Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of the Czech Republic Alena Schillerova spoke highly of Vietnamese businesses’ adherence to her country’s laws while attending a workshop in Prague on February 29.
Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alena Schillerova (second, right) speaks at the wokshop in Prague on February 29 (Photo: VNA)
Prague (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and FinanceMinister of the Czech Republic Alena Schillerova spoke highly of Vietnamese businesses’adherence to her country’s laws while attending a workshop in Prague onFebruary 29.
The workshop focused on the Electronic Records of Sales(EET), aiming to provide information and counseling about issues relevant tolocal laws and business environment to Vietnamese firms in the Czech Republic.
The EET attracts great attention from the Vietnamesecommunity there as the third and fourth phases of this law will be implementedon May 1 and cover more professions like lawyer, accountant, doctor, craftsmanand taxi driver.
The first and second phases of the EET has been carried outsince it came into force on December 1, 2016, applicable to those doingbusiness in the fields of restaurant, hotel, wholesale and retail.
Deputy PM Schillerova stressed that the EET helps create afair business environment and increase budget for the Czech Government.
She also appreciated Vietnamese businesses’ cooperation withher country’s Finance Ministry in the EET enforcement since the law tookeffect, expressing her belief that they will be able to understand and applythe EET in its third and fourth phases soon.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Vietnamese Business Association inthe Czech Republic Pham Thanh Long thanked the Czech Government, especiallyDeputy PM Schillerova, for giving practical support to Vietnamese firms in thecountry to better adapt to the local business climate.
At the workshop, the Deputy PM and experts from the CzechFinance Ministry fielded questions about the EET from Vietnamese people.
On this occasion, Schillerova also visited businessfacilities of Vietnamese people at the SAPA trading centre, where the event washeld.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency, the Deputy PM noted theassociation of young Vietnamese entrepreneurs coordinated with the CzechFinance Ministry to provide translations of the EET and videos guiding the lawapplication for Vietnamese firms.
She highly valued the awareness and sense of responsibilityof the Vietnamese community in her country, 90 percent of whom are doingbusiness, in learning about and complying with the EET./.
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Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alena Schillerova (second, right) speaks at the wokshop in Prague on February 29 (Photo: VNA) 
