Can Tho authorities listen to and promptly resolve proposals and recommendations from businesses.

Can Tho City Government listens to businesses' comments and even accepts their criticisms to help the City find truly effective solutions, contributing to the continued development of the city's economy.

Can Tho authorities listen to and promptly resolve proposals and recommendations from businesses.

Can Tho City Government listens to businesses' comments and even accepts their criticisms to help the City find truly effective solutions, contributing to the continued development of the city's economy.

Listening to business

On December 13, Can Tho City People's Committee organized a dialogue between the government and businesses in the city.

Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc He spoke at the Dialogue between the government and businesses in the city.

Speaking at the opening of the Seminar, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc He shared: "Today's meeting with local businesses is an opportunity for the city government to listen to businesses' comments and feedback, and even receive sincere criticism and constructive suggestions from businesses, associations, and industry associations in the area to help the city find truly effective solutions, contributing to the city's continued economic development.

In addition to the occasions when we sit together like this, we hope that businesses, associations, and unions will regularly connect more with the city government. After this conference, we will have a direction to receive feedback from businesses at any time, on any occasion; bring together a group of information, a focal point to receive more regularly, promptly resolve suggestions and recommendations from businesses...".

At the Seminar, businesses raised issues related to land, electricity supply, traffic infrastructure, human resources as well as procedures related to business registration, taxes, etc. that businesses are having trouble with or need guidance on implementation procedures.

Mr. Le Van Dong, Director of Cuu Long Fruit Garden Joint Stock Company (Tra Noc Industrial Park) said that due to the need to develop production and business, the Company currently needs to rent about 2-3 hectares of land to build a new factory in Tra Noc Industrial Park. However, through working sessions with the authorities, it is said that the city is in the process of reviewing the planning, so the business will have to wait until the third quarter of 2025 to have an answer.

According to Mr. Dong, although the industrial land fund in Tra Noc 1 and Tra Noc 2 Industrial Parks has been exhausted, in reality there are still many vacant lots, many of which are fenced but not developed. He suggested that the city's functional agencies review to support businesses that are operating well in the industrial park to rent land to expand their factories or build new factories instead of transferring them to a new industrial park, causing costly expenses for businesses...

Mr. Nguyen The Vu, Deputy General Director of VSIP Can Tho Industrial Park, made proposals and recommendations to Can Tho City leaders at the Dialogue.

Mr. Nguyen The Vu, Deputy General Director of VSIP Can Tho Industrial Park, stated that the current traffic infrastructure around the industrial park is limited, the roads are narrow, and when the industrial park comes into operation with the current infrastructure, it will not be able to meet the demand. He suggested that the transport sector study and remove the obstacles, and pay attention to investing in connecting traffic infrastructure around the industrial park because this not only serves the businesses but also serves the people and the whole society.

At the same time, the Deputy General Director of VSIP Can Tho Industrial Park also proposed that the city have solutions to support businesses with sand sources for filling industrial parks that are currently in shortage, and recommended that the VSIP Can Tho Industrial Park project should also be considered a key project because it directly contributes to local socio-economic development.

In addition to the proposals and recommendations of enterprises stated at the Seminar, according to the summary report on the results of resolving difficulties and problems for enterprises by agencies and units of the Investment - Trade Promotion Center and Can Tho Exhibition Fair, enterprises in the city also made recommendations to agencies and functional sectors regarding difficulties in operations.

Specifically, Pataya Food Industry Company Limited (Tra Noc Industrial Park) stated that according to Decree No. 37/2024/ND-CP dated April 4, 2024, the regulation "Do not mix imported aquatic products with domestically exploited aquatic products in the same export shipment" is unclear, causing the Company to be confused when implementing because the Company is currently exporting finished products. If it is not allowed to be stored in the same container, it will be difficult, leading to increased costs.

Vinataba - Philip Morris Company Limited said that the Company is currently having difficulty in extending the land lease term because the land lease term has expired, making it difficult to maintain production and business. It is requested that the city and departments and branches consider supporting...

At the Seminar, the proposals and recommendations of the enterprises were acknowledged and clearly and specifically answered by representatives of the functional agencies and sectors of Can Tho City.

Respond to businesses within 3 working days after dialogue

To continue to accompany, support, and resolve difficulties and problems for businesses in the process of production and business activities, in his concluding remarks at the Dialogue, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc He assigned the directors of departments, heads of relevant agencies and units to pay more attention to the issues that businesses raised at today's dialogue, whether or not they answered directly at the dialogue, and to have an official written response to businesses as soon as possible, specifically within 3 working days after the dialogue, and to send to the Department of Planning and Investment to synthesize the report, propose the City People's Committee to direct the contents under its authority, and recommend to the Central Government the contents beyond its authority.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kieu Duyen, Director of the Investment - Trade Promotion Center and Can Tho Exhibition Fair reported on the results of resolving difficulties and problems for businesses by agencies and units.

The Management Board of Can Tho Export Processing and Industrial Zones shall preside over and coordinate with Can Tho Industrial Park Infrastructure Construction Joint Stock Company (investor of Tra Noc 1 and Tra Noc 2 Industrial Parks - PV) to proactively work and listen to the thoughts and aspirations of enterprises in the industrial park, thereby considering and quickly resolving the difficulties and obstacles that enterprises are facing.

Assign the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade to research and propose solutions on providing market information and information on trade agreements to the business community.

Assign department directors, heads of city agencies and People's Committees of districts to maintain and regularly organize dialogues between their units and enterprises, cooperatives and business households in the area at least twice a year. Thereby, integrating propaganda of development strategies and plans, dissemination of new laws..., solving difficulties of enterprises, cooperatives and business households within the scope of management of the sector and field of the agency or unit in charge.

At the same time, the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Can Tho City also assigned the Department of Planning and Investment, the Office of the People's Committee of the City, the Management Board of Export Processing Zones and Industrial Zones to propose to the People's Committee of the City to continue to maintain the operation of the "Business Cafe" model periodically once a month. According to him, this is also an effective channel to remove difficulties for businesses, closer and easier to access. Every month, regularly synthesize the reflections and recommendations from the City Business Association, the City Young Entrepreneurs Association, the City Women Entrepreneurs Association, the Mekong Delta Tourism Association, the City Real Estate Association... to choose the appropriate "Business Cafe" theme.

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