resume must fully fulfil all financial obligations to the State, ensuring that no loss or waste of State or public assets occurs.

Regarding tax-related and legal issues of a specialised nature, Mr. Ha acknowledged proposals from the tax authority and the province suggesting that only principal tax liabilities should be collected in cases where businesses face severe financial difficulties. He requested the province to consolidate these proposals into formal recommendations for submission to the competent authorities for consideration of special mechanisms.

For projects subject to conclusions issued by the Government Inspectorate, the State Audit Office or ongoing court proceedings, local authorities must strictly comply with all inspection conclusions and court judgments and must not handle such cases independently.

He added that the supervisory delegation would urge central judicial agencies to issue inter-agency guidance as soon as possible to ensure consistent legal interpretation and provide a solid legal basis for local officials to perform their duties with confidence.

Overview of the meeting.

Concluding the meeting, Ha Quoc Tri stressed that resolving long-delayed projects is one of the country’s key political tasks under the conclusions of the Politburo. He urged Phu Tho to strictly adhere to the established implementation schedule and submit monthly progress reports for consolidation and reporting to the Politburo.

He affirmed that the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission would continue to accompany the province through regular supervision and candid feedback to help Phu Tho accomplish this important task as effectively as possible.

Dinh Vu