On the morning of June 9, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tri and many delegates questioned Minister Nguyen Van The about the non-stop late completion of toll collection, whether there are group benefits.
Delegate Dang Hong Sy, Head of the Binh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee, asked that the implementation of toll collection has not stopped since 2015 and must be completed across the country in 2019. But so far this has not been completed. The Prime Minister directed that it must be completed before June 30 this year “nearly impossible to achieve”. What is the cause of this situation? The Deputy Prime Minister requested that if a station does not install toll collection without stopping, it must discharge the station, can it be done?
Minister The said that in 2015, the Government implemented toll collection non-stop. This is a new technology, making travel convenient and ensuring publicity and transparency. However, the implementation process has many obstacles, partly due to people’s habits. Technology in the implementation process has technical errors.
The whole country has 113 BOT stations, which must complete the toll collection without stopping in 2019, but “the ministry has made great efforts but has not been able to complete it”.
Delegate Dang Hong Sy. Image: National Assembly Media
As for the 28 stations of Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC), under the Capital Management Committee, due to problems with restructuring, VEC did not have funding for implementation. The government has had many meetings, so far the mechanism has been resolved. Two days ago, VEC signed contracts with credit institutions to deploy non-stop toll collection.
According to the direction of the Prime Minister, by June 30, all BOT stations, except for VEC, must complete non-stop toll collection. Particularly, VEC’s stations will be completed by the end of July. Mr. The affirmed that “so far the progress is basically guaranteed”. The government this time is very adamant, if the stations have not been completed by the end of June, they will stop collecting tolls and only collect them when they are done.
Up to now, the whole country has pasted 3.2 million non-stop toll cards out of a total of 4 million cars, accounting for 69%. At the beginning of June, the Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway collected 100% of the tolls without stopping and performed very well, Mr. The provided information.
Participating in the debate with Minister The about the non-stop toll collection installation, delegate Nguyen Anh Tri (former Director of the Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion), reminded “Minister probably remember, when I first took office, I questioned about BOTs”.
“The minister at that time promised me firmly that by 2019 I would complete the installation of toll collection without stopping. But all this time we have worked half-heartedly, indecisively, without a deadline. Many places work but only one or two streams on a lot of channels through the toll booth, it’s very strange,” said Mr. Tri.
Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri. Image: National Assembly Media
According to Mr. Tri, the non-stop toll collection on BOT routes must be transparent about money collection and financial activities. “Voters believe that the slow implementation of toll collection is due to fraud and group interests. Is it true or not, this question must be answered,” delegate Nguyen Anh Tri said, and said that it should be withdrawn. experience to deploy BOT projects nationwide in the coming time.
In response, Minister The said that the reason each BOT station usually has only two toll lanes without stopping is because “if you don’t have a lot of cards, but there are many automatic toll lanes, it will be very difficult”. The installation of toll collection does not stop related to the people, so it is very sensitive, the authorities, including the Ministry of Public Security, are very interested.
“So far, no group interests have been detected between state agencies colluding with investors. If there is any problem inside, any violation will be handled according to the law. I think we have a mechanism to inspect and supervise this,” Minister The affirmed.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The. Image: National Assembly Media
However, delegate Nguyen Thi Phu Ha (Deputy Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee) raised the opposite problem: “The minister said that by the end of June, if any station does not complete the installation of toll collection without stopping, it must discharge the station. So what is the legal basis to force the discharge of the station when the financial plan is not adjusted for investors?Related to the fact that the toll revenue source does not stop, the fact is that the state budget refunds investors. who is responsible for the budget money?”.
According to Ms. Ha, the installation of toll stations does not stop there are many obstacles, many BOT projects do not achieve the required financial plan. “Now, more content has arisen about non-stop fee collection. So how has the ministry adjusted the financial plan for businesses to ensure the interests of investors and the business investment environment of Vietnam? “, Mrs. Ha raised the problem.
The progress of toll collection does not stop until April 2022. Graphics: Tien Thanh – Doan Loan
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