Directive No. 10/1999/CT-TTg on addressing enterprises' recommendations

DIRECTIVE

On addressing the recommendations of enterprises

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PRIME MINISTER

On March 18 and 19, 1999, in Ho Chi Minh City, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and Deputy Prime Minister Ngo Xuan Loc met with representatives of enterprises nationwide along with leaders from several ministries, sectors, and localities.

The conference was attended by 700 business representatives from various economic sectors across the country. Most enterprises expressed their satisfaction and highly appreciated the effectiveness of the meetings between the Prime Minister and the business community at the beginning of 1998. In 1998 alone, the Government focused on directing the revision, supplementation, and establishment of many regulations. Ministries, sectors, and localities have made positive changes in resolving difficulties and creating a favorable environment for enterprise activities. Enterprises have strived to overcome difficulties, gradually stabilizing and developing production, contributing to maintaining the growth momentum of the economy.

At this meeting, representatives of ministries, sectors, and localities directly heard the recommendations of enterprises and exchanged new ideas on handling matters within their authority related to enterprise production and business activities. Enterprises also recognized the heavy tasks and difficulties encountered in the process of industrialization and modernization of the country under new international conditions, requiring themselves to rise up more strongly, especially improving production and business efficiency and competitiveness.

To build upon the achievements realized in 1998, promptly address reasonable recommendations of enterprises, create a favorable environment for enterprises to leverage their internal strength, conduct effective production and business operations, and gradually integrate regionally and internationally, the Prime Minister instructs ministries, agencies equivalent to ministries, government agencies, agencies under the Prime Minister, provincial People's Committees, centrally governed cities, and enterprises to implement the following tasks well:

1. Urgent matters to be resolved:

Within the scope of responsibilities and powers delegated, promptly handle and resolve difficulties and obstacles raised by enterprises at the conference and according to the spirit of Directive No. 16/1998/CT-TTg dated March 31, 1998, of the Prime Minister, focusing on:

Issuing licenses for practice and certificates of eligibility for business;

Measures to reasonably protect domestic production;

Export promotion policies;

Anti-commercial fraud and counterfeit goods work;

Customs procedures;

Export and import taxes, value-added tax;

Financial management mechanisms for enterprises;

Wage systems;

Bank loan procedures and guarantee procedures;

Stock privatization policies;

Land policies;

Bidding work;

Inspection and supervision work.

2. Continue revising, supplementing, and promulgating new regulatory documents related to enterprise activities:

Accelerate the review progress of current administrative regulations within their jurisdiction regarding enterprise management, promptly identify and revise unreasonable issues causing difficulties for enterprise operations.

Based on the government's legislative program and assigned tasks, promptly submit to competent authorities for issuance: The Law replacing the Law on Private Enterprises and the Law on Companies; Decree on transferring, selling, leasing small-scale enterprises; Regulations on selling shares to foreign investors; Decree on export support funds; Decree on funds for restructuring and stock privatization of state-owned enterprises; Regulations on the organization and operation of credit guarantee funds for small and medium-sized enterprises; Decree guiding the implementation of the amended Land Law, Commercial Law, State Bank Law, and other credit institutions; Financial management regulations for non-state-owned enterprises; Decree on reforming state investment credit mechanisms, etc.

Prepare a program to amend the Law on State-Owned Enterprises, study and draft Competition and Monopoly Control Regulations in Business, Decree on Companying State-Owned Enterprises, Decree on Business Registration, Decree on Support Policies for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc.

3. Administrative reform, improvement of the working methods of the Government with grassroots levels:

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers continue to expand contact and dialogue with enterprises, holding annual broad meetings on specific themes to encourage enterprises to strive hard according to important orientations in each period, fostering a team of capable entrepreneurs making increasingly significant contributions to the cause of national construction and defense.

The Central Enterprise Management Reform Board, in collaboration with the Prime Minister's Research Board and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, organize specialized meetings with enterprises on topics such as investment development, market expansion, import and export, competition and integration, VAT, etc. Regularly convene meetings with enterprises and business associations to understand the situation and report to the Prime Minister the suggestions proposed by enterprises. Leaders of ministries and localities continue to maintain meetings with enterprise representatives within their responsibility scope, timely handling appropriate recommendations of enterprises.

The Central Enterprise Management Reform Board serves as the focal point, coordinating with relevant departments of the Government Office, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, receiving and proposing solutions, reporting to the Prime Minister to resolve difficulties, obstacles, and reasonable recommendations of enterprises.

The Government Organization and Cadre Board coordinates with relevant agencies to study and revise the functions and tasks of state management of ministries and agencies directly under the government, primarily in some comprehensive agencies, implementing civil servant regulations and service systems, establishing inspection regulations in public service.

Vigorously implement work to search for and expand markets, with the principle that all sectors, levels, enterprises, and individuals participate, including mobilizing the entire embassy machinery, trade offices, associations, domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations, overseas Vietnamese people to join in marketing activities, aiming at the common goal of capturing a large share of the domestic market and increasingly expanding on the international market. Effectively provide information to enterprises to help them compare and consider their capabilities as well as determine their business orientation. Fully, regularly, and promptly inform about newly issued regulatory documents so that enterprises always grasp the latest regulations and policies of the Party and State.

Implement several measures to stimulate domestic demand to create favorable conditions for production development such as: Announcing a list of domestic investment projects accompanied by specific incentives regarding tax, capital, land, etc. Organizing campaigns to promote the use of domestic products, researching suitable forms for advertising activities, etc.

4. For enterprises:

Each enterprise must actively organize research and draft its own development program to meet the requirements of industrialization and modernization of the country and be consistent with the process of integrating the national economy into the world economy. Enterprises must proactively and urgently review the quality, design, cost of their products, forecast market trends, technology, etc. On this basis, determine strategies for technological innovation, product innovation, improving quality, reducing costs, enhancing the competitiveness of products. Strengthen the initiative in creating capital for production and business activities, further promoting cooperation among enterprises to consolidate strength and successfully integrate.

Enterprises must thoroughly and strictly comply with laws and policies of the State, fulfill their obligations to the State, pay attention to the rights and living standards of workers, and contribute to the implementation of social programs and policies by the State and localities.

5. For industry associations and professional associations:

Reform the organizational structure and operational mechanisms of industry associations and professional associations to suit the new development requirements of enterprises. Associations must truly represent the interests of enterprises, effectively assist enterprises in searching for markets, business opportunities - investments, support enterprises in linking up to enhance competitiveness.

Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of governmental agencies under the Prime Minister, Chairmen of provincial People's Committees directly under the central government, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, related organizations, directors of enterprises are responsible for implementing this directive./.

PRIME MINISTER

(Signed) 

 
Phan Van Khai