THE PRIME MINISTER _______________ No. 22/2020/QD-TTg | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ________________________ Hanoi, August 10 , 2020 |
DECISION
On the reduction of land rental by 2020 for those affected by the Covid-19 epidemic under the Government’s Resolution No. 84/NQ-CP dated May 29, 2020
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Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015;
Pursuant to the Land Law dated November 29, 2013;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 46/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 on collection of land rental and water surface rental;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 135/2016/ND-CP dated September 09, 2016 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decrees on collection of land use levy, land rental and water surface rental;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 123/2017/ND-CP dated November 14, 2017 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decrees on collection of land use levy, land rental and water surface rental;
Pursuant to the Government’s Resolution No. 84/NQ-CP dated May 29, 2020, regarding the Government's draft Resolution on tasks and solutions to continue removing difficulties for production and business, promoting disbursement of public investment capital, and ensuring social order and safety in the context of Covid-19 epidemic;
At the proposal of the Minister of Finance;
The Prime Minister hereby promulgates the Decision on the deduction of land rental by 2020 for those affected by the Covid-19 epidemic under the Government’s Resolution No. 84/NQ-CP dated May 29, 2020;
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decision stipulates the reduction of land rental under the Government’s Resolution No. 84/NQ-CP dated May 29, 2020.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. Enterprises, organizations, households and individuals that are directly leased land by the State according to Decisions or Contracts of competent State agency in the form of annual rental payment, who have to suspend production and business activities for 15 days or more due to the effect of Covid-19 epidemic (hereinafter referred to as and lessees).
2. Agencies competent to settle dossiers of land rental reduction; other related agencies, organizations and individuals.
Article 3. The land rental reduction level
To reduce 15% of land rental to be paid in 2020 for land lessees specified in Article 2 of this Decision; the outstanding land rental of the years prior to 2020 and the late-payment interest (if any) shall not be reduced.
This provision shall be applied for the cases where the land lessee has many different production and business activities but only suspends one production and business activity in the land parcel or land plot directly leased by the State.
Article 4. Dossier of land rental reduction
1. A written request for reduction of land rental in 2020 made by the land lessee according to the Form provided in Appendix attached to this Decision.
The land lessee shall be responsible before law for the honesty and accuracy of his/her information and request for reduction of land rental, ensuring that the right person is entitled to a land rental reduction as prescribed in this Decision.
2. A land lease decision or a land lease contract of the competent State agency (copy).
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