Gov’t determines to fight trade fraud, counterfeit goods

VGP - The Government will focus on realizing socio-economic development targets, restructuring the economy while making more resolute efforts to defend national sovereignty in 2015, according to its latest resolution.

January 03, 2015 5:29 PM GMT+7

It will step up efforts in fighting smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods, especially in economic hubs and border provinces.

The Cabinet members must ensure the progress of promulgating legal documents guiding the implementation of new laws, the resolution says; mull the draft versions of the Law on Information and the Law on Information Access.

The Government will also continue the realization of the Resolution 19/NQ-CP dated March 18, 2014 on major tasks and solutions to improve business environment and national competitiveness in a bid to reach the average level of the ASEAN-6 countries by the end of 2015.

Meanwhile the National Council for Sustainable Development and Competiveness Improvement will coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to submit a new resolution on improving business environment and competitiveness in February this year.

State-owned enterprises must drastically carry out their restructuring plans approved by competent agencies so as to complete the process by 2015. The Ministry of Finance is assigned to comprehensively review this process in the last quarter of 2015./.

By Hai Minh