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According to the report at the meeting, although the world, regional and domestic economic situation still has certain difficulties, however, under the drastic and timely direction of the Provincial People's Committee right from the beginning of the year, , along with the efforts of all sectors and levels, the province's socio-economic situation in the first quarter had positive changes.

The growth rate of gross product (GRDP) in the first quarter of 2024 is estimated to reach 4.83 percent. This is a positive growth rate, the highest compared to the same period in the last 3 years. With this growth rate, Long An province ranks 6th out of 13 provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region. Of which, region 1 increased by 2.96 percent; Region 2 increased by 5.35 percent and region 3 increased by 6.22 percent, product tax minus product subsidies increased by 2.92 percent.

Agricultural production is focused on inspection and direction; Solutions to prevent and combat drought, water shortage, and saltwater intrusion in the province are proactively deployed. The total area of rice planted in 2024 is estimated at 291,806.6 hectares, reaching 58.1 percent of the plan, an increase of 8.64 percent over the same period.

The industrial production index in the first quarter increased by 4.33 percentover the same period, of which the processing and manufacturing industry increased by 3.92 percent. Investment promotion, attraction and support work is given attention, delegations are organized to visit and encourage businesses in early 2024. Capital construction investment is focused and directed, public investment capital planning is Allocated right from the beginning of the year, disbursement rate in the first quarter was quite good.

Regarding trade - services continue to develop. Total retail sales of goods and service revenue in the first quarter is estimated at 24,561 billion VND, up 12.77 percent over the same period. Import-export turnover increased sharply over the same period, cumulative export turnover from the beginning of 2024 is estimated to reach 1.8 billion USD (an increase of 18.5 percent), import turnover is estimated to be 1.14 billion USD, an increase of 14 percent, 52 percent; The global supply chain is gradually resuming, businesses proactively seek new markets.

As of March 27, 2024, total state budget revenue is 8,438 billion VND, reaching 39.64 percent of the estimate assigned by the province, an increase of more than 1.8 times over the same period. The operations of credit institutions are stable, capital mobilization and lending balances are growing; Bad debt ratio is controlled.

Cultural and social activities are focused and carried out according to plan; Dangerous diseases have generally decreased; Food hygiene and safety are guaranteed. The political security situation and social order and safety are basically stable.

Besides the achieved results, through assessment, the province's socio-economic situation still has some limitations such as: industrial production activities are still facing difficulties due to the general world situation; The labor utilization index of industrial enterprises decreased by 6.8 percent over the same period last year; The progress of investment implementation in key projects within and outside the budget has not met the set requirements; Teacher recruitment remains difficult and does not meet local needs.

Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc spoke to direct the meeting

Speaking to direct the meeting, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council - Nguyen Van Duoc emphasized that the task in the coming time is very heavy in the general context of many difficulties, so the Provincial People's Committee, all levels of industry must innovate thinking and working methods to be dynamic, creative, self-reliant, self-reliant, determined, drastic, applying the spirit of "dare to think; dare to speak; dare to do; dare to endure" responsibility; dare to innovate and be creative; dare to face difficulties and challenges; dare to act for the common good."

The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, departments and branches to focus on resolving difficulties and obstacles, especially in disbursement of public investment, overcoming bottlenecks in attracting investment, and paying attention to training. Human resources serving the process of industrialization, modernization,...

"I request all comrades to sit down and summarize, analyze carefully, get to the essence of the problem and ask for advice, look straight at the truth to have specific instructions. In particular, proactively do not wait for reminders, absolutely avoid thinking "reverse advice", being drastic must be more drastic, striving for the next quarter's results to be higher than the previous quarter, the heads of agencies must highlight the socio-economic benefits of the province" - Secretariat Provincial Party Committee letter reminded. In conclusion, the Provincial Party Secretary believes that the Provincial People's Committee, branches, units and party committees, and authorities at all levels in the province will continue to unite and be determined to achieve high results. most of the socio-economic development targets and tasks set out in 2024.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut spoke at the meeting

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Nguyen Van Ut received instructions from the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. He said that immediately after this meeting, the Provincial People's Committee will preside over and work with departments, branches and localities to focus on analyzing existing problems and limitations, and propose solutions to effectively implement the task of economic development socio-economy, notably the work of budget collection, disbursement of public investment, compensation for clearance of key works and projects and investment attraction.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested departments, branches and localities to perform well activities connecting supply and demand; training high-tech human resources; disease prevention in humans, plants and animals; In particular, there needs to be a proactive solution to respond to saltwater intrusion, overcome the lack of water for daily life and production, and not let it affect people's lives.

With a spirit of determination and determination, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that agencies, units and localities will focus on completing targets and key tasks in the second quarter as well as in the coming time to ensure quality, more effectively, coordinate more closely, and drastically implement the Provincial Party Committee Resolution in 2024, contributing to accelerating and reaching the early finish line of the Resolution of the 11th Provincial Party Congress./.

Reported by Binh An

Translated by NT