PM approves 500 billion VND to support flood-hit localities
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to temporarily allocate 500 billion VND (over 23 million USD) from the central budget’s reserves of 2020 to support five central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue, Quang Nam, and Ha Tinh in carrying out rescue tasks, social security work and overcoming consequences of floods.
A boat carries essential goods to a flooded area in Quang Ninh district of Quang Binh province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)ꦕ – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to temporarily allocate 500billion VND (over 23 million USD) from thecentral budget’s reserves of 2020 to support five centralprovinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue, Quang Nam, and Ha Tinh incarrying out rescue tasks, social security work and overcoming consequences of floods.
The PM asked the localities’ authorities to base on the real situation to responsibly use the central budget, their local budgets andother legal financial sources to promptly perform the tasks in line withrelevant legal regulations.
The People’s Committees of the five centralprovinces have been asked to examine and count the losses caused by naturaldisasters and the spending on overcoming consequences of natural disasters inaccordance with regulations.
They have also been required to report on the funding needs for rescue works and policieson social security, and send to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control for submission to the PM to consider and decide the level of official support from the centralbudget to the coffers of each locality./.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the central province of Quang Tri, which has been hardest hit by recent floods and storms, to focus all resources to protect the lives and assets of locals and help them soon stabilise their life.
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A boat carries essential goods to a flooded area in Quang Ninh district of Quang Binh province (Photo: VNA)
