Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has given the nod to the Finance Ministry’s proposal to impose quotas and specific tax on coal exports.

The Government Office on July 14 sent an official dispatch to the Ministries of Finance, Industry and Trade and Justice to inform them of the deputy PM’s opinions regarding the issue.

In the dispatch, Deputy PM Hung asked the Finance Ministry to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade as well as relevant agencies to work out a concrete implementation plan to submit to the PM for approval.