REWARDS FOR PEOPLE TURN IN DROPPED OR MISLAID PROPERTY
On April 10, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 29/2014/ND-CP on prescribing the competence and procedures for establishment of state ownership over property and for management and handling of property over which state ownership is established. The reward levels for organizations and individuals shall be calculated by method of partial regression.
In particular, For property valued at up to VND 10 million, the reward ratio is 30%; for property valued at between over VND 10 million and VND 100 million, the reward ratio is 15%; for property valued at between over VND 100 million and VND 1 billion, the reward ratio is 7%; for property valued at over VND 1 billion and VND 10 billion, the reward ratio is 1%; for property valued at over VND 10 billion, the reward ratio is 0.5%. And the property value used for reward deduction shall be determined after deducting the expenses.
Expenses for the establishment of state ownership over property and the management and use of property over which state ownership is established include transport and preservation expense; expenses for testing, survey and valuation of temporarily seized property; expense for compensation for damage due to objective causes (if any) up to the time competent state agencies issue decisions approving the handling plans. Property-receiving and -preserving agencies which are furnished by the State with storehouses, storing yards, means of transport and regular funds, shall not be paid with expenses for the transport and preservation of such property…
Organizations and individuals that have discovered and turned in dropped or mislaid property other than historical and cultural relics, national treasures, antiques, or property in the national defense or security field, which have a value greater than ten months’ state-prescribed minimum wage applicable at the time of turning in the property, are entitled to a value equal to ten months’ minimum wage and half of the value exceeding ten months’ minimum wage after deducting the preservation expenses.