Provincial leaders meet and dialogue with foreign businesses Provincial leaders meet and dialogue with foreign businesses

On December 11, at Binh Duong Provincial Convention and Exhibition Center, Provincial People's Committee held a conference to meet and dialogue with foreign businesses. Vo Van Minh, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and Kho Ngee Seng Roy, Consul General of Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City, chaired the conference. Attending the conference were leaders of departments and branches, representatives of more than 80 foreign enterprises in the province.

At the conference, representatives of provincial departments and branches thoroughly responded to comments and suggestions from businesses related to regulation amendment, import and export customs clearance regimes, and upcoming trends; value added tax (VAT) refund regulations; regulations on granting work permits to foreigners; construction permit procedures; preferential investment tax policies, incentives when expanding business investment; the issue of businesses needing to install solar power to meet green production... Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Vo Van Minh understands and shares the difficulties and concerns of businesses.

The conference helped provincial leaders fully, clearly and more specifically grasp production and business situation as well as difficulties and obstacles facing foreign enterprises to focus on handling and solving the problems. The conference also helped branches and foreign businesses gain more information about the socio-economic situation of Binh Duong province, what the provincial government has done, is doing and will continue to do in the future. Thereby, to enhance understanding, sharing and community responsibility to complete tasks together.

Binh Duong has been and is continuing to focus on improving the investment environment, maximally simplifying and making public, fully transparent and timely administrative procedures and administrative document handling processes. The province will also prioritize resources to continue investing in improving infrastructure, first of all in transportation infrastructure, power supply infrastructure, water supply and drainage infrastructure, and environmental treatment; expand and open new industrial zones and clusters, creating clean land funds to attract investment; human resource training, building social housing, housing for workers, providing adequate and timely labor resources for businesses to invest...

Reported by Ngoc Thanh - Translated by Ngoc Huynh