Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee: Follow up and promptly resolve businesses' petitions

On the morning of September 26, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting with the Provincial Business Association and business associations. Comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting.

Attending the conference were leaders of departments, branches, and localities: Vinh city, Hoang Mai town, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh; representatives of leaders: Provincial Business Association, Typical Business Association, Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Association, Provincial Real Estate Association, Veteran Business Association, Young Business Association and Women Business Association...

Many recommendations on land rental prices and financial support

The Department of Planning and Investment said it has received 8 new proposals from business associations and enterprises. Among them, there are 3 proposals from Hung Nguyen Brick, Tile and Construction Joint Stock Company, Nghe An Import-Export Joint Stock Company, and Nghe An Friendship Joint Stock Company regarding land rental prices.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment responded to the businesses' petition, affirming that the price approved by the Provincial People's Committee is suitable for the purpose of land valuation and market price at the time; the time of applying land price to calculate land rent is the time when the Provincial People's Committee extended the land lease term. Therefore, the petition has no basis for resolution.

Responding to the petition of 8 enterprises operating in Nam Cam Industrial Park, Nghi Loc District People's Committee said that by the end of February 2024, 44 households had received money. The remaining households were prevented from receiving money by some subjects and requested the State to provide land to build a catechism school at Binh Thuan Parish.

In the coming time, Nghi Loc District People's Committee said that it will coordinate with relevant sectors to try to resolve all problems and soon complete compensation and site clearance work at Area A, Nam Cam Industrial Park.

Nghe An Chemical Equipment and Scientific and Technical Materials Joint Stock Company proposed to pay the debt for purchasing materials for Covid-19 prevention and control. Vinh City People's Committee responded that, up to now, the competent authorities have not issued any documents directing and guiding the payment of funds to units providing medical supplies for Covid-19 prevention and control, so there is no basis for making payments to businesses.

Nghe An Chemical Equipment and Scientific and Technical Materials Joint Stock Company also proposed to pay the guarantee amount for the implementation of the Outline for collecting and restoring documents, artifacts, images, and ethyl ketone explanation outline at Nghe An Museum.

According to the Department of Culture and Sports, the project is in the process of preparing documents, procedures for appraisal and approval of the overall settlement of the completed project. Therefore, after the project is approved by the Provincial People's Committee for settlement, the department will pay the company the remaining debt mentioned above in accordance with the approved settlement value.

Regarding the petition of Vinh Hoa Science and Technology Company Limited about households stealing land, destroying projects, rice processing factories, seed warehouses, and seed drying yards, Yen Thanh District People's Committee said that there have been many specific responses. From 2020 to now, the District People's Committee has not received any feedback from the company.

At the conference, representatives of business associations and enterprises continued to raise new recommendations related to investing in fire prevention and fighting items in industrial parks; supporting businesses with funding to participate in fairs; policies to support OCOP products, recalculating land rental prices, supporting businesses in digital transformation...

Create the most favorable conditions for business operations

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung said that, in the context of general difficulties, Nghe An province still maintained positive results. The expected growth rate reached 7.5-8%; budget revenue reached nearly 17,000 billion VND; investment attraction was over 35,000 billion VND, of which FDI capital was over 730 million USD.

The disbursement of public investment capital is over 54%, mainly for key transport infrastructure projects. Many key transport projects have been completed and put into operation.

Despite difficult conditions, Nghe An province has mobilized and raised over 114 billion VND, of which nearly 90 billion VND in cash to support people and northern provinces affected by storm No. 3.

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The province highly appreciates and acknowledges the contributions of the local business community to the province's development, to the socio-economic achievements the province has achieved, as well as the support and assistance in overcoming natural disasters in localities.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung

In addition, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the province shares the difficulties that the business community has encountered in recent times, including obstacles and difficulties due to the application of new policies. In that context, departments, branches, and localities need to share and promptly resolve difficulties and obstacles for businesses.

Discussing the unresolved petitions of enterprises, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested Hung Nguyen district to urgently prepare a dossier to adjust the Land Use Planning until 2030, as a basis for resolving petitions for enterprises. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment should study and advise the Provincial People's Committee on how to resolve petitions on land rental prices for enterprises.

In addition, Hoang Mai town will consider and resolve the proposal to determine the asset value of Trung Do Joint Stock Company before October 31, 2024. Vinh city will guide and resolve the procedures for granting a temporary construction permit to Hung Hung Joint Stock Company in accordance with regulations.

Regarding the new recommendations, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with relevant sectors to consider the reasonableness and equity of land rental prices, including accurately determining the land area used by enterprises to calculate the correct amount of money to be paid. The Provincial Tax Department should consider adjusting and applying enforcement measures to create favorable conditions for enterprises to operate.

Regarding the petition of 8 enterprises in Nam Cam Industrial Park, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Nghi Loc District People's Committee to coordinate with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, the Provincial Police, and the Religious Affairs Committee to try to complete and resolve the matter by October 2024.

Regarding the recommendations of Nghe An Chemical Equipment and Scientific and Technical Materials Joint Stock Company, Vinh City coordinates with the Department of Health to follow the Ministry of Health to provide instructions on payment to businesses. The Department of Culture and Sports urgently completes the documents and procedures to pay businesses before December 31, 2024.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also requested Vinh Hoa Science and Technology Company Limited to work with Yen Thanh district to resolve the petition in accordance with regulations, and report to the Provincial People's Committee before October 31, 2024; if the enterprise does not agree, it should exercise the right to complain according to regulations.

Regarding the recommendations at the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung shared the difficulties of enterprises in investing in fire prevention and fighting items; at the same time, requested Vinh city and the Department of Construction to work with Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company to determine the locations for installing fire hydrant systems.

On the other hand, the sectors need to pay attention to fully implementing the policies that the province has issued to support businesses. In the coming time, the province will direct the sectors to consider the reasonableness and create favorable conditions to promote the development of businesses in the area in applying legal regulations, including new regulations.

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Upon receiving a request from an enterprise, the departments, branches and localities shall promptly resolve it; in case of any problems, they shall report to the competent authority for consideration and resolution. If an enterprise encounters a problem that has not been resolved, it can directly discuss with the provincial leaders for consideration and direction to resolve it.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung

In the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Provincial Business Bloc Party Committee, VCCI Nghe An branch, Provincial Business Association, and business associations to regularly review and promptly grasp the recommendations of businesses to resolve them in the spirit of creating the most favorable conditions for businesses to operate, because the difficulties of businesses are also the difficulties that the province must solve.