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| The 15th National Assembly approves a Resolution on Vietnam’s socio-economic development plan for 2026__Photo: VNA |
The 15th National Assembly (NA) on November 13 approved a Resolution on Vietnam’s socio-economic development plan for 2026, setting 15 major targets, including the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 10 percent or higher.
The resolution was adopted with 429 deputies voting in favor, accounting 90.51 percent of the total number of NA deputies.
According to the resolution, Vietnam aims for GDP per capita reaching to between USD 5,400 and USD 5,500, and the proportion of the processing and manufacturing industry accounting for about 24.96 percent of GDP. The average annual increase in the consumer price index (CPI) is targeted to around 4.5 percent, while labor productivity is expected to grow by approximately 8.5 percent.
Other key targets include agricultural labor making up 25.3 percent of the workforce, 29.5 percent of workers having degrees or certificates, and keeping the urban unemployment rate below 4 percent. The multidimensional poverty household rate is expected to fall by 1-1.5 percentage points.
The plan also sets social development goals, such as 15.3 doctors and 34.7 hospital beds per 10,000 people, health insurance coverage of 95.5 percent of the population, and at least 15 percent of communes meeting new-style rural standards under the 2026-30 national criteria.
In terms of environmental management, the Resolution targets a 95 percent rate of urban solid waste collection and treatment and a 95-percent rate of industrial zones and export processing zones equipped with centralized wastewater treatment systems meeting environmental standards.
The NA urged the Government to continue prioritizing growth in tandem with maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, and ensuring major economic balances including public debt and budget deficit within prescribed limits.
The Government was asked to accelerate institutional reform, strengthen law enforcement, and promote administrative simplification and digital transformation to improve the business climate and attract investment. Stronger efforts are also required to prevent corruption, wastefulness, and misconduct in all sectors.
Lawmakers emphasized the need to build a new growth model driven by science, technology, innovation and digital transformation, while speeding up industrialization and modernization. Strategic infrastructure development will remain a top priority, particularly in transport, energy, digital connectivity, and logistics networks linking regions and international gateways.
The resolution highlights the importance of developing high-quality human resources for priority and emerging industries, boosting scientific research, innovation, and technology transfer. It also calls for further investment in cultural industries, social welfare, and improvements in living standards.
Environmental protection and climate change response are identified as integral to sustainable development. The Government is tasked with enhancing the efficient use of natural resources, reducing pollution, and harmonizing economic growth with environmental preservation.
