A view of Ha Long city in Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) - A series of different scenarios and measures tosupport businesses and people in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh inthe case of a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic were proposed at meeting in thelocality on April 21.
According to the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, about530 enterprises with over 15,000 workers in the locality have been affected by COVID-19.The disease also caused negative impacts on about 41,000 freelance workers there.
Local departments and sectors reported that local enterprises have encountered difficulties related to materials for production, wagesfor employees; and suspension or reduction of operational scale, especially those operating in the transport, tourism and service sectors.
At the meeting, businessrepresentatives asked the provincial People's Committee to help enterprisesaccess credit packages with preferential interest rates.
They also called for extensions of tax and land rentpayment deadlines, restructuring of debts and reduced interest rates for those affectedby the disease.
Other measures such as accelerating theimplementation of social housing projects to retain and attract workers and tourismpromotion programmes were discussed.
ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khang affirmed that thelocal authorities are ready to listen to opinions from businesses, thus helpingthem find proper solutions to these problems.
Attentionhas been given to removing difficulties facing businesses in each group of sectors,he said, adding that for workers who had lost their jobs due to the disease, theprovincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has been working to ensurethe full implementation of support policies for them./.
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