(HBO) - The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading complicatedly in Lac Son district with an increase in community-infected cases. The local Party Committees, authorities, residents and businesses have taken drastic measures to fight the pandemic, while actively restoring production, and ensuring socio-economic development goals.


Ho Guom garment factory in Vu Ban town (Lac Son) implements strict pandemic prevention measures to ensure continuous and stable production.

On these days, factories, production and business establishments in the localities have focused resources on pandemic prevention and control work and stepping up operations in the new normal. According to the assessment of the district People's Committee, in the first two months of this year, despite difficulties caused by the pandemic, the district's socio-economic situation achieved important results. Currently, there are 26 production and business investment projects in the district, of which over 50 percent have been put into operation, thus creating jobs for about 5,000 local workers. In February, the value of industrial - handicraft production reached 71 billion VND (3.1 million USD), bringing the figure in the first two months to 147 billion VND, equal to 16.07 percent of the yearly plan.

Total State budget revenue hit more than 3.6 billion VND in February, and over 15.8 billion VND in the first two months, equivalent to 13.73 percent of the estimate assigned by the province. Meanwhile, total local budget revenue during January-February reached more than 153.5 billion VND, equal to 23.17 percent of the estimate assigned by the province. The Canh Tang reservoir project has cleared over 795.39 hectares of land to hand over to contractors, reaching 88.6 percent of the plan, and the disbursement value of the component project is 1.059 trillion VND, reaching 100 percent. Policies to ensure social welfare are implemented promptly in accordance with regulations.

According to Bui Van Linh, Chairman of the district People's Committee, in the coming time, the district is resolved to better control the pandemic to limit its impact on people's lives, socio-economic development, and social order and safety in the locality. In addition, the district will speed up the progress of preparation for investment projects in 2022 and the 2021 – 2025 period, complete the construction volume, and ensure the quality of the works.

Attention will be paid to creating the best possible favourable conditions for investors to attract more investment in projects in order to promote economic development and create jobs for labourers, and promptly solve arising problems related to political security, social order and safety./.

 


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