Nghe An has over 57% of fishing boats 67 in bad debt
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An has 104 fishing boats built under the support policy of Decree 67/CP. However, up to now, 60 of them (accounting for 57.69%) are in bad debt due to ineffective operations.
Quynh Luu district is the locality with the number of newly built fishing boats under the support policy of the Government.Decree 67/CPthe most in the province, with 52 ships. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district said that after many years of operation, as of June 2022, 26 ships have basically paid their debts, the rest are operating inefficiently, with long-term debts, of which 6 ship owners have been sued in court.
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By June 2022, only over 33% of fishing vessels 67/CP were operating effectively. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
"Many ship owners and their relatives are at risk of losing their homes due to the debt of ship 67. District and commune levels cannot help the fishermen. Therefore, superiors need to soon have a fundamental solution to remove difficulties for fishermen," Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh worried.
According to information from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,Nghe AnThere are 104 fishing vessels built under the support policy of Decree 67/CP, with a total disbursed amount of VND 859,999 billion. As of June 20, 2022, 4 vessels that encountered risks (fire, sinking) have paid off the loan.
The number of ships operating effectively and paying principal/interest as committed is 35 ships (accounting for 33.65%), with outstanding debt of 143,811 billion VND; The number of ships operating ineffectively and unable to pay principal/interest as committed is 5 ships (accounting for 4.8%), with outstanding debt of 44,83 billion VND. The number of ships transferred to bad debt is 60 ships (accounting for 57.69%) with a total bad debt value of 418,254 billion VND, accounting for 68.26% of the total outstanding loan under Decree 67.
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| Up to 57.69% of Nghe An's 67 ships are operating inefficiently. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Of the total 60 ships in the bad debt group, 43 ships were sued by banks or the enforcement agency to recover capital for the banks due to failure to repay loans and violating the provisions of the credit contract. Of these, 6 ships were successfully auctioned.
At a recent meeting of the Provincial People's Committee to discuss solutions to remove difficulties for fishermen,Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia HieuAccording to the current situation of ship 67/CP in the province, the State Bank of the province and commercial bank branches should coordinate with ship owners to evaluate and classify actual production activities and advise on specific and reasonable handling directions.
