(HBO) - While COVID-19 was raging, production and business activities at many enterprises in Hoa Binh province were disrupted due to falling market demand or rising raw material prices and input costs. The introduction of pandemic prevention and control measures affected the production and distribution of goods, resulting in job insecurity and lower incomes for many workers. Businesses and cooperatives also found it difficult to access bank capital and rent production land.
To help businesses recover and develop production quickly,
the Provincial People’s Committee directed reductions of and payment extensions
to corporate income taxes. Photo taken at the Hai Hien Bamboo and Wood joint
Stock Company in the Mong Hoa Industrial Park, Hoa Binh City.
Chairman of the
Provincial Business Association Nguyen Cao Son said businesses operating in Hoa
Binh are mainly of small or micro-size, so were heavily affected by COVID-19,
especially by difficulties in investment capital and bank interest rates. Many were
unable to operate for long periods but still had to repay bank loans. They
therefore hope to receive direct support regarding interest rates to ease the financial
burden.
Replying to business
wishes, the Provincial People’s Committee has focused on resolving difficulties
facing enterprises and cooperatives and accelerating the recovery and
development of production and business activities. A number of solutions have
been determined, including the reduction of tax for businesses. In addition,
the Provincial People’s Committee has directed the implementation of 2 percent
per annum interest rate support for 2022 and 2023 for commercial loans for businesses,
cooperatives, and business households.
Along with
practical tasks and solutions being urgently deployed in the field of social
security and employment, Hoa Binh province has also mobilised and effectively
used resources and investment in infrastructure development, promoted
administrative reform, and improved the business investment environment,
boosting growth drivers and striving to reach targets set for the 2021-2025 period,
in which average annual gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth is to be 9
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.