Nghe An business community proposes solutions to improve PCI index

The procedure is still quite complicated.

Mr. Tran Huu Tuyen - Representative of the Provincial Veterans Business Associationhighly appreciated the spirit of learning and listening of the province when coordinating with VCCI to organize a workshop to find solutions to improve the PCI index. In fact, after 2 years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the "health" of businesses has been seriously affected, businesses have been exhausted, so support packages for businesses and workers need to be more timely. Preferential interest rate loan packages to pay salaries for workers; policies on tax exemption and reduction, land rent... during the previous Covid-19 pandemic or recently the 6-month housing support package for workers... the procedures are still quite complicated, prolonged, making it difficult for businesses and workers to access.

Representative of the Provincial Association of Small and Medium Enterprises spoke to proactively create labor resources to be included in the Project for developing enterprises and entrepreneurs in the province until 2025. Photo: Nguyen Hai

In addition, according to regulations, the province meets with business associations and entrepreneurs every two months to listen to their suggestions and concerns, but recently the meetings have not been held regularly. The suggestions of the business community and entrepreneurs have not been listened to or resolved more thoroughly.

Expectations for the spirit of the workshop to improve PCI index

Mr. Phan Thanh Mien - Chairman of the Provincial Association of Small and Medium Enterprises discussed: To improve the PCI index, the most important thing is to reform administrative procedures for enterprises, to take enterprises as the service objects, and the administrative apparatusGovernment and civil servants must work together instead of just supervising and managing.

Nghe An is a poor province so there are not many resources to support businesses and what businesses need most is a transparent support policy mechanism; a dedicated and capable apparatus and staff of civil servants who dare to do and dare to take responsibility to resolve administrative procedures flexibly and quickly.

Mr. Phan Thanh Mien - Chairman of the Provincial Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.

People come to do administrative procedures at the Provincial Public Administration Service Center. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Workers apply for Covid-19 benefits at the One-Stop Department of Nghe An Social Insurance. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Difficult to recruit workers

A representative of Luxshare-ICT Corporation (VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park) at the forum promoting container shipping routes recently organized by the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board shared: According to the plan, to expand production to full capacity, the Corporation will need from 200,000 to 300,000 workers. Currently, the Company has just started operating in phase 1, so it needs 7,000 workers, but recruitment is quite difficult. The reason why investors choose Nghe An as an investment destination is because they think the province has abundant and cheap human resources, but in reality, recruiting workers is not easy, so they hope that in the coming time, the province will pay attention to policies to train and attract young workers to stay in their hometown instead of going to work far away.

Representative of Luxshare-ICT Corporation at VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park gave comments and suggestions at the Conference on promoting container transportation through Cua Lo port. Photo: Nguyen Hai