Excluding 5% of the local public investment plan, equivalent to VND30.67 trillion, earmarked for investment in the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway, the disbursement rate reached 57.2% of the plan assigned by the PM.

As of September 24, eight ministries and central agencies and 20 localities had disbursed funds at or above the national average. Among central agencies, the Ministry of National Defence had disbursed VND31.8 trillion, followed by the Ministry of Public Security with VND29.9 trillion and the Ministry of Construction with VND17 trillion.

Among localities, Hanoi posted the highest disbursement at VND101.6 trillion, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with VND89.5 trillion.

Regarding capital allocation, the Ministry of Finance said the 2026 public investment plan funded by the State budget totals VND1.02 quadrillion, including VND372.38 trillion from the central budget and VND650.22 trillion from local budgets.

​By the reporting date, VND1.01 quadrillion had been allocated in detail to tasks and projects, equivalent to 98.1% of the plan assigned by the PM after excluding VND15.01 trillion in additional local budget balancing capital.

Unallocated capital totalled VND19.76 trillion, or 1.9% of the assigned plan, involving six ministries and central agencies and 23 localities.

To accelerate disbursement in the remaining months, the Ministry of Finance asked ministries, central agencies and localities to implement the public investment disbursement scoring mechanism, ensuring realistic registered progress and complete, accurate and consistent data.

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