Da Nang earmarks over 300 billion VND for people affected by COVID-19 epidemic

Thứ Ba, 14/04/2020, 20:30
PSNews – Da Nang will use over 300 billion VND from the State Budget and local budget to support local people affected by the COVID -19 epidemic for 3 months. 

The Da Nang Municipal People’s Committee on April 13 decided to earmark about 307.8 billion VND, including 83 billion VND from the State Budget and over 225 billion VND from the city’s budget to support people affected by COVID-19 according to the Government's Resolution No. 42 dated on April 9.

The fund will be provided from April to June. The aid packages range from VND 500,000 to 1.8 million per person per month.

Recent statistics released by the Da Nang Municipal Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs show that, by March, the city has nearly 58,000 people who have been off work.

Currently, the city has a nearly 110,000 subjects affected by the COVID-19 epidemic who meet  the Government’s criteria for benefits.

In particular̉, national revolutionary contributors and other social policy beneficiaries will get 500,000 VND per person per month.

Meanwhile, each poor or near poor household will receive one million per month.

A household business with a tax payment of less than 100 million VND per year will receive one million VND per month.
By An Nhien