(HBO) – Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the lives of people and workers in Hoa Binh, like elsewhere, more difficult. Local authorities have initiated various support activities to the benefit of needy workers and impoverished people, helping them overcome hardships.


 Hoa Binh province takes effective measures to help enterprises maintain production in the "new normal.” Production at Global Sports Co., Ltd. at Mong Hoa Industrial Park in Hoa Binh city.

Bui Tien Luc, Chairman of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee, said on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, the province delivered nearly 24,000 gift packages totaling 5.96 billion VND to those who rendered great services to the nation; and provided 13.6 billion VND worth of aid to poor households.

Local departments and units have strictly enforced the provincial People Committee’s Plan 208/KH-UBND dated November 8, 2021, on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19 to not only protect people’s wellbeing but also boost socio-economic recovery. Over 5.15 billion VND has been provided to 11 companies to help them pay salaries for a total of 1,548 workers while nearly 41,200 workers have been entitled to a reduction of premiums for occupational accident and disease insurances.

They also have accelerated communication campaigns to raise public awareness of the government’s policy credit scheme for employers and workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Soft loans will be provided to support the creation of jobs, purchase and lease of social housing apartments for factory workers, and house repair and construction.

The province has also drastically resolved challenges facing tax payers, through payment deferral of corporate, personal income, value-added, special consumption and land taxes last year. It has slashed land lease fees and corporate income tax by 30 percent for pandemic-hit enterprises.

These form part of the province’s efforts to fulfill a consistent goal of improving and enhancing the people's living standards, increasing social welfare, social security and leaving no one behind./.

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