Deputies concern with pandemic pushing needy people into extreme poverty

Needy people in HCMC are coping with many challenges resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic while preferential financial resources for loans have not been allocated timely. The city needs to focus on issuing preferential policies for disadvantaged people to reduce poverty.
Deputies concern with pandemic pushing needy people into extreme poverty ảnh 1 At the sixth plenary session of the 10th tenure People’s Council of HCMC 
The statement was made by deputy Tang Huu Phong, Editor-in-Chief of the Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper at the sixth plenary session of the 10th tenure People’s Council of HCMC on July 6.
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has temporarily suspended receiving loan application documents from disadvantaged borrowers because of the shortage of loan capital, he added.
Deputies concern with pandemic pushing needy people into extreme poverty ảnh 2 Deputy Tang Huu Phong, Editor-in-Chief of the Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper speaks at the meeting.
Deputies at the meeting also suggested that the municipal government must strengthen public investment disbursement effectively to create jobs for people and socioeconomic impulse for the city as well as speed up investment promotion.
Deputy Doan Thi Ngoc Cam, Standing Vice Secretary of the Party Committee of Can Gio District proposed the city give the authority to Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of districts to assess joint venture and cooperation projects or State property leasing projects, and resolve problems of the protective forest planning affected the rights and living of local people on the Phu Loi islet in Thanh An island commune.
Deputies concern with pandemic pushing needy people into extreme poverty ảnh 3 Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People's Committee Phan Thi Thang speaks at the event.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Hoc Mon District Tran Van Khuyen said that the district has the biggest problem related to urban planning with many areas of planning failure. He has proposed the city’s government solve the serious problem in land planning to create favorable conditions for the exploitation of land resources.

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