Regulations on the construction cost management
The Government issued the Decree No. 32/2015/ND-CP dated March 25, 2015 on the construction cost management including total construction investment, construction estimate, construction contract estimate, construction norms, construction prices, construction price indexes, project management and construction consultancy cost, payment for and finalization of construction contracts; reimbursement and statement of...
Charge for licensing of the export of workers in overseas term employment 5 million/time
According to Circular No. 259/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance on the rate, collection, submission, administration and use of the fee for verification of documents and the charge for licensing of the export of Vietnamese workers on contract basis, charge for new licensing of the...
Increase special excise tax by 5% for alcohol and beer from 2016
On November 26, 2014, the 13th National Assembly on November 26, 2014 during the 8th session pass the Law No. 70/2014/QH13 on amending a number of articles of the Law on Special Excise Duty and deciding to increase special excise tax by 5% for some goods and commodities from...
MANY CASES OF EXEMPTION FROM SEVERANCE TAX
On October 02, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 152/2015/TT-BTC guiding the severance tax, and the taxable items are metallic minerals; non-metallic minerals; products of natural forests; natural aquatic organisms, including marine animals and plants; natural water; natural bird’s nests other than those collected from construction...
Audits of projects financed by the governments on-lending of foreign borrowed funds
Takes effect on July 20, 2016, the Circular No. 79/2016/TT- BTC dated June 06, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of the financial audits of programs or projects financed by the Government’s on-lending of foreign borrowed funds on Auditing of eligibility to qualify for on-lent funds;...
New provision on land rental exemption and reduction
The Government issued Decree No. 135/2016/ND-CP dated September 09, 2015 amending and supplementing a number of articles on collection of land rental and water surface rental, within that prescribed land rental exemption or reduction is not applied in the case of auction on land lease rights.
Similarly, land use levy...
Regulation on handing counterfeit money and money suspected to be counterfeit in bank sector
On December 05, 2013, the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 28/2013/TT-NHNN regulated that The State Bank branches of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government [...]
Pricing measurement of rooftop solar power projects
The Prime Minister promulgates the Decision No. 02/2019/QD-TTg on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 11/2017/QD-TTg dated April 11, 2017 on mechanism for encouragement of development of solar power in Vietnam on January 08, 2019.
For rooftop solar power projects:
- Rooftop solar power projects...
TO EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION FEE FOR CLEAN-ENERGY OPERATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUSES
This is one of the most important contents prescribed at the Circular No. 140/2015/TT-BTC dated September 03, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 124/2011/TT-BTC dated August 31, 2011 of the Ministry of Finance guiding registration fee.
Accordingly, besides some...
Guiding the methods for defining customs value of exported and imported goods
On March 25, 2015, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 39/2015/TT-BTC prescribing customs value of exported and imported goods. According to this Circular, The customs value is the selling price of goods at the border gate of exportation exclusive of international insurance cost (I) and international freight...

















