The city government solved IT enterprises’ barriers

On 27th May 2012, Mr. Le Manh Ha - Vice Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee met the leaders of software and IT services enterprises and investors at Quang Trung Software City (QTSC).

Along with Mr. Le Thai Hy - Director of HCMC Department of Information and Communications (DIC), Mr. Chu Tien Dung, Chairman of HCMC Computer Association (HCA), Chairman of QTSC as well as representatives of DIC, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Finance, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Taxation, Department of Customs and more than 45 enterprises.

According to Mr. Lam Nguyen Hai Long, Deputy CEO of QTSC: "At the present, QTSC has had two customer groups: software and IT services enterprises and investors who leased land to build infrastructure for IT industry. The main difficulties of the first group are export and import procedures, taxation and customs procedures, preferential policies for developing human resources and brand. Especially, Circular No. 06/2012/TT-BTC dated January 11, 2012 of the Ministry of Finance on application of 10% VAT for digital enterprises. In addition, investors have difficulties in transfer of contributed capital of the implemented projects and bank loans."

At the meeting

Mr. Le Manh Ha, Mr. Le Thai Hy and representatives of departments had in turn to answer the concerns of enterprises as: TMA, GHP, Golden Alliance Education Group, Mai Anh Nam, GCS, Cad Network, BTM, Misa, HPT, Long Yen,... and had taken specific measures. However, there were a number of cases out of city’s ability so they need to be petitioned to the central agency, such as issues of VAT for digital services, customs procedures,...

"There will be more meetings with enterprises to solve the administrative procedures’ barriers of the state agency as well as propose new policies to help enterprises to develop smoothly and strongly," Mr. Le Manh Ha said at the end of the meeting.

Source: Ngoc Hoa - QTSC