Promoting investment and socialization in the field of environmental protection

Collecting and processing garbage contributes to environmental protection

Allocate budget for environmental work

In the 2022-2024 period, the province will allocate a total budget of more than VND 478.4 billion from the state budget for environmental causes. Specifically, in 2022, nearly VND 156 billion will be allocated, in 2023 nearly VND 165 billion and in 2024 about VND 158 billion. This capital will focus on activities such as collecting, transporting, treating solid waste , investing in environmental infrastructure and supporting localities in waste management .

The allocation and use of the budget must comply with the expenditure list, ensuring that it reaches at least 1% of the total local budget expenditure as prescribed. Thereby, it contributes to significantly improving the environmental pollution situation in urban areas, industrial zones and concentrated residential areas.

In addition to the regular budget, the province also established an Environmental Protection Fund with an initial charter capital of VND10 billion allocated from the environmental career budget. According to the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment - Vo Minh Thanh, this fund is annually supplemented from many legal sources such as environmental protection fees for wastewater, emissions, mineral exploitation activities; aid, sponsorship, voluntary contributions from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals; compensation for environmental damage and other sources according to the law.

Not only stopping at technical support or budget allocation, the Environmental Protection Fund also implements lending activities with preferential interest rates to encourage businesses to invest in environmentally friendly projects. In order to manage capital well, for the right purpose, for the right subjects, the work of checking and supervising the progress of loan projects according to each disbursement stage and the production and business situation of customers is enhanced.

Currently, projects with preferential loans from the Environmental Protection Fund have been completed and put into operation, contributing to positive changes in environmental protection work in the province. At the end of the loan period, the investor repaid the loan on time, with no bad debt at the Environmental Protection Fund.

In addition, the Environmental Protection Fund also has the function of receiving deposits for environmental improvement and restoration for mineral exploitation activities; environmental protection deposits for scrap import and waste burial. Up to now, the Fund has received and managed deposits of 82 mineral exploitation projects in the province with the managed deposit amount of more than 30 billion VND. Every year, it monitors, urges and proposes strict handling of acts of late payment or failure to pay deposits according to regulations.

Promoting socialization, reducing pressure on the state budget

In order to increase non-budgetary resources, the province has actively promoted attracting socialized investment, especially in the field of solid waste and household waste treatment. Priority projects are models applying high technology and being environmentally friendly to improve treatment efficiency and limit negative impacts on the community. This is considered an inevitable direction, contributing to reducing financial pressure on the budget and promoting green economic development.

According to the Provincial People's Committee, many key projects have been and are being implemented in the province. Specifically, the Waste Treatment Plant in Tan Dong Commune, Thanh Hoa District, Long An Province, invested by Tam Sinh Nghia Development Investment Joint Stock Company, has been put into operation, contributing to solving the amount of domestic waste in the area. The project to upgrade the Thanh Hoa Waste Treatment Plant, with the goal of converting from traditional waste incineration technology to power generation technology, at the same time increasing the processing capacity from 300 tons/day to 500 tons/day.

The Green Environmental Technology Park in Tan Thanh Commune, Thu Thua District, invested by Vietnam Waste Treatment Company Limited, is being reviewed in scale and completing legal procedures before implementation. The Solid Waste Treatment Plant using incineration technology with a capacity of 300 tons/day in Tan Dong Commune, Thanh Hoa District, invested by Tri Viet Energy Company Limited, is expected to form a modern waste treatment cluster, creating advantages in scale and technology.

These projects not only help effectively handle waste but also create jobs, contribute to the budget and raise public awareness in preserving the living environment.

Although important results have been achieved, attracting socialized investment in the field of environmental protection still has some limitations. Notably, the diversification of investment capital sources is not strong, the rate of attracting foreign-invested projects in the environmental field is still low and most of them still depend on local budgets.

To overcome this, in the coming time, the province will continue to seek solutions to expand resources, strengthen cooperation, reform investment procedures, create an open environment to attract more domestic and foreign investors; at the same time, strengthen inspection and closely monitor environmental activities in industrial parks and clusters, ensuring economic development goes hand in hand with the protection of natural resources.

With continuous efforts in investment and socialization, the province has gradually built a synchronous and modern environmental treatment system, aiming at the goal of sustainable development and improving the quality of life for the people./.

Le Duc

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