On October 17, 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued Decision No. 3531/QD-BTC on the implementation of the Nationwide Inventory of Public Property at agencies, organizations, units, and infrastructure assets invested and managed by the State.
The Ministry of Finance will terminate presumptive tax collection for business households starting 2026, replacing it with a tax self-declaration and self-payment mechanism, as part of its efforts to modernize tax administration.
The Ministry of Finance has issued Decision No. 3389/QD-BTC approving the Scheme on “Transforming the model and method of tax administration for business households upon abolishment of the presumptive tax regime.”
Foreign residents in Vietnam would be granted electronic identification accounts under the Government’s draft decree on electronic identification and authentication, part of efforts to strengthen digital governance and administrative reform.
The Ministry of Finance has submitted a proposal to include in the draft amended Law on Personal Income Tax a provision to impose personal income tax on transactions involving gold bullion transfers, with an initial tax rate of 0.1 percent of the transaction value.
In a move to restructure the transport system, the Ministry of Construction has unveiled a draft decree on implementation of the Railway Law, aiming to position the railway sector as a driving force for national sustainable growth.
Vietnam plans to release its annual minimum living standards from 2028, a key indicator for determining poverty thresholds and minimum wages, according to a draft scheme prepared by the Ministry of Finance.
A sweeping land valuation reform is on the table in Vietnam: the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proposed adopting price tables instead of individual valuations for calculating land use fees and compensation.
The 2022 Law on Insurance Business has contributed to promoting market development, but over time, there have been shortcomings that need to be amended to simplify administrative procedures, remove difficulties and create conditions for business development.
The newly-issued Government Decree specifying the management, payment and account-finalization of projects funded by public investment capital is expected to prevent capital loss and speed up the capital disbursement.
Decree 255/2025/ND-CP aims to institutionalize the Party’s guidelines and policies and the State’s laws regarding ethnic minority affairs in order to further improve the ethnic policy system and prioritize the provision of support for poor ethnic households and ethnic groups facing the harshest conditions as specified in National Assembly Resolution 120/2020/QH14.
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