Directive 23/2001/CT-TTg

The Prime Minister instructs the ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the Government, the presidents of the People�s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities, the chairmen of the managing boards and the general directors of Corporations 91 to expeditiously perform several tasks in the remaining months of 2001 as follows:

The ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies and the heads of the agencies attached to the Government shall have to take initiative in revising the current procedures and regulations in order to immediately abolish complicated contents and procedures as well as improper regulations, which are obstructing the work of production administration and development.

The industrial, agricultural and manufacturing sectors directly involved in export of such items as petroleum, agricultural products, aquatic products, textiles and garments,� shall have to take initiative and be more active in working out solutions to boost production in the remaining months of 2001, striving for the overfulfillment of set plans. The Ministry of Finance shall coordinate with the ministries and branches in actively and efficiently implementing the export reward mechanism with a view to encouraging in time and further boosting the goods consumption; at the same time, study and propose to the Government the expansion of subjects and goods items entitled to support in order to increase the volume of export goods in the last months of 2001. To well organize the payment of commercial brokerage commissions, even for Vietnamese representative individuals and agencies in foreign countries so as to encourage the exploration and expansion of export markets and market share.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall expeditiously deploy the implementation of the Prime Minister�s decisions on supplementing the 2001 State budget spending task and adding State budget capital source to the 2001 development investment.

The Development Assistance Fund should work out more active solutions to mobilize domestic capital sources; well effect the lending and interest rate support; take appropriate measures to evaluate and specifically determine high-feasibility projects for quick disbursement; closely coordinate with the Finance Ministry and the concerned agencies in expeditiously implementing the Regulation on Export Support Credit so as to increase goods export in terms of both quantity and structure in the whole country for the remaining months of 2001.- (Summary)