7:19 AM, 28/03/2008
PM confirms to stabilize prices of ten primary goods
VNGOP – PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng presided over the March 27 meeting of the Government Standing Committee to discuss measures for curbing inflation, balancing export-import, ensuring commodity supplies, and managing prices of strategic goods.
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PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng decides not to increase prices of ten goods up to June 2008 - Photo: VNGOP
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The Government chief asked ministries, sectors, local authorities and the whole people to promote thrift practice. Immediately, it is necessary to save 10% of fuel consumption. He assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade and enterprises to maintain sufficient supply of primary goods for domestic production. To stabilize food price, the PM decided to export 3.5 million tons of rice in maximum this year.
To narrow the trade gap, PM Dũng urged to boost export. He ordered the State Bank to direct trade banks to lend foreign currencies to producers and traders of such exports as textile, apparel, footwear, and marine products. Export tax rate should be readjusted for crude oil and coal, he said.
The PM also entrusted the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance to list primary imports to serve production and people’s life.
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The PM confirmed that the prices of ten primary goods (petroleum, electricity, coal, clean water, bus ticket, train ticket, air ticket, cement, steel, school fee and hospital charge) will not be raised until June 2008.
Import tax will be increased for such products as automobiles, spare parts of automobiles and motorbikes, electronic goods. Foreign-currency loans for these imports will be minimized.
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By Hồng Uyên
