Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai asked the Chairman of the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to urgently consider and reduce the price of clean water supply to support people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Document 5257/VPCP-KTTH dated August 1, 2021 of the Government Office stating that to assist in support for affected people in the context of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai requested:

Chairmen of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall, according to their competence and regulations of law, expeditiously consider and reduce the price of clean water supply to support the people and the local communities, who’s life affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, especially in provinces and centrally-run cities, districts, cities directly under provinces and cities that are implementing social distancing. Association under Directive 16/CT-TTg dated March 31, 2020 of the Prime Minister.

* Previously, on July 31, 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai also signed and promulgated Resolution No. 83/NQ-CP of the Government agreeing on a plan to support electricity bill reduction and electricity price reduction (the fourth phase.) for electricity users affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. Objects supported to reduce utility bills and electricity prices are customers who use electricity for daily-life purposes in provinces and centrally-run cities, districts, cities under provinces and cities at the time of writing. on July 30, 2021 is implementing social distancing according to Directive No. 16/CT-TTg; The concentrated medical isolation facilities serving the prevention and control of COVID-19 have a part of the cost of the quarantined person.

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