PM approves electricity subsidy grant for the disadvantaged

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to use money from the state budget to subsidize electricity prices for residents in island communes and districts and poor households. 

Accordingly, VND72.6 billion will be granted to five provinces to subsidize electricity prices and maintain the operation of water tanks and seawater purifiers on islands, as well as assist the operation of boats transporting fresh water and basic necessities to islands communes and districts. 

Of the amount, VND61 billion (US$2.8 million) goes to the southern province of Kien Giang, VND2.6 billion to Quang Tri, VND3.8 billion to Binh Thuan, VND2.2 billion to Quang Nam and VND3 billion  to Binh Dinh. 

The PM also agreed to increase the 2015 budget allocations for localities to subsidize electricity cost for poor households and households benefiting from social policies under the Decision No 28/2014/QD-TTg issued on April 7, 2014.
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