Provincial People's Committee discusses solution to remove difficulties for production and business in responding to Covid-19 epidemic

18/03/2020 15:25

(BNP) - In the morning of March 16, Provincial People's Committee held a conference to discuss urgent tasks and solutions to remove difficulties for production and business, and ensure social security in responding to the Covid-19 epidemic. Ms. Nguyen Huong Giang, Deputy Secretary of Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired.

Chairwoman Nguyen Huong Giang speaks at the Conference

At the conference, in the face of complex outbreak of Covid-19 epidemic, representatives from businesses proposed the provincial People's Committee, departments and functional agencies to take measures such as loan rescheduling, interest rate reduction, land rent reduction, extension of tax payment for tax, social insurance; unemployment insurance for workers temporarily absent from work; acceleration of goods clearance to ensure the supply of raw materials; connection for purchasing face masks and medical equipment to serve production and business; support for enterprises in industrial craft complex to innovate operation model…

Delivering the closing speech, Chairwoman Nguyen Huong Giang emphasized that this is an opportunity to meet and encourage businesses as well as listen and accompany enterprises to overcome difficulties affected by Covid-19 epidemic. In the past time, Bac Ninh province has actively and implemented comprehensive prevention and control of the epidemic while ensuring economic development. She further informed that the Covid-19 epidemic affected the economic development not only the outbreak nations but also at global level. However, businesses in the province develop stably and proactively adjusted appropriate production and business plans. With the spirit of overcoming difficulties of Vietnamese people, the Chairwoman hoped businesses to continue resolving difficulties, and accompanying with the province to achieve set goals in 2020.

Ms. Giang affirmed that Bac Ninh province would create the best conditions for businesses in the province to carry out their production and business plans and minimizing epidemic impact. The Chairwoman urged departments and branches to study and advise the provincial People's Committee on measures for above difficulties in accordance with laws.