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CONCLUSION OF THE PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN XUAN PHUC AT THE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRIME MINISTER AND ENTERPRISES WITH THE THEME "STRIVE TOGETHER, CONQUER CHALLENGES, SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES, REVIVE ECONOMY"

On May 9, 2020, at the International Convention Center, the Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Deputy Prime Ministers, chaired a conference between the Prime Minister and enterprises, with the theme "Strive together, conquer challenges, seize opportunities, revive economy” via online channel between the Government, the Prime Minister, and Ministries, agencies, local governments, and business community, for the first time being broadcast live on VTV1 of Vietnam Television. Attending the Conference at the International Convention Center as the main location of live broadcast and joining from premises of Ministries, agencies, local governments as 97 secondary locations of live broadcast were Government’s members, the Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy; the Head of Governmental agencies; the Secretary of provincial Party Committees, the President of People’s Committees of provinces or central-affiliated cities; the Heads of  Vietnamese Fatherland Front, the Supreme People’s Court, Central Propaganda Department of the Communist Party, Central Economic Department of the Communist Party, Committees of Finance - Budget, Economics, Social Issues , Legislation of the National Assembly, Office of the Party Central Committee, Office of the National Assembly, Office of the President, National Financial Supervisory Commission, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Vietnam Union of Cooperatives, Vietnam Youth Union, Vietnam Farmers’ Union, Vietnam Women's Union, Steering Committee for Enterprise Innovation and Development, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, international organizations and nearly 6,000 delegates from business associations, industry associations and typical enterprises; about 800,000 enterprises, 5 million household businesses and the people nationwide watched the Conference live on Vietnam Television.

After hearing reports and presentations of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, the State Bank of Vietnam, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Government’s Office, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the speeches of typical international organizations and enterprises at the Conference, the Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc concluded as follows:

1. The Covid-19 pandemic has hit hard many aspects of our country's socio-economic life, the political system, the business community and the people of the whole country, with singleness of mind, have joined efforts and cooperated closely to prevent the pandemic.  So far, Vietnam has effectively controlled the pandemic, initially prevented new community infection and has been highly appreciated by the international community, businesses and the people; further has established a “new normal state”, and has determined to implement the “dual goals” to both prevent the pandemic and resolve difficulties to boost the business and revive the economy.

Covid-19 is not only a pandemic, but also an opportunity for Vietnam in economic development. The Prime Minister calls on the business community and the people nationwide, together with the Government, to further strive and conquer difficulties and challenges caused by the pandemic, take initiative in making fundamental changes, innovation, seize opportunities and revive and develop the economy and society in Vietnam, make achievements and fulfill the highest goals and tasks of socio-economic development in 2020 set out by the Conclusion of Central Party and Resolutions of the National Assembly and the Government.

2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall urgently consider and address proposals of the business community and relevant agencies at the Conference within the competence and assigned functions and tasks with a drastic spirit in order to resolve difficulties, explore all possible solutions to foster the business; focus on immediately performing tasks and solutions under competence; promptly report to superior bodies on issues beyond their authority to free resources for business and promote investment; thoroughly dismiss officials and public employees who cause difficulties and harassment to the people and enterprises, and eliminate the stagnation and irresponsibility in a number of ministries, agencies and local governments recently, especially at the grassroots level.

3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall take charge and cooperate with the Government’s Office and concerned agencies in studying and acquiring all comments, recommendations and opinions of delegates and enterprises attending the Conference and via online channel, finalizing the draft Government’s Resolution on tasks and solutions to continue to remove difficulties for business, promote disbursement of public investment capital and ensure the social safety and order in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, and then submitting the final draft to the Prime Minister for consideration; in which please note the following:

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- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, the People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall, according to their assigned functions and tasks, promulgate specific action plans to implement the above-said Resolution, including specific and practical solutions on monetary and fiscal policies to support business, paying attention to maintaining macroeconomic stability; continuing to simplify administrative procedures, reforming inspection procedures, strengthening post-inspection, improving the business environment, reducing costs and create favorable conditions for the people and businesses, seizing opportunities for economic recovery after the epidemic; paying special attention to vulnerable businesses and workers, and hard-hit small and medium-sized enterprises by the epidemic; addressing proposals of enterprises quickly, according to their competence, without pushing responsibilities out to slow down and lose business opportunities of enterprises.

- Request Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, and Presidents of the People's Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities to create an environment which is very favorable, open and timely for enterprises to develop, and dismiss officials who harass and cause difficulties to businesses.

- The Ministry of Finance shall take charge and cooperate with other ministries and central agencies in reviewing and proposing the extension, exemption and reduction of a number of charges and fees in order to remove difficulties for enterprises. Any case beyond the authority should be reported to the Government, the Prime Minister for consideration.

- The State Bank of Vietnam shall direct credit institutions to radically reduce operating cost to further reduce the interest rates of existing loans and new loans, support and keep enterprises and the people company to overcome difficulties.

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall seek possible solutions to ensure input materials for business, overcome supply disruptions, consolidate the domestic market, diversify export markets, boost trade promotion, seek new markets for goods temporarily suspended from export; take advantage of signed free trade agreements, especially EVFTA, CPTPP.

- The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall consider renewing work permits for experts, business managers, technical workers who are foreigners working at enterprises; granting new work permits to experts, business managers, technical workers who are foreigners to replace those who are not allowed to return to Vietnam; establish programs to provide training and advancement of skills for workers to support adapting to the circumstances of the "new normal state", and be ready to receive capital flows and production facilities of FDI enterprises shifted to Vietnam.

- The Ministry of Public Security shall take charge and cooperate with local governments in taking measures to ensure security, social order and safety, which helps create a stable and safe environment for investors and enterprises to do business; take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Health in applying special entry procedures to foreign experts working on investment and business projects in Vietnam to enter Vietnam, ensuring compliance with disease prevention requirements and facilitating business promotion.

4. Business associations, industry associations and enterprises continue to uphold the national spirit, promote the initiative, creativity, self-reliance and innovate business and production models, restructure enterprises, improve administration capacity, human resources, apply scientific and technological advances, turn challenges to opportunities, create new values, pay attention to serve domestic needs, expand markets, and create momentum for sustainable and breakthrough development.

5. The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry shall take charge and cooperate with the concerned agencies in continuing to take account of problems, difficulties and proposals of the business community, thereby propose solutions and initiatives to improve business environment, enhance national competitiveness, promote enterprises 'participation in public-private partnerships, raise enterprises' competitiveness; and then report these solutions and initiatives to the Prime Minister, and send to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consolidation and finalization of the above-said Resolution of the Government before May 16, 2020.

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Mai Tien Dung

Thông báo 183/TB-VPCP năm 2020 về kết luận của Thủ tướng Chính phủ Nguyễn Xuân Phúc tại Hội nghị Thủ tướng Chính phủ với doanh nghiệp với chủ đề "Cùng nổ lực, vượt thách thức, đón thời cơ, phục hồi nền kinh tế" do Văn phòng Chính phủ ban hành