Construction sand prices have changed dramatically, Deputy Prime Minister asked 7 ministries to join

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung requested seven ministries: Construction, Industry and Commerce, Finance, Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development Village, Science and Technology together implement the handling measures.

The above request was made by the Deputy Prime Minister at the meeting on construction sand prices with the Ministry of Construction, Finance, Justice, Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment at the end of March.

At this meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister said the number and stock of sand mines are gradually depleted. Some localities have demand for using big sand but no sand source in place; Some localities have not paid due attention to the management of sand and resource exploitation and have not taken measures to prevent speculation and storage of construction sand.

Construction sand prices have changed dramatically,Deputy Prime Minister asked 7 ministries to join

In addition, project owners and local authorities are passive in balancing the supply of sand, leading to high construction sand prices, affecting the progress of construction investment projects. and fixed unit price contracts, package contracts.

In order to ensure the construction progress of the works, the Deputy Prime Minister requests the ministries and branches to strengthen the management of sand and gravel in the localities, the demand for using, exploiting and transporting as construction materials. fill up; Frequent information about prices, supply, anti-speculation, hoarding to increase prices.

For Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and some localities that have great demand for sand and require the localities to synthesize specific needs, make planning and plans on supply of sand and gravel for building materials so as to take initiative in satisfying such demands. Sand, gravel for building and leveling.

Ministries, sectors and localities should also implement some solutions using artificial sand instead of natural sand and proceed not to use natural sand for the purpose of leveling.

For specific requirements, the Deputy PM asked the Ministry of Construction to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other relevant ministries to speed up the implementation of the Prime Minister’s decision on the promotion and handling of ash, gypsum as raw materials for construction materials and in construction works, which use ash, slag as fill materials to replace natural sand.

In addition, the Ministry of Construction should assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology in, promulgating technical instructions on the use of ash, thermal slag in backfilling for civil and industrial construction works; study the use of saline sand as building materials and leveling; To perfect technical standards and economic and technical norms on the use of artificial sand as building materials.

For unit price contracts, the package contract is affected by the change in sand prices. The Ministry of Construction shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance and concerned ministries and branches in, evaluating. The volume and value of contracts to be adjusted and reported to the Prime Minister.

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For the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Deputy Prime Minister requests the coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to forecast the situation of sand sedimentation in rivers, canals, estuaries and estuaries proposing management solutions. Management and exploitation of sand and gravel does not cause bank erosion.

The Ministry of Finance is tasked to study and amend Circular 44/2017 regulating royalty brackets for groups of resource types with similar physical and chemical characteristics to suit local realities, study tax policy to prioritize the development of the production and use of artificial sand and natural sand substitutes.

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