Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly Standing Committee on September 15passed a resolution on allocating 274 billion VND (11.8 million USD) from thecentral budget’s reserves of 2020 to buy 23,000 tonnes of rice for the nationalreserves.
Thevolume of rice will be purchased to supplement the reserves after 23,000 tonneswere taken from the stockpiles during the period from June 1, 2019 to May 31,2020 to be given to people in localities hit by natural disasters and epidemics,and the poor in between-crops periods. Part of the rice was also sent to Cubaas aid.
Thecommittee also adopted another resolution on adding medical materials and suppliesto the list of goods in the national reserves.
Participantsproposed that the Government stipulate in detail the types of medical suppliesto be included in the national reserves, and the tasks, authority andresponsibilities of ministries and agencies in charge of those goods./.
Thevolume of rice will be purchased to supplement the reserves after 23,000 tonneswere taken from the stockpiles during the period from June 1, 2019 to May 31,2020 to be given to people in localities hit by natural disasters and epidemics,and the poor in between-crops periods. Part of the rice was also sent to Cubaas aid.
Thecommittee also adopted another resolution on adding medical materials and suppliesto the list of goods in the national reserves.
Participantsproposed that the Government stipulate in detail the types of medical suppliesto be included in the national reserves, and the tasks, authority andresponsibilities of ministries and agencies in charge of those goods./.
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