VCCI Survey - November 2020
This survey is designed to inform the Government Business Dialogue on December 11th, to be held between the Prime Minister, other key ministers, and the Chamber of Commerce. If you have multiple businesses, please fill in the survey once for each business. The deadline for the survey is Tuesday 8th December.

Topics include:

- The impact of COVID-19 on your business, and the outlook for the future
- The hypothetical impact of a widespread COVID-19 outbreak
- The proposed changes to the reserved list
- Feedback on the Government lending scheme
- The proposed changes to the requirements for hand washing requirements (Port Vila only)

A lot of the questions asked are done so without full knowledge or information. We have provided all details we currently have, and acknoweldge this gaps. Please answer the questions to the best of your abilities.

Links to the survey in Bislama and French are below:

https://tinyurl.com/VCCI-Survey-Bislama 
https://tinyurl.com/VCCI-Survey-French
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Impact of the COVID-19 and TC Harold crises on your business
1. What is the name of your business? (Optional)
2. What province is your business located in? *
3. What sub-sector is your business in? *
4. Was your revenue in October 2020 higher or lower than October 2019?
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5. What has been the percentage change in overall turover for your business for October 2020 compared to the same period last year? Please write this just as a number - e.g. a 20% drop should be written as -20, or a 30% increase should be written as 30
6. How many full-time employees did you have at the start of September 2020?
7. How many part-time employees did you have at the start of September 2020?
8. How many full-time employees do you have currently/this week?
9. How many part-time employees do you have currently/this week?
10. Do you have plans to reduce your workforce size in the near future?
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11. How are you funding your business now? (tick as many as applicable)
12. Acknowledging the large number of unknowns, how confident are you that your business will still be running in...
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Three months
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13. What is your outlook for the future for your business on a scale of 1-5, where 1 is extremely negative and 5 is extremely positive *
14. What is your outlook for the future for your sector on a scale of 1-5, where 1 is extremely negative and 5 is extremely positive? *
15. What is your outlook for the future for the entire economy on a scale of 1-5, where 1 is extremely negative and 5 is extremely positive? *
Hypothetical impact of a widespread COVID-19 crisis on your business?
These questions seek to understand what the impact would be if there was a widespread COVID outbreak, and we moved to level 3 from the Ministry of Health planning perspective. Under this scenario, there would be restrictions on inter-island travel, as well as restrictions on businesses, schools, churches, and other public or private gatherings. Further details are available at https://covid19.gov.vu/
16. Are you an essential business?
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17. How would your business react to a month long lockdown?
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18. Could your business earn sufficient income during a month long lockdown to cover its regular expenses, including salaries?
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19. What would the impact of a month of lockdown be on your business, once the lockdown finished?
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20. Do you think your staff would have sufficient money to buy the necessities during a month long lockdown?
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Changes to the reserved list
The Government is currently proposing to add 33 occupations to the reserved list. Thse are jobs which only ni-Vanuatu can do, and the list of occupations which are proposed to be added to the list is below.

• Accountant • Assistant property manager • IT Specialist
• Assistant Accountant • Auditor • Manager
• Assistant accounts manager • Bricklayer • Marketing manager
• Assistant casino manager • Carving designer • Painter
• Assistant director • Craftsperson • Pastry Chef
• Assistant distiller • Chief procurement officer • Project manager
• Assistant financial controller • Financial controller • Retail/store/shop manager
• Assistant general manager • Furniture designer • Sales assistant
• Assistant operation manager • Heavy duty mechanic • Sales manager
• Assistant manager • Hotel manager • Supervisor
• Assistant project manager • Human resource manager • Tour operator

21. What would be the impact on your business if these professions were added to the reserved list within the next three months?
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22. What would be the impact on your future investment plans if these professions were added to the reserved list?
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23. Had the reserved list included these professions previously, would you have still made the investments which you have in your business?
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24. Any other comments on the changes to the reserved list?
Feedback on the proposed Government lending scheme
At the last dialogue on 30th October, the Government announced a new lending scheme, totalling VUV 2.8bn. We are still waiting on the exact specific to be released, but the announcement at the dialogue included the following details, noting that there is a high level of uncertainty, and that all of the details are subject to change:

i. It will only be for activities that can boost the economy, and which align with the National Sustainable Development Plan and Post Disaster Needs Assessment – it can either be reconstruction or new activities
ii. It will be lent at 1%, with a grace period of 6 months, both on the principal amount and on interest
iii. There is a term of 2 years
iv. The maximum loan amount will be VUV 100m
v. The banks can charge borrowers an application fee and an administration fee, which may add 4 percentage points to the cost of the loan
vi. The loans cannot be used for refinancing

25. Would you be interested in accessing the new scheme, assuming the details above are correct?
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26. If yes, which sector would you be interested in investing in? (Select all that apply)
27. If no, why are you not interested in accessing the scheme? (Select all that apply)
Proposed new by-law: Permanent washing stations
The Port Vila City Council, working with the Ministry of Health and the Department of Water, have a proposed by-law which would require all businesses to have a permanent hand-washing station (i.e. a sink - a bucket would not be sufficient).
28. If this by-law were enacted, what would this mean for your business? (Select all that apply)
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