(HBO) – Vice General Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern province of Hoa Binh Nguyen Van Quang presided over a dialogue between the provincial People’s Committee with enterprises located in local industrial parks (IP) and foreign investors in the localities on July 20. The event drew 72 enterprises.
The provincial Department of Planning and
Investment delivered questionnaires to 72 local firms. As of July 17, it
received feedback from 13 enterprises in the IPs and foreign investors, 29 of
whom said they faced difficulties during the production and business process,
mostly in land use, ground clearance, land origin clarity, compensation for
land retrieval, as well as water and power supply. They also raised problems
relating to transportation, taxation, banking, labour, employment and
inspection.
The analysis of opinions showed that the number
of proposals pertaining to the quality of labour employed by the enterprises
has increased 2.5 times compared to the previous business dialogue held in
April 2017.
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Chairman of the provincial People's Committee addresses the dialogue.
At the dialogue, functional departments answered
a large number of questions raised by businesses and investors, while noting
down their recommendations related to ground clearance, environment and natural
resources, planning, management of planning, the granting of investment
licences, the construction of houses for workers in Luong Son Industrial Park,
as well as the quality of electricity supply for production, management of
oversized and overloaded vehicles, and incentives for investors.
Participating businesses and investors assessed
that the quality and effectiveness of the dialogue was significantly improved.
They also showed their pleasure at the response of local agencies and specific
guidance of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee on measures to
deal with requests of enterprises and investors.
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Chairman of the Hoa Binh Business Association Nguyen Cao Son proposes to
support local government in better managing planning for the implementation of
transport infrastructure projects.
Acknowledging recommendations of the businesses
and investors, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Quang
said that the organization of dialogues with enterprises in local IPs and
foreign investors is part of the province’s efforts to improve its investment
and business environment in accordance with Resolution 19 and Resolution 35 of
the Government on measures to enhance national competitiveness and support
business development to 2020.
The provincial People's Committee has renewed
and improved the quality of the dialogues, thus timely learning aspirations and
difficulties of enterprises and investors in order to give specific solutions
with clear timetable and individuals’ responsibility. This is expected to
create practical support to businesses and investors, assisting their
successful investment, while building a government accompanying with and serving
businesses and people for the overall development of the province.
The provincial leader also gave directions to
address the recommendations of enterprises and investors. Responding to
proposals of the provincial Business Association on issues related to planning
management, site clearance, construction of transport infrastructure, waste
treatment, the attraction of investment to promising fields in the province,
the provincial leader promised to work with different agencies to give specific
directions.
On opinions sent by Trung Son Cement Company on
the issues on the planning and the licensing of projects, Chairman of the
provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Quang assigned functional departments
and the People's Committee of Luong Son district to clarify and submit a report
on the issues before August 30.
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