Hoa Binh Provincial People's Committee: Gathering in the spring of the Lunar New Year 2024 with enterprises, investors, and cooperatives

DNHN - On the afternoon of February 29, the Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee held a meeting with businesses, investors and cooperatives in the spring of the Lunar New Year 2024.

Attending the meeting were leaders of the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association; leaders of departments, agencies, sectors, districts, cities and 200 businesses, investors and cooperatives in the province.

In 2023, despite many difficulties and challenges, under the decisive and flexible leadership, direction and management of the Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, Provincial People’s Committee; the sense of responsibility and companionship of all levels, sectors; the support and consensus of the people, the business community, Hoa Binh province has achieved quite comprehensive results in all fields. Notably, the province has completed the Hoa Binh Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

During the year, the province implemented many creative and synchronous solutions to support enterprises’ development, especially in improving the investment environment, and enhancing the province’s competitiveness; accompanying enterprises and investors. Notably, the province has established a Steering Committee for key projects, headed by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, which has promptly supported enterprises and financiers in removing difficulties and obstacles in the process of implementing projects. In 2023, the investment environment has been improved, and the province’s competitiveness has been enhanced. The Hoa Binh Provincial Administrative Reform Index ranked 23rd; the PCI Index improved by 9 ranks. In particular, as of December 2023, Hoa Binh ranked 8th in the country in terms of the index of serving people and businesses in administrative procedures and providing public services. Currently, enterprise registration procedures are granted within the day; the average construction permit issuance time is 14 days; access to electricity, the average electricity supply is from 2.99 - 3.57 days, shortened from 1.89 - 4.01 days compared to the regulations of the electricity sector; implementation of tax payment, electronic tax refund; electronic file transaction in the field of social insurance… Thereby creating a transparent investment and business environment for enterprise development.

At the meeting, enterprises and investors thanked the Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, and Provincial People’s Committee for their attention, support and close direction; of the leaders of departments, agencies, sectors, units, and localities in the province for the businesses and cooperatives community in the past time. At the same time, they proposed a number of contents such as: continuing to improve the investment and business environment, reforming administrative procedures; paying attention to and supporting investors in the fields of tourism and agriculture; promoting the clearance of land for key projects of the province; accelerating infrastructure projects, regional connectivity, creating momentum for socio-economic development, attracting investors…

Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hoang Quang Phong acknowledged the receptiveness and listening of the leaders of Hoa Binh province, thereby accurately identifying the difficulties and challenges that the province and the team of businesses, and entrepreneurs must overcome. At the same time, he highly appreciated the understanding, sharing, and high determination of the provincial leaders in accompanying the business community. He hoped that businesses and entrepreneurs would continue to make many positive contributions, together with the province to complete the socio-economic development tasks set out. The Federation is committed to creating conditions and providing maximum support for the province, businesses, and investors in the development process.

Speaking at the meeting, the Chairman of the Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee acknowledged and commended the contributions of the business community to the socio-economic development of the province. He affirmed that the Hoa Binh provincial government continues to thoroughly grasp the spirit of creating a favourable and transparent investment environment, and production-business environment, accompanying business development. He requested the business community to continue to uphold the spirit of self-reliance, self-reliance, overcome difficulties, achieve the highest results in each production-business activity target; and actively participate with Party committees and authorities in building and implementing the implementation plan of the Hoa Binh Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 approved by the Prime Minister; actively participate in trade promotion activities, investment attraction promotion in the province…

The Chairman of the Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee hoped that the Provincial Business Association would continue to take the initiative to participate and propose to the province to build socio-economic development orientations, mechanisms, and policies related to businesses, production-business, improving the investment environment; at the same time, receive feedback, recommendations, and report to competent authorities for timely resolution. He also called on businesses, and entrepreneurs to actively participate in implementing political tasks and movements of the province through practical actions, thereby contributing to the efforts of all levels, sectors, and localities in the province to carry out social security work well, join hands for the poor, and constantly improve the material and spiritual life of the people in the province so that no one is left behind.

On this occasion, the Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee awarded the Emulation Flag to 3 outstanding businesses, leading the patriotic emulation movement in 2023; and awarded the Certificate of Merit of the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee to 17 businesses.

Duc Phuong- Hoa Binh Representative Office