Transport enterprises ‘swallowed up’

The Prime Minister has just assigned the Ministry of Transport to assume the prime responsibility for reviewing and proposing policies and solutions to support various types of transport that are falling into tragedy when they are continuously affected by four waves of Covid-19 epidemic. 19
As an enterprise (DN) with nearly 100 passenger cars, Mr. Do Van Bang, Director of Minh Thanh Phat Trading and Service Co., Ltd (Star Viet garage running the Lao Cai – Hanoi route), said from the beginning of the year. From 2021 to now, the enterprise is almost “clinically dead” when there are only 5 cars left. Businesses are struggling but still have to keep employees, if they let them rest, it will be difficult to recruit them when they resume operations.

Close to the limit of insolvency According to the director of Sao Viet car company, production and business revenue is almost zero, but every day still has to bear countless expenses such as bank interest; rent for factories, warehouses, salaries to support officials, employees, drivers; road maintenance fees … A series of passenger transport enterprises are in the “swallowing” scene. “Before the epidemic, on average, each month we spent about 3 billion dong on salaries and bonuses for drivers and employees. However, today, even though there is no revenue, we still have to “burden” nearly 1 billion dong/month “- Mr. Bang stated. Not only road transport, the air transport market has suffered the most severe decline ever, prompting the Ministry of Planning and Investment to issue a warning that the solvency of enterprises is declining close to the limit of insolvency. maths. For example, the national airline of Vietnam (Vietnam Airlines), it is expected that the loss of the first quarter of 2021 will be at VND 4,800 billion and in the first six months of the year may reach VND 10,000 billion. Currently, the amount of overdue debt has reached VND 6,240 billion and is in a very difficult situation. Vietnam Airlines has more than 9,000 employees who are on unpaid leave and temporary suspension of labor contracts. Most transport businesses are facing great difficulties due to the Covid-19 epidemic Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) also lost 50% of passenger transport revenue in the past 5 months due to people restricting travel, the railway industry had to cut many passenger trains. Mr. Nguyen Cong Hung, Chairman of the Hanoi Taxi Association, said that the number of passengers decreased by 80%-90%, revenue fell seriously, and workers’ lives were difficult. A series of taxi companies are facing the risk of bankruptcy, and bad debts are at high risk of increasing in the banking system. Therefore, recently, the Taxi Associations of Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City have jointly signed a document to send to the Prime Minister, proposing to support taxi transport enterprises to overcome difficulties before the Covid-19 pandemic. Proposing many solutions Facing the above situation, the Prime Minister has just assigned the Ministry of Transport to consider and propose policies and solutions to support passenger transport enterprises facing difficulties due to the Covid-19 epidemic. to border gates and between regions in the domestic market. According to Mr. Tran Bao Ngoc, Director of the Transport Department (Ministry of Transport), since the outbreak of the epidemic, the Ministry of Transport has proposed policies and solutions to support transport enterprises in difficulty. Regarding the solution to remove the vehicle inspection cycle, Mr. Ngoc said that the Ministry of Transport is amending Circular No. 70/2015 in the direction of adjusting the inspection cycle of passenger cars of all kinds up to 9 seats with transportation business. , adjusted from 18 months to 24 months for the first cycle and from 6 to 12 months for the recurring cycle. In addition, the Ministry of Transport also proposed that the Government delay the time of sanctioning transport enterprises that do not install surveillance cameras due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Regarding the proposal to exempt road maintenance fees until the end of this year, Mr. Ngoc said that in order to remove difficulties for those affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, Circular 112/2020 of the Ministry of Finance allows to reduce collect road user fees from January 1 to June 30, 2021. “The Ministry of Transport has proposed to the Government to reduce value-added tax to 0%, reduce 50% of corporate income tax for industries seriously damaged by the epidemic. Besides, delay payment of tax amount for 6 months for 6 months. arrears until December 31, 2021 and there is no fee for parking, parking and picking up passengers at the airport, train station, port and 50% discount on service prices through the bus station for passenger cars. sign for new registered vehicles for transport business until December 31,” said Mr. Ngoc. It is still difficult to access support policies As a large passenger transport enterprise in Quang Ninh province, Mr. Doan The Xuyen, director of Phuc Xuyen Co., Ltd., said that the company has over 300 vehicles that have stopped working but still have not been exempted from road maintenance fees because of cumbersome procedures. . For example, to be exempted under the regulations of the Ministry of Finance, the vehicle must stop working for 30 days or more, then return the badge and be certified by the Department of Transport. “You can stop for less than 30 days to be able to run again, then you have to apply for a new badge. Many businesses still have to pay even though the car is not running because they are afraid of procedures,” said Xuyen.