Fresh Electricity Subsidies for Poor Households

The PM has agreed to raise monthly power subsidy for poor households and households with social beneficiaries to VND46,000. The PM also assigned the Ministry of Finance to allocate VND685 billion from the 2014 state budget in advance for localities to support the beneficiaries in power charges. The new regulation shall take effect from June 1, 2014. (chinhphu.vn Dec 22)