A corner of Hai Phong city. Legislators are debating the draft resolutions on exclusive policies and mechanisms for the development of Hai Phong, and Nghe An, Thanh Hoa and Thua Thien-Hue on October 27 morning. (Photo: nld.com.vn)According to the draft resolutions, the central provincesof Nghe An and Thua Thien-Hue will be entitled to receiving loans with totaloutstanding balance not exceeding 40 percent of their budget revenues while thepercentage is 60 percent for the northern city of Hai Phong and the centralprovince of Thanh Hoa.
The resolutions also detail the limit of targetedadditional allocations provided from the State budget to the four localitiesand a number of exclusive policies for them on piloting collection of fees,management of land and forest use, planning management, among others.
They are expected to take effect on January 1, 2022 and willbe valid for five years.
A view of the second session of the 15th National Assembly. (Photo: VNA)According to a report by Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung, more than 137.6 billion VND was allocated fromthe State budget to support voluntary social security holders last year, up 35percent from a year earlier.
By the end of last year, nearly 16.2 million Vietnamesepeople, or 33.5 percent of the workforce, had been covered by social insurance./.
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