Hai Duong considers exempting land rent for socialized investment projects in the fields of education and health.

The 16th session of the 17th Hai Duong Provincial People's Council took place over two days, July 12-13, to consider and issue preferential land policies for socialized investment projects in the fields of education, vocational training, healthcare, culture, sports and environment in urban areas in Hai Duong province.

According to the draft decision of the Provincial People's Committee submitted at the meeting, investors implementing socialized investment projects in urban areas in Hai Duong province will be leased land by the Provincial People's Committee that has completed site clearance and will be exempted from land rent for the entire lease period (according to the project's operating period approved by the Provincial People's Committee).

In case the provincial budget is not able to balance the compensation, site clearance and handover of clean site to the investor, the investor shall advance funds to pay compensation and site clearance; the handling of compensation and site clearance shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions at Point b, Clause 5, Article 6 of Decree 69/2008/ND-CP dated May 30, 2008 of the Government (amended and supplemented at Clause 3, Article 1 of Decree 59/2014/ND-CP dated June 16, 2014 of the Government).

The beneficiaries of the policy include: (1) Investors implementing socialized investment projects in the fields of education, vocational training, health care, culture, sports and environment whose investment policies are approved by the Provincial People's Committee and land leased in urban areas (including inner city, suburbs of cities; inner city, suburbs of towns; towns as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Urban Planning No. 30/2009/QH12 dated June 17, 2009) in Hai Duong province. (2) Agencies, organizations and individuals performing administrative procedures related to preferential land policies for socialized investment projects in the fields of education, vocational training, health care, culture, sports and environment in urban areas in Hai Duong province. (3) This Decision does not apply to foreign investment projects implementing socialized investment projects in Hai Duong province.

To enjoy preferential land policies, socialized investment projects must ensure the following conditions: (1) Belong to the list of types and meet the criteria, scale and standards of socialized facilities as prescribed in Decision No. 1466/QD-TTg dated October 10, 2008, Decision No. 1470/QD-TTg dated July 22, 2016 and Decision No. 693/QD-TTg dated May 6, 2013 of the Prime Minister. (2) Be consistent with regional planning, provincial planning, sectoral planning, construction planning and land use planning of the locality approved by competent authorities. (3) Implementation must ensure compliance with the progress, objectives and scale of the project approved by the Provincial People's Committee and legal regulations; implement socialization incentive policies for the right purpose and effectively.

Regarding the transitional regulations, for socialized investment projects in urban areas in Hai Duong province that have been approved by the Provincial People's Committee for investment policy before the issuance of this policy, incentives will continue to be applied according to the regulations in the investment policy approval document for the remaining incentive period of the project. In case the approved land incentive level is lower than the current decision of the Provincial People's Committee, the investor will enjoy incentives according to the new decision for the remaining incentive period of the project.

HOANG BIEN