VietNamNet Bridge – The poor infrastructure and the high land leasing fee in industrial zones (IZ) have kept investors away.

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The draft of the corporate income tax law compiled by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) is comprised of the provision saying that the tax incentives for industrial zones (IZs) would be restored.

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HCM City has over 250,000 workers in the industrial and export-processing zones. Up to 70%  of them come from other provinces. Everyone wants the family reunion during the lunar New Year, but many workers "don't dare" to return home...