Addressing a conference of the tax sector on February 26, the PM noted that the sector had completed the stream lining of the system of tax offices at district levels from the previous 548 to 415 offices, 10 months ahead of schedule.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at the conference.

PM Phuc also hailed the sector for surpassing the target of tax collection by 9.3 percent in 2019.

At the same time, the Government leader required the further reduction of tax administrative procedures, setting the goal for the sector to cut another 10 percent of the current 304 administrative procedures this year.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung reported that the stream lining was done through merging district-level tax offices into regional offices under the control of provincial-level tax departments.

According to the minister, the new regional offices have been operating smoothly, causing no difficulties for taxpayers.

PM Phuc stressed the task for the sector to surpass tax collection target by 5 percent this year. He explained that despite the COVID-19 epidemic, Vietnam has performed well in containing the epidemic, with production and business likely to recover in the second quarter.

Many effective firms paying high taxes

(BGO)- In recent years, a large number of enterprises and businesspersons in the northern province of Bac Giang have taken initiative in technology innovation and expansion of production scales gaining dramatically increased turnovers. In line with the success in business, many firms have been awarded for their proper fulfillment of tax liabilities. 

Bac Giang honors 114 good tax payers

(BGO) – The Department of Tax (DoT) in the northern province of Bac Giang on August 8 held a meeting to honor 144 outstanding organizations and individuals as good taxpayers who fully satisfied their tax obligations in 2017 with Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee in attendance.

Vietnam’s 1,000 biggest tax payers announced

The 1,000 biggest tax payers in Vietnam in 2017 contributed more than 110 trillion VND (4.72 billion USD) to the State budget, increasing 8.45 percent from the previous year, and accounting for 63 percent of total tax contributions.

eTax service application: Double benefits

(BGO) – Along with 12 cities and provinces nationwide, from May 7, 2018, the northern province of Bac Giang has applied the electronic tax (eTax) service (also called centralized one-stop-shop eTax) in all businesses in the locality, replacing the old tax system. After more than one month of implementation, the service has proven its superiority. 

Vietnam’s health ministry proposes higher tobacco tax to reduce smoking among youth

Vietnam is one of the cheapest countries in the Asia Pacific to buy a pack of cigarettes.

Source: NDO/VNA