IN 2018, TO STRIVE TO ACHIEVE GDP GROWTH OF 6.7% On December 21, 2017, the A
number of criteria on social and economic in 2018 approved by the Government at the Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP dated January 01, 2018.
In particular, to strive to achieve the gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.7%, and control the average consumer price index (CPI) at around 4%; to increase inspections and examinations and report to competent authorities on plans to handle tax debts which cannot be recovered, thus reducing the tax debt rate to below 5% of the total state budget revenue; To ensure the import and export balance, strive to increase the total export value by 8%-10% over 2017; To strive to increase the total value of goods retail and consumption service by 10%....
On administrative reform, the Government emphasizes to strongly step up administrative reform; in 2018, to strive to reduce by 2.5% public non-business units; reduce by 1.7%
the civil servant payroll; reduce by at least 2.5% state budget-salaried non-business staff members as compared to the 2015’s figure.
Besides, raising the quality and effectiveness of the reception of citizens, handling of petitions and implementation of decisions on handling of complaints or denunciations, trying to achieve over 85%.
On environmental protection, to strictly implement the policy on closure of natural forests and regulations on forest protection and development, biodiversity conservation, striving for achieving the forest coverage rate of about 41.6%; to strive for the objective of 88% of operating industrial parks and export processing zones having a centralized wastewater treatment system up to environmental standards.
