Completely removing difficulties for Businesses and Investors

On the morning of November 26, the Provincial People’s Committee (PPC) organized a Dialogue Conference to Remove Difficulties for Businesses and Investors for the fourth quarter of 2025. Mr. Tran Duy Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the PPC, co-chaired the conference, alongside Vice Chairmen of the PPC: Phan Trong Tan, Nguyen Khac Hieu, and Nguyen Huy Ngoc.

Delivering the opening speech, Chairman of the PPC Tran Duy Dong affirmed: Recently, the investment attraction and supporting businesses in the province has always received effective leadership, direction, and implementation from the Provincial Party Committee, People’s Council, and Provincial People’s Committee. The Phu Tho provincial government commits to always accompany and remove all difficulties and bottlenecks for businesses and investors. Reality shows that the business community has made great efforts to overcome challenges, especially amid the many fluctuations in the domestic and global economies. The province deeply acknowledges and commends the spirit of innovation, perseverance, and resilience of the entrepreneurs and businesses that have significantly contributed to the province’s overall socio-economic development achievements.

Mr. Tran Duy Dong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the PPC speaks at the Conference.

Recently, the Provincial Investment Promotion and Business Support Center, in coordination with relevant departments, sectors, and businesses, has actively compiled and received numerous specific petitions and bottlenecks. A total of 58 businesses and investors in the province have proposed difficulties encountered during the implementation of their investment projects.

Concluding the conference, the Chairman of the PPC affirmed: The dialogue conference between the leadership of the Phu Tho PPC and the businesses and investors in the province have positive results, helping to tighten the relationship between the local government and the business community.

To focus on resolving difficulties for businesses and investors, Mr. Tran Duy Dong assigned the following tasks:

Departments and Sectors: Based on their assigned functions and tasks, they must proactively and thoroughly resolve business difficulties and bottlenecks; commit to a specific processing timeline; provide counsel for the issuance of mechanisms and policies under the authority of the PPC; and for policies under the authority of the Central Government, they must quickly synthesize them into specific groups of issues related to relevant ministries and sectors, and submit them to the competent authorities for decision.

Department of Finance and Provincial Investment Promotion and Business Support Center must continue to research solutions to strongly improve the investment and business environment, focusing on breakthroughs in administrative procedure reform, simplifying administrative procedures, building e-Government, and creating a transparent, equal, truly attractive investment and business environment for investors. They must research and develop appropriate specific mechanisms and policies; and focus on timely resolution of difficulties and bottlenecks with the spirit that businesses and investors must receive the best support and the most favorable conditions. The Investment Promotion and Business Support Center will receive feedback, categorize it, and send it to relevant departments/sectors for a detailed written response.

Provincial Industrial Zones Management Board (IZMB) and Department of Industry and Trade must coordinate with departments, sectors, and commune/ward People’s Committees to proactively serve as the focal point for receiving and quickly resolving administrative procedures related to businesses in industrial zones and industrial clusters, especially concerning investment, construction, environment, and labor.

Department of Agriculture and Environment must coordinate with related units to review and simplify administrative procedures related to land, site clearance, resources, and environment, ensuring publicity, transparency, and timeliness, minimizing the time required to process dossiers for businesses, and avoiding prolonged delays that cause difficulties for investors and businesses.

Department of Education and Training: They must strengthen training and support the supply of skilled human resources, especially high-quality human resources, to enterprises in the province, meeting their production and business requirements.

Chairman of the PPC Tran Duy Dong requested the State Bank of Vietnam Branch Area IV to study and direct commercial banks and credit institutions to expand the eligible subjects for preferential loans, creating conditions for businesses to access credit capital sources. The Provincial Tax sector must proactively coordinate with relevant departments and sectors to implement policies for exemption, reduction, and deferral of taxes, fees, and charges as stipulated by the Government, helping businesses reduce cost burdens and stabilize production.

Phan Cuong