Legal Document Updates in English (22/2020)

FROM JULY 01, TO INCREASE THE FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES-BASED
REDUCTION BY VND 2 MILLION/MONTH

On June 02, 2020, the National Assembly Standing Committee issues the Resolution No. 954/2020/UBTVQH14 on adjusting the reduction based on family circumstances for personal income tax.

Accordingly, the level of reduction based on family circumstances for personal income tax is adjusted as follows: Reduction for the taxpayer, which is VND 11 million/month

TO REDUCE 50% OF THE CHARGE FOR APPRAISING CONDITIONS
FOR TRAINING IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HYGIENE UNTIL THE END OF 2020

On June 01, 2020, the Ministry of Finance promulgates the Circular No. 50/2020/TT-BTC on prescribing the rates and the remittance of charges for appraisal of business conditions in labor safety technical inspection activities and training in occupational safety and hygiene.

Accordingly, from June 01, 2020 to the end of December 31, 2020, a non-business unit or an enterprise that requests the

On June 01, 2020, the Ministry of Finance promulgates the Circular No. 49/2020/TT-BTC on prescribing the rates and remittance of charges in registration of secured transactions.

Accordingly, an organization or a person that requests for registration of secured transactions, provision of information on secured transactions in movable property (other than aircraft) or seagoing ship shall pay charges as follows:

Firstly, from June 01, 2020 to the end of December 31, 2020, for case of requesting agencies and units for carrying out the work of registration of secured transactions, the charge rate to be remitted shall be equal 80% of the charge rates specified in Points a, b and d, Clause 1, Article 4 of the

THE CHARGE COLLECTING AGENCIES ON EXIT AND ENTRY
MAY DEDUCT MAXIMUM 20% COLLECTED CHARGE

On May 18, 2020, the Ministry of Finance promulgates the Circular No. 41/2020/TT-BTC on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Circular No. 219/2016/TT-BTC dated November 10, 2016 prescribes the rates of charges and fees related to exit from, entry into, transit through and residence in Vietnam and charge and fee collection, remittance, management and use.

Accordingly, for the charge collecting agencies which are the Immigration Department and the Border Gate Security Department and provincial-level Public Security Departments and Border Guard Commands, such agencies may deduct 20% of the collected charge amount to cover the expenses in accordance with law provisions. The remaining 80% shall be remitted to the state budget under the chapters and sub-items of the current State Budget Index.

TO PROPOSE TO PILOT COLLEGIAL TRAINING FOR LOWER SECONDARY GRADUATES

This is a remarkable content to follow the direction of the Prime Minister on accelerating the development of occupationally skilled human resources, contributing to raising productivity and improving national competitiveness in the new situation specified in the Directive No. 24/CT-TTg dated May 28, 2020.

Accordingly, the Prime Minister requests the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to propose the provision on a pilot basis of collegial training for lower secondary graduates; to continue and further extend the application of programs effectively transferred from foreign countries in the vocational education system.

NOT ALLOW TO USE FOREIGN LOANS TO PAY TAX, FEES AND CHARGES

On May 25, 2020, the Government promulgates the Decree No. 56/2020/ND-CP on management and use of official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans of foreign donors.

To be specific, ODA and concessional loans may only be used for development investment but not regular spending. It is not allowed to use foreign loans to pay tax, fees and charges, loan interest, purchase cars (except for specialized cars as decided by competent authorities), supplies, equipment for operating processes after the project is completed; ground clearance expenses, operating expenses of the project management unit;

In addition, the Decree regulates that the time for appraisal of the report on proposing the investment policy or the pre-feasibility study report of a program or project shall be

TO CONSIDER ADJUSTING CIVIL SERVANT PAYROLLS IN SOME CASES

On June 01, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 62/2020/ND-CP on job positions and civil servant payrolls.

In accordance with this Decree, the adjustment of civil servant payrolls in an agency or organization shall be considered in the following cases: There is a change in job positions and amount of work of each job position, population size and natural area… in such agency or organization;  Establishing, re-organizing or dissolving an agency or organization in accordance with the competent authorities’ decisions; establishing, dissolving, merging, splitting up or adjusting boundaries of provincial and district administrative units.

THE COST ON HIRING THE SPECIFIC REQUIRE SERVICE
MUST NOT EXCEED THE BIDDING PRICE

This is the new content approved by the Minister of Information and Communications on the Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BTTTT on guiding the determination of the cost on hiring of information technology service funded by the state budget according to method of cost calculation on May 29, 2020.

Accordingly, the cost on hiring the specific require service shall not exceed the bidding price (after correction of mistake, modification of erroneous, minus of price reduce value (if any); not exceed the estimate or price of the bidding package up on agree on a plan on determining the service cost according to the negotiated payment period and time of payment.

FROM MAY 29, THE USE OF OPIUM AND OPIUM PREPARATIONS
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

On May 29, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 60/2020/ND-CP on amending and supplementing the List of Narcotic Substances and Precursors promulgated together with the Government’s Decree No. 73/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2019 on the List of Narcotic Substances and Precursors.

Accordingly, to transfer substance No. 389 “Opium and opium preparations” (except for ethyl esters of iodized fatty acids in opiate seed oil that no longer contain narcotic from opium) from the List IID to the List of “narcotic substances banned from healthcare and life, the use of which for