Minister: Relief for pandemic-hit groups must be swift
Support policies for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic need to be carried out immediately as they are facing a raft of difficulties, according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.
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Hanoi (VNA) - Support policies forpeople affected by the COVID-19 pandemic need to be carried out immediately asthey are facing a raft of difficulties, according to Minister of Planning andInvestment Nguyen Chi Dung.
At a recent meeting of the Government’s permanent members,Dung also pointed out the necessity of taking into account implementation lag,so as to ensure the timeliness and effectiveness of policies.
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) recentlycompiled a draft resolution on measures for assisting people with sharplydeclining incomes as well as those who have lost their jobs and are unable tomake ends meet due to the direct impact of the pandemic.
It stated that support measures aim to express the Party andState’s focus on vulnerable groups, including ex-revolutionaries, peoplesubject to social protection, and poor and near-poor households.
Policies also look at promoting employers’ access to creditand encourages them to pay adequate salaries to employees with labor contractswho have been forced to temporarily cease working because of the coronavirusoutbreak. If employers are still unable to pay salaries even when they havereceived soft loans, the draft policies also encourage them not to fireaffected workers.
Under the draft resolution, the State is set to provide aidto cover part of the daily expenses incurred by workers and by businesshouseholds and informal workers disadvantaged by the COVID-19 outbreak,quarantine measures, and travel restrictions, MPI noted.
The draft resolution was discussed and received consensus atthe Government’s meeting on April 1.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the MPI to workwith relevant ministries and sectors to collect opinions and fine-tune thedraft in preparation for issuance./.
Conglomerate Vingroup recently proposed a relief package worth 100 billion VND (4.23 million USD) to procure medical equipment and chemicals for testing of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.
Pham Minh Nam, an overseas Vietnamese national in the UK on March 26 presented 1 billion VND (over 43,000 USD) to support Vietnam’s fight against the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) held a meeting in Hanoi on March 31 to discuss measures to ensure social welfare amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Permanent Cabinet members deliberated the social welfare package for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during their meeting in Hanoi on April 5.
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A lottery ticket seller (L) is instructed in hand washing before receiving charity gifts (Photo: VNA) 
