Only 10 SOEs approved for equitisation in eight months

Only 10 SOEs approved for equitisation in eight months

Only  一0 State-owned enterprises were approved for equitisation in eight months, far behind this year’s target of  八 五 SOEs. — Photo nhadautu.vn

HÀ NỘI — Only one State-owned enterprise (SOE) had its equitisation plan approved in August, lifting the total number of approved businesses this year to  一0 (nine companies and one civil service unit), Ministry of Finance data showed.

The number is far behind this year’s target of  八 五 SOEs.

The total value of these  一0 enterprises exceeded VNĐ 二 九. 五 trillion (US$ 一. 二 六 billion), of which VNĐ 一 五. 二 七 trillion belonged to the State.

Ending August, State-owned corporations and enterprises made VNĐ 三. 七 七 trillion from divestment, collecting VNĐ 九. 一 四 trillion for the State budget by selling the stakes at a higher price than book value.

Concerning the reasons for the delay, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ in July’s meeting pointed out major challenges, including the evaluation and approval of land use plan after equitisation, complicated pre-equitised auditing process of big corporations, the lack of determination of enterprises’ leaders and poor stock market conditions.

According to Đặng Quyết Tiến, director of the Corporate Finance Department under the Ministry of Finance, authorities needed to strengthen inspection and supervision, as well as sanction leaders of delaying SOEs. It is also necessary to revise the list of SOEs pending for equitisation and divestment and urge them to follow the plan.

If enterprises registered to equitise in  二0 一 七 but fail to do in  二0 一 八, these companies should be transferred to the State Capital Investment Corporation, the Government agency that oversees most SOEs, Tiến said. — VNS