Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has stressed that 2026 will be a decisive year to comprehensively address longstanding institutional bottlenecks, as the Government pushes for rapid and sustainable growth.

The year 2026 marks the first year of the 2026–2030 medium-term public investment plan and also features the largest-ever scale of public investment capital. Accelerating disbursement effectively from the early months of the year is therefore expected to create momentum for subsequent quarters, with the goal of achieving 95% of the annual plan.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) continued its first sitting on April 10 with group discussions on a wide range of socio-economic issues, alongside draft laws and resolutions, including a proposal on tax measures for petroleum products and aviation fuel.

Viet Nam’s total social investment rose strongly in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting improving investor confidence and a sustained recovery in the business climate, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

The Prime Minister underlined that public investment has consistently been identified as a key political task, with public investment disbursement results serving as one of the criteria for evaluating officials under Party regulations. Through state spending, public investment directly boosts aggregate demand and serves as an effective tool for regulating and stabilising the macroeconomy while safeguarding major economic balances.

Viet Nam allocated about 1.15 quadrillion VND (nearly 43.8 billion USD) for development investment in 2025, the highest ever recorded, the Ministry of Finance reported at its year-end review conference held in Ha Noi on January 6.

Viet Nam has a real opportunity to achieve rapid growth through 2045, provided it fundamentally changes the way value is created and ensures a sufficiently strong and reliable energy foundation, said Eric Van Vaerenbergh, an energy expert and lecturer at the Brussels Engineering School (ECAM).

Achieving double-digit economic growth in 2026 will hinge on pooling and deploying investment resources, with public funds playing a pivotal role, according to experts.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed Official Dispatch No. 237/CD-TTg dated December 6, 2025, calling for faster disbursement of public investment capital in the rest of the year.

National Assembly (NA) deputies on October 21 discussed in groups the implementation of the 2025 socio-economic development plan and the proposed plan for 2026, reviewing achievements, identifying intertwined challenges, and proposing key measures to sustain growth.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need for efforts to complete public investment disbursement by 100% for this year, with ministers, heads of sectors and leaders of localities promoting their leadership responsibilities, and relevant parties strengthening supervision, all for happiness of the people.

As the Government sets its GDP growth target for 2025 at 8.3–8.5%, public investment and key projects are positioned as critical drivers in achieving this goal. Accelerating the disbursement of investment capital will play a pivotal role in turning the Government’s growth ambitions into reality.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the draft Law on E-commerce and the allocation of public investment capital on September 22 as part of its ongoing 49th session.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed ministries, central agencies, and localities to ensure 100% disbursement of public investment capital in 2025, urging serious implementation of Government resolutions, directives, and instructions.

With only four months left until the end of 2025, more than 50% of the public investment capital disbursement plan still needs to be implemented. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested that by the end of the third quarter of 2025, the minimum disbursement rate should reach about 60% of the plan, and by the end of the year achieve 100% of the 2025 capital plan.

According to the Ministry of Finance, in the first eight months of 2025, public investment disbursement reached nearly 410 trillion VND, equivalent to 46.5% of the year’s plan, up about 135 trillion VND compared to the same period last year. This is the highest disbursement level in many years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 31 chaired the 19th meeting of the State Steering Committee for National Key Transport Projects, urging ministries, sectors, and localities to accelerate efforts to complete 3,000km of expressways by the end of 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered that the restructuring of local governments must not hinder the implementation of the critical national programmes addressing substandard houses, transport infrastructure, and public investment disbursement.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 22 chaired a national teleconference to speed up substandard housing eradication, key transport projects, and public investment disbursement.

After a sluggish start to the year, the pace of public investment disbursement showed marked improvement in May 2025, with over 199 trillion VND disbursed, an increase compared to last year.