The People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai on March 28 held a meeting with foreign-invested (FDI) enterprises in the locality with the aim of removing obstacles for their operations.
Workers at Toan Cau Mechanical Company - a FDI firm in Giang Dien Industrial Park, Trang Bom district, Dong Nai province. (Photo: VNA)
Dong Nai (VNA)🧸 – The People’s Committeeof the southern province of Dong Nai on March 28 held a meeting with foreign-invested (FDI) enterprises in the locality with the aim of removingobstacles for their operations.
At the meeting, FDI enterprises talked about problemsthey encountered in expanding production, installing rooftop solar powersystems, procedures for upgrading projects, accommodations for experts and tax-relatedprocedures.
🐈 Arepresentative from Terumo BCT Vietnam Co.Ltdin LongDuc Industrial Park said the company, along with many other businesses in LongDuc Industrial Park, wants to install rooftop solar power systems. However, itdid not receive support from the park, making the work difficult.
Henoted that the Vietnamese Government and Dong Nai province target reducingcarbon emissions and using clean energy. Accordingto businesses in Amata and Song MayIndustrial Parks, in recent years, many firms have specific plans to buildadditional workshop facilities, and the functional departments of the provincehave committed to allocating land for business expansion but it has not yetbeen implemented. They suggested local administration give them exact timing ofland handover, thus helping enterprises come up with appropriate production andbusiness plans. Fielding queries from firms at the meeting, NguyenThi Hoang, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee said previously, Dong Naiallowed experts to reside within production and business premises. However,legal regulations have been changed. The province has set a deadline for allexperts to reside outside by the end of 2024. Sheacknowledged that accommodation near industrial parks is an issue that Dong Naiis coping with as it fails to meet the demand. Currently, the province isreviewing the lodging situation for experts and it will continue to extendresidence permits for experts residing in separate premises within businessfacilities if necessary. Shewent on to say that Dong Nai will organise a workshop to assess the specificimpacts of the new Land Law on businesses, thereby devising policies andsolutions to support them in the land leasing process. Accordingto the province's Management Board of Industrial Parks, the province is facingnumerous difficulties related to land clearance in Amata and Song MayIndustrial Parks. However, relevant authorities will strive toresolve obstacles and promptly allocate land for business expansion. Regardingthe installation of rooftop solar energy, the board has granted permits to 28businesses and is currently processing applications for others. Theprovince is currently home to nearly 1,560 FDI valid projects with totalcapital of more than 34 billion USD. Since the beginning of this year, it has attracted over 570 million USDof FDI capital, up 13% year on year./.
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Workers at Toan Cau Mechanical Company - a FDI firm in Giang Dien Industrial Park, Trang Bom district, Dong Nai province. (Photo: VNA) 
