(HBO) - The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province issued Decision No. 02 on January 2, 2019 to implement Resolution No.02 issued by the Government on January 1, 2019 on strengthening measures to improve the business and investment environment and increase the national competitiveness in 2029 with a vision to 2021.
It has assigned relevant agencies to build plans and action programmes, and indicators in accordance with Resolution No. 02/2019 /NQ-CP to organize the implementation in the locality.
Thanks to these efforts, the improvement of business and investment environment in Hoa Binh has recorded positive results, which are appreciated by investors.
The reception and settlement of administrative procedures at the public administrative service centre in the province have contributed to making it easier for organizations and individuals.
In 2019, the provincial People’s Committee held conferences to meet enterprises and cooperatives, as well as dialogues with businesses and investors operating in the locality.
Leaders from departments, sectors, the provincial People’s Committee and People’s Committees of districts and Hoa Binh city have worked with representatives from enterprises to listen to and timely address difficulties facing enterprises’ production and business activities.
Attention has been paid to promoting the province’s investment and business environment through attending business forums and organizing investment promotion activities in Australia and Taiwan (China).
A working delegation of Hoa Binh visited Mongolia to lure more investment.
Investment, tourism and agriculture promotion conferences were also held in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes, and Da Bac district.
Along with strengthening investment promotion activities, the local authorities also focused on accelerating administrative reform related to land and construction.
Land use and construction plans have been publicized, creating favorable conditions for enterprises to consider their investment in Hoa Binh. The time for resolving administrative procedures related to land and construction is faster than the time prescribed by law, without overdue dossiers.
The eTax service system has been applied in the locality with a number of new features to replace the electronic tax declaration and payment system. This is expected to be a premise for the concentrated one-stop-shop electric tax system, which will provide all electronic tax transaction services for businesses and individuals nationwide.
All enterprises in the locality implemented electronic tax declaration; all tax payment transactions were made online; and level-4 online public service reached over 90 percent.
The locality attached importance to the management reform and specialized inspection. The provincial inspection sector has well addressed overlaps in this field.
In order to gradually simplify administrative procedures, at the beginning of 2019, the provincial People's Committee issued a decision on the plan for administrative procedure control in the year. Sixteen out of 20 departments and sectors were asked to review 89 administrative procedures in 16 areas managed by provincial authorities.
Authorities of Hoa Binh city and districts took the initiative in formulating local review plans, and coordinated with departments and sectors to implement the work.
The reception and settlement of administrative procedures at the province’s public administration service centre recorded positive results. In order to evaluate the satisfaction level in settling administrative procedures, the centre distributed questionnaires to collect opinions from organizations and individuals.
With great efforts and creativity in improving the business and investment environment, last year, the provincial People's Committee approved investment plans for 52 new investment projects, including one foreign-invested project worth 4.1 trillion VND. It also granted investment licences to 400 enterprises with a combined capital of 7.1 trillion VND. The number of newly-established enterprises in the province increased by 3.2 percent, and the registered capital surged by 20 percent./.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 20 coordinated with Hai Dang Group Hoa Binh Seafood Company Limited to release 1.5 tonnes of fries into Hoa Binh Lake to regenerate aquatic resources, with a total value of 266 million VND (10,460 USD).
On the afternoon of November 16, Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, held a reception for a delegation from the Indian Embassy led by Ambassador Sandeep Arya. The delegation included the chairperson of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, embassy personnel, and Indian businesses operating in Vietnam. Accompanying Long at the meeting were leaders of the provincial People's Committee and representatives from various departments and sectors.
Hoa Binh province hosted the "Meet India 2024" conference on November 16, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral economic ties between Vietnam and India.
In recent times, with its core role in building and fostering great national unity, Cao Phong district's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has actively carried out its responsibilities and front work, and closely collaborated with member organisations to encourage locals to implement the Party’s guidelines, and the State’s policies and laws. At the same time, it has worked to promote the dynamism, creativity, and contributions of officials, Party members, and local people to help the district develop further.
From a type of bulb used as a seasoning for daily meals, thanks to the efforts of local authorities and farmers, shallots have become a commercial crop in Yen Thuy district, contributing to promoting the transformation of crop structure in agricultural production, bringing higher incomes to locals.
