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Assisting and supporting businesses is one of the key tasks that Binh Duong Customs Department has performed for many years. Especially, while facing great difficulties due to the Covid-19, together with the whole province, the support and assistance of departments, branches and localities is the mainstay of business growth. This is also an important factor contributing to the socio-economic development of Binh Duong province.

In this difficult time, Binh Duong is trying to implement many solutions to support businesses, preserve socio-economic stability. In photo: Manufacture at Kaiser Wood Industry Company (My Phuoc Industrial Park).

To ease difficulties

Vo Dinh Phong, Director of State Bank of Vietnam - Binh Duong Provincial Branch, said that banks in the province are strictly implementing the direction of State Bank of Vietnam and the province on prevention, combating and overcoming damage caused by the Covid-19. In particular, supporting businesses is the key task of provincial banks at this time. State Bank of Vietnam Binh Duong branch also asked commercial banks in the province to develop financial support packages for businesses.

Since the disease reappeared, together with departments, branches and localities in the province, provincial Tax Department and Customs Department have made efforts to support the business community. The both departments are enhancing propagation and support through organizing conferences and solving problems of businesses. Nguyen Minh Tam, Director of Provincial Tax Department, said that with the goal of creating favorable conditions for businesses, Binh Duong tax department continued to carry out assigned tasks by synchronous implementation of effective collection management solutions, coordinate with other departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, towns, cities, unions, business associations to develop programs supporting businesses, especially promoting the use of digital technology in management to create maximum advantages for enterprises.

The provincial Tax Department is applying information exchange between tax agencies, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Planning and Investment, and Customs Department in settling financial obligations on land, tax registration, exchange of information about enterprises, perform customs tax debt lookup to settle tax refund dossiers...

Provincial Customs Department continues to perform well budget collection tasks combined with facilitating commercial activities, continues to closely monitor operations and revenues of busnesses, supports quick customs clearance of goods, timely tax refund, creates favorable conditions for enterprises to reinvest in production and business activities. Nguyen Thanh Binh, Deputy Director of Provincial Customs Department, said that the customs quickly set up some scenarios and plans to support businesses to overcome difficulties. Many immediate support policies have been applied, such as to collaborate with customs branches to learn about difficulties to promptly handle and support businesses; continue to update information, monitor business activities to create the most favorable conditions for companies to import and export goods; hold meetings, visit and encourage enterprises to overcome difficulties and stabilize production to create jobs for workers and contribute to state budget.

Efforts made to ensure "dual goal"

According to Mai Ba Truoc, Director of Department of Planning and Investment, the Covid-19 has made bad impacts on businesses in the province. Among groups of businesses, companies most negatively affected are those that have been operating for less than 3 years, small and micro enterprises. The province has seriously and effectively implemented resolutions of the National Assembly and the Government on the dual task of strengthening epidemic prevention control measures while implementing solutions to stabilize the supply and demand markets for goods, remove difficulties, promote development for production and business, and ensure social security. Department of Planning and Investment also carried out and coordinated with relevant agencies to solve problems of inves.

The province has actively implemented support packages on monetary policy with focus on debt restructuring, interest rate exemption and reduction, credit support; some support policies to ensure social security; extend time limit for paying taxes and land rents; provide financial support for companies to pay wages to employees. However, a significant number of companies are unaware of the policy and have difficulty in accessing the support. Therefore, Provincial People's Committee recently agreed with Department of Planning and Investment on the establishment of Provincial Business Support Center to increase consulting, support, and training activities to help organizations and enterprises in the province improve competitiveness and capability of accessing development resources.

Mai Ba Truoc, Deputy Director of Department of Planning and Investment, said that with specific solutions, the province is implementing many Central and local policies to support enterprises. Department of Planning and Investment is also cooperating with relevant agencies to implement solutions to improve business environment, attract domestic and foreign investment to make good use of development opportunities, especially to seize investment capital flows from other countries. Department of Planning and Investment continues to accelerate the reform of administrative procedures, puts more effort to assist investors and businesses.

Reported by Ngoc Thanh - Translated by Ngoc Huynh