Problems with tax policy

On May 16, 2024, the General Department of Taxation issued Official Dispatch No. 2087/TCT-CS on tax policy problems. About Value Added Tax (VAT) Based on legal regulations, in principle, the input VAT amount of the amount of raw materials, materials, energy, and goods lost in excess of the limit cannot be declared and deducted. In […]
Draft Decree extending the deadline for paying tax in 2024

On May 14, 2024, the Government issued the 1st Draft of the Decree extending the deadline for paying value-added tax, corporate income, personal income tax and land rent in 2024. Some notable contents of the Draft Decree are as follows: For value added tax (except value added tax at import stage) Extending the tax payment […]
Guiding on digital signatures and digital signature certification services

On May 9, 2024, the Government issued Decree 48/2024/NĐ-CP amending Decree 130/2018/NĐ-CP guiding on digital signatures and digital signature certification services. Accordingly, Article 23 of Decree No. 130/2018/NĐ-CP on "Dossier for granting digital certificates to subscribers" is supplemented. Specifically, it includes: - Application for granting digital certificates in paper or electronic form according to the […]
List of national databases; building, updating, maintaining, exploiting and using national databases

On May 9, 2024, the Government issued Decree 47/2024/NĐ-CP on the list of national databases; building, updating, maintaining, exploiting and using national databases. Accordingly, the subjects of exploitation and use of national data include: State management agencies according to their functions and tasks of exploiting and using data in the national database to serve state […]
Issuance of Decree regulating grassroots information activities

On May 10, 2024, the Government issued Decree 49/2024/NĐ-CP regulating grassroots information activities. This Decree regulates grassroots information activities; state management responsibilities for grassroots information activities; rights and obligations of agencies, organizations and individuals participating in grassroots information activities. Grassroots information activities are the activities of providing essential information; receiving feedback information and response content […]
Amending and supplementing a number of Articles of Decree guiding the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting

On May 10, 2024, the Government issued Decree 50/2024/NĐ-CP amending Decree 136/2020/NĐ-CP guiding the Law on Fire Prevention and Fighting, specifically: Entities subject to fire protection design approval include: - Projects and works specified in Appendix V attached to this Decree when newly constructed or when renovated, changed in use leading to one of the […]
The list of potentially unsafe products and goods is under the management of the Ministry of Information and Communications

On March 29, 2024, the Minister of Information and Communications issued Circular 02/2024/TT-BTTTT regulating the List of potentially unsafe products and goods under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Information and communication. (1) The list of products and goods specialized in information technology and communications that require regulation certification and declaration of conformity include: […]
Amendment of Rules of Origin in the AKFTA Agreement

On March 27, 2024, the Minister of Industry and Trade issued Circular 04/2024/TT-BCT amending and supplementing some provisions of Circular 20/2014/TT-BCT on the implementation of Rules of Origin in the ASEAN - Korea Free Trade Area Agreement. Accordingly, Article 1 of Circular 04/2024/TT-BCT amends the Rules of Origin of Goods in the AKFTA Agreement in […]
Adjusting gasoline prices

On May 9, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Official Dispatch No. 3084/BCT-TTTN on operating petroleum business. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announces the base prices of popular consumer petroleum products on the market, as follows: E5RON92 gasoline decreased by 1,288 VND/liter, kg to 22,623 VND/liter, kg RON 95-III gasoline decreased by […]