Illustrative image (Source: VNA) The report analyses various important legal issues affectingthe business environment. This edition focuses on the quality of circulars,dispartches and the Sandbox legal space.
VCCI President Pham Tan Cong expressed his hope that the report is a usefulinformation source for businesses, business associations and State agencies.
He noted that last year, the implementation of theGovernment’s resolution on cutting and simplifyingregulations related to business activities in the 2020-2025 period was sped up.The majority of the ministries have built their own plans to reduce compliancecosts towards the goal of cutting at least 20 percent of the cost in currentlegal regulations, he said, commenting that the business environment has becomesmoother thanks to the efforts.
However, the VCCI leader also pointed to the fact that policy-makingactivities in 2021 resulted in tighter regulations for businesses, while thereremain legal documents that create new barriers and burden on enterprises.
Cong stressed the need to improve the quality of circularsat the ministry level and make the implementation of policies faster and smoother.
Meanwhile, Dau Anh Tuan, head of the VCCI Legal Department, saidlast year - the first year of the new-tenure National Assembly - policiesrelated to COVID-19 created a great support to businesses, removing bottlenecks and creatingfavourable conditions for business activities and companies.
The report pointed out a number of problems in circulars andofficial dispatches which are closely related to businesses’ operations. Italso clarified that amid the Government’s efforts to promote administrative reformactivities and cut down compliance costs, a number of proposed policies in 2021tended to increase business conditions./.
VNA
