Government instruction bans overlapping inspections at firms
The Government has issued an instruction on avoiding overlapping inspections carried out by inter-sectoral and competent forces such as police, customs officers and inspectors.

The instruction was
issued right after a conference between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and
businesses in Hanoi on May 17, where the Government received many opinions from
enterprises and associations as well as proposals of the Vietnam Chamber of
Commerce and Industry.
Minister, Chairman of
the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said at a press briefing on the same day
that Instruction No. 20/2017/CT-TTg aims to create the best possible conditions
for production and business activities on the basis of the Government’s
Resolution No. 35/2016/NQ-CP on business support and development until 2020.
The minister noted that
overlapping inspections have raised concerns among businesses as they affect
their production and business activities.
The issuance of the instruction demonstrated the Government’s prompt and drastic response in concerted efforts with agencies to support the development of enterprises, Dung said.
The issuance of the instruction demonstrated the Government’s prompt and drastic response in concerted efforts with agencies to support the development of enterprises, Dung said.
The instruction is
expected to change the mindset of about 4.9 million trading households which
have refused to transform into businesses due to concerns about taxes, fees and inspections.
The document makes it
clear the responsibility of units and agencies as well as of the municipal and
provincial People’s Committees for ratifying inspection plans since the
beginning of each year.
Each business will be
inspected or audited no more than once a year except cases where firms are
found to violate laws, Dung stressed.-VNA