DECISION No. 183/2004/QD-TTg OF OCTOBER 19, 2004 ON THE MECHANISM OF PROVIDING CENTRAL BUDGET CAPITAL SUPPORT FOR INVESTMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN LOCALITIES MEETING WITH SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the December 16, 2002 State Budget Law;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 60/2003/ND-CP of June 6, 2003 detailing and guiding the implementation of the State Budget Law;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 36/CP of April 24, 1997 promulgating the Regulation on Industrial Parks, Export-Processing Zones and Hi-Tech Parks;

At the proposal of the Minister of Planning and Investment,

DECIDES:

Article 1.-

1. Localities which meet one of the following conditions shall be considered for targeted support with investment capital from the central budget for investment in the construction of industrial-park technical infrastructure:

a/ The percentage of additional allocations from the central budget to local budgets over the local budget expenditures is over 60%;

b/ The industrial percentage in the local GDP is at least 10% lower than the industrial percentage in the national GDP.

The above-said conditions are determined on the basis of data of the year preceding the time of evaluation of projects on construction and commercial operation of industrial-park technical infrastructures (hereinafter referred collectively to as projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures) or the time the ministries or branches consider and submit to the Prime Minister the projects already permitted for investment.

2. Each locality, which meets the conditions prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, shall be considered for the central budget investment capital support for a project on construction of industrial-park infrastructure.

3. The capital support from local budget sources for investment in the construction of industrial-park infrastructures shall comply with the provisions of the State Budget Law.

Article 2.- To be considered for investment capital support from the central budget, projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures in localities meeting the conditions prescribed in Clause 1, Article 1 of this Decision must satisfy the following requirements:

1. Industrial parks are included in the national master planning on development of industrial parks, already approved by the Prime Minister, or have been permitted for being added to the planning in each period.

2. The investment in construction of industrial parks plays an important role in attracting investment for restructuring the economy, boosting the economic growth in localities, developing local branches and trades with advantages and competitive edges, relocating polluting production establishments into industrial parks.

3. Projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures have their investors being Vietnamese enterprises.

Article 3.- The level of central budget capital support for the construction of industrial-park infrastructures shall not exceed VND 60 billion for a project and be provided mainly to the following items and works:

1. Ground compensation and clearance.

2. Concentrated industrial-park wastewater treatment works.

Article 4.- The Prime Minister shall consider and decide on the levels of central budget capital support for projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures at the proposals of the provincial-level People’s Committees and on the bases of results of project evaluation by concerned ministries or branches.

Article 5.-

1. Annually, basing itself on the capability to apportion the central budget investment capital, demands and project execution situation, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and concerned agencies in, working out plans on the central budget support for projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures, and on that basis, to include them into the annual total State budget estimates, report thereon to the Government for submission to the National Assembly for consideration and decision strictly according to the provisions of the State Budget Law.

2. Annually, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the concerned ministries, branches and localities in, summing up and evaluating the implementation and efficiency of the central budget capital support for projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures, then report thereon to the Prime Minister.

3. The management and use of the support capital from the central budget for projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures shall comply with current regulations.

Article 6.- The presidents of the provincial/municipal People’s Committees shall have to direct and supervise the execution of projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures and bear responsibility before the Prime Minister for the purposes, results and efficiency of the use of the central budget support capital.

Article 7.-

1. This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. For projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures, which have, as permitted by the Prime Minister, enjoyed the central budget capital support before the effective date of this Decision, the investment capital support shall continue to comply with the Prime Minister’s previous decisions.

3. In cases where projects on construction of industrial-park infrastructures have been permitted by the Prime Minister for investment and approved for the central budget capital support before the effective date of this Decision, the investment capital support shall comply with this Decision.

4. The Minister of Planning and Investment and the Minister of Finance shall guide the implementation of this Decision.

Article 8.- The ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies and Government-attached agencies, and the presidents of the provincial/municipal People’s Committees shall have to implement this Decision.

Prime Minister
PHAN VAN KHAI