PEDDLERS HIT BY COVID-19 ARE ENTITLED TO A SUPPORT OF VND 3 MILLION
This highlight content is prescribed by the Prime Minister in the Decision No. 33/2021/QD-TTg dated November 06, 2021, on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decision No. 23/2021 /QD-TTg dated July 07, 2021, of the Prime Minister on providing regulations on the implementation of policies to support employees and employers hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
To be specific: Households engaged in agriculture, forestry, aquaculture or salt production, peddlers, petty food sellers, shipment-based traders, itinerant and seasonal business people, and service providers earning low incomes who are not required to make business household registration, and have to suspend their operations for 15 consecutive days or more due to the request of competent State agencies for COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, or have business locations in the area implementing measures to prevent and control the pandemic from May 01, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021 shall be entitled to an one-time support with the amount of VND 3,000,000/business household.
Besides, conditions for business households to enjoy support are amended and supplemented as follows: Having business registration and being in the tax authorities directory; Having the period of operation suspension for 15 consecutive days or more due to the request of competent State agencies for COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control or having business locations in the area implementing measures to prevent and control the pandemic under the principles of the Directive No. 16/CT-TTg or applying measures of banned/suspension as regulated in the Resolution No. 128/NQ-CP from May 01, 2021 to the end of December 31, 2021.
Also in accordance with this Decision, children, elderly and disabled people who are under treatment for COVID-19 infection or undertake the quarantine shall be entitled to an one-time support of VND 1,000,000/person (as in previous regulations, this support only provides for children).
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
