Laws of Vietnam

Decision No. 236/1998/QD-TTg of December 3, 1998 on the urgent measures to overcome the consequences of storms and floods in Central Vietnam provinces

The People’s Committees of the provinces affected by storms No.4, No.5 and No.6 as well as the concerned ministries and branches shall have to apply urgent measures with regard to relief to victims’ families; the hygiene and epidemics prevention; the repair of houses and schools; on the restoration of traffic works; as well as production restoration and development.

The Central budget shall channel VND 125 billion for such urgent tasks as social relief, restoration of traffic works, and restoration and repair of the dike systems.

The State shall earmark VND 400 billion as loans to people for the restoration and development of their production.

The presidents of the concerned provincial People’s Committees shall mobilize their human and material resources for the stabilization of people’s life, the restoration and development of production; consider and decide the agricultural tax exemption and/or reduction for people in the affected areas; direct the functional provincial agencies to enhance the market control, combat the hoarding of food, foodstuff, fertilizers, seeds and construction materials, and raising their prices; organize the strict management of the reception of aids from domestic and foreign sources and make public the use thereof so that the people may be aware of, inspect and supervise it.- (Summary)