Business News, 24 March 2022
Dear members,
The Government continues to clarify its Orders below plus important information from the Department of Labour and Customs below. VCCI is still waiting on final decisions from the Ministry of Health on whether restaurants can operate following SBO protocols. We have followed up again and again. We apologise for the delay in getting you this information.
DOL directives to Businesses during the lockdown
The VCCI just received this information from Department of Labour (DOL) wishing to let businesses know about the labour directives for businesses and workplace during containment, lockdown and curfews.
Click HERE to download the DOL Directive.
Payment of VAT during lockdown
The Department of Customs & Inland Revenue wishes to advise that their Inland Revenue Taxpayer Services Section is closed to the general public until further notice but you can still make payments through the bank.
Click HERE to download the Notice indicating the Bank accounts you can make payments to and the narratives to use when making the payments.
HAVE YOUR SAY – PORT VILA URBAN GREENING MASTERPLAN
Work is underway to develop a Greening Masterplan for parts of Port Vila, which includes the traffic corridors from the airport to the domestic wharf, as well as the Central Business District. The objective of the Greening Masterplan is to ensure Port Vila city retains a healthy and attractive urban environment into the future.
Private businesses are one of the main users of the city. The project is keen to get the views of business owners and private sector workers on greening outcomes for Port Vila through completion of a short 2-minute survey at this link. Please also share the survey link with staff. You can stay in touch with the project through the Port Vila Urban Greening Masterplan page on Facebook.
The VCCI will continue to provide you with updates as they come in. If there is anything we can be doing, or providing to you at this time please let us know. We are here to help. Please call Marineth on 27543 / 7123967, or email her at administration@vcci.vu to give your important inputs into our service delivery. For anyone suffering from great stress or anxiety, access to counselling is available to those in need. Call Jinny to organise an appointment 711 8414.
The VCCI team
