Measures sought to facilitate enterprises’ business, investment
A workshop discussing measures to remove difficulties facing enterprises in implementing regulations and procedures related to business registration, construction license, asset registration, tax and social insurance was held in Hanoi on October 28.
Business registration at Binh Duong province's Department of Planning and Investment (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A workshop discussing measures to remove difficulties facingenterprises in implementing regulations and procedures related to businessregistration, construction license, asset registration, tax and socialinsurance was held in Hanoi on October 28.
Theevent was organized by the Central Institutefor Economic Management (CIEM).
Addressing the event, former CIEM director NguyenDinh Cung said the workshop aims to propose ways to create a transparent businessand investment environment, towards reducing costs and risks for enterprisesand improving their confidence.
Nguyen Minh Thao, head of the CIEM’s BusinessEnvironment and Competitiveness Department,said in the last two years, Vietnam's competitiveness index continued to be improved,but slowly.
According to the CIEM, the results of the improvement of competitivenessrankings represent the Government's strong effort in recent years.
She said that Vietnam has recorded remarkable improvements such as reduction ofconditional business lines, simplification of business conditions, change of technologymanagement method in some fields, application of electronic transactions in processingadministrative procedures and non-cash payment, and inspection reforms.
Dau Anh Tuan, head of the Legal Department of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerceand Industry, said Vietnam’s customs procedures have been improved but thesector need to better the work of professional inspection and the efficiency ofthe national one-stop-shop portal.
Participants also stressed the need for the reform of institutions, policiesand administrative procedures; transparent implementation of tax administrativeprocedures and support for taxpayers; and promotion coordination among relevantagencies to implement tax administrative procedure reform./.
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Business registration at Binh Duong province's Department of Planning and Investment (Photo: VNA) 
