Attending the meeting were members of the povincial Party Committee’s Standing Board, leaders of the People’s Council, People’s Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, along with heads of departments and agencies. The meeting was connected online to communes and wards across the province.

In April, authorities at all levels and sectors focused on implementing socio-economic development tasks and the state budget plan for 2026, accelerating the disbursement of public investment capital, strengthening price and market control, ensuring supply-demand balance of goods, food safety, political security, social order, traffic safety, and fire prevention.

Total retail sales were estimated at 3,856 billion VND (146.29 million USD), up 13.6% year-on-year. Export value reached approximately 10.9 million USD, with key exports including coffee, tea, cassava-based products, sugar, and bananas. State budget revenue was projected at 304 billion VND. 

The province continued to prioritise major projects such as the Hoa Binh – Moc Chau expressway section through Son La and inter-level schools in border areas. As of April 22, 2026, public investment disbursement exceeded 893 billion VND, equal to 22.47% of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister and 26.69% of the detailed allocation plan. Cultural, educational, healthcare, and social welfare sectors received due attention, while national defence and security remained stable and external relations were maintained.

At the meeting, participants provided feedback on draft reports, decisions, and proposals, including the list of commune-level areas eligible for investment incentives in Son La; mechanisms for handling administrative procedures for investment projects; coordination regulations among agencies in appraising, managing, monitoring, and evaluating investment projects; a roadmap for technological innovation in key economic sectors through 2035; and the 2026 digital transformation plan.

In his concluding remarks, the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee urged departments, sectors, and localities to closely follow assigned tasks and implement solutions decisively to accelerate public investment disbursement, aiming to achieve 100% of the 2026 plan set by the Prime Minister. He also emphasized the need to resolve bottlenecks in delayed projects, strengthen accountability of leaders with clear responsibilities, timelines, outputs, and authority, and intensify support for businesses by addressing difficulties related to administrative procedures, land, minerals, site clearance, and production activities.