Circular 63/2023/TT-BTC amend some Circulars on charges and fees

CIRCULAR

Amending and supplementing a number of articles of some Circulars defining charges and fees issued by the Minister of Finance to encourage the use of online public services

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Pursuant to the Law on Charges and Fees dated November 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 14/2023/ND-CP dated April 20, 2023, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

At the proposal of the Director of the Tax Policy Department;

The Minister of Finance promulgates the Circular amending and supplementing a number of articles of some Circulars defining charges and fees issued by the Minister of Finance to encourage the use of online public services.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing Article 3 of the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 148/2016/TT-BTC dated October 14, 2016 on prescribing the appraisal charge rates for grant of licenses for industrial explosive material use and charge collection, remittance, management and use

To add Clause 4 to Article 3 as follows:

“4. In cases organizations submit dossiers of request for grant of a license for industrial explosive material use online:

a) From December 01, 2023 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable charge rates shall be equal to 90% (ninety percent) of the charge rates specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the charge rates defined in Clause 1 of this Article shall apply.”

Article 2. Amending and supplementing Article 4 of the Minister of Finance's Circular No. 245/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 on prescribing the rates and collection, remittance, management and use of charges for appraisal of business conditions in activities of technical inspection of occupational safety and training in occupational safety and health

To amend and supplement Article 4 as follows:

“Article 4. Charge rates

1. Charge rates for appraisal of business conditions in activities of technical inspection of occupational safety and training in occupational safety and health shall comply with the Charge Tariff issued together with this Circular.

2. In cases non-business units or enterprises submit dossiers of request for extension of certificates of eligibility for technical inspection of occupational safety online:

a) From January 01, 2024 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable charge rates shall be equal to 90% (ninety percent) of the charge rates specified at Point a Section 1 of the Charge Tariff issued together with this Circular.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the charge rates defined at Point a Section 1 of the Charge Tariff issued together with this Circular shall apply.”

Article 3. Amending and supplementing Article 4 of the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC dated November 14, 2016, on providing for the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of industrial property charges and fees

To add Clause 4 to Article 4 as follows:

“4. In cases organizations or individuals submit applications or dossiers of request for implementation of industrial property right protection works or services (including submission of registration applications of industrial property right protection; grant of protection titles, grant of certificates of registration of contracts on licensing of industrial property rights; maintenance, extension, termination of validity, invalidation of protection titles for industrial property rights; grant of industrial property representation service-practicing certificates, announcement and registration of industrial property representatives) online:

a) From January 01, 2024 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable fee rates shall be equal to 50% (fifty percent) of the fee rates specified in Section A of the Tariff of industrial property charges and fees issued together with this Circular.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the fee rates defined in Section A of the Tariff of industrial property charges and fees issued together with this Circular shall apply.”

Article 4. Amending and supplementing Article 4 of the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 287/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, prescribing the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charges and fees relating to atomic energy

To amend and supplement Article 4 as follows:

“Article 4. Charge and fee rates

1. The charge and fee rates relating to atomic energy shall comply with the Tariff of charges and fees issued together with this Circular.

2. In case organizations or individuals submit dossiers of request for grant of licenses for radiation job performance, written registration of atomic energy application services or approval of provincial-level and grassroots-level plans on response to radiation or nuclear incidents online (except for administrative procedures under the national single-window mechanism and ASEAN Single-Window mechanism):

a) From December 01, 2023 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable charge rates shall be equal to 90% (ninety percent) of the charge rates specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the charge rates defined in Clause 1 of this Article shall apply.”

Article 5. Amending and supplementing Article 4 of the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 25/2021/TT-BTC dated April 07, 2021, prescribing 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

To add Clause 3 to Article 4 as follows:

“3. In cases Vietnamese citizens submit dossiers of request for grant of a passport online:

a) From January 01, 2024 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable fee rates shall be equal to 90% (ninety percent) of the fee rates specified at Point 1 Section I of the Charge and Fee Tariff issued together with this Circular.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the fee rates defined at Point 1 Section I of the Charge and Fee Tariff issued together with this Circular shall apply.”

Article 6. Amending and supplementing Article 4 of the Minister of Finance's Circular No. 38/2022/TT-BTC dated June 24, 2022, prescribing the rates, collection and remittance of fee for grant of construction activity licenses and fee for grant of architecture practice certificates

To add Clause 6 to Article 4 as follows:

“6. In cases organizations submit dossiers of request for grant of construction capacity certificates, individuals submit dossiers of request for grant of construction practice certificates, foreign contractors submit dossiers of request for grant of construction activity licenses online:

a) From January 01, 2024 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable fee rates shall be equal to 80% (eighty percent) of the fee rates specified in Clause 1 and Clause 3 of this Article.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the fee rates defined in Clause 1 and Clause 3 of this Article shall apply.”

Article 7. Amending and supplementing Clause 1 Article 4 of the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 48/2022/TT-BTC dated August 03, 2022, prescribing the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charges for exploitation and use of information in the national population database

To amend and supplement Clause 1 Article 4 as follows:

“1. Charges rates for authentication of information on citizens, exploitation of information results

a) From December 01, 2023 to the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable charge rates shall be equal to 50% (fifty percent) of the charge rates specified in Section I of the Appendix of charges for exploitation and use of information in the national population database issued together with this Circular.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the charge rates specified in Section I of the Appendix of charges for exploitation and use of information in the national population database issued together with this Circular shall apply.”

Article 8. Amending and supplementing Article 3 of the Minister of Finance’s Circular No. 37/2023/TT-BTC dated June 07, 2023 prescribing the rates, collection, remittance, management and use of charge for driving tests; fee for grant of licenses or certificates of eligibility for operating all types of vehicles and fee for registration or grant of number plates for special-use vehicles

To amend and supplement Article 3 as follows:

“Article 3. Charge and fee rates

1. The rates of charge for driving tests; fee for grant of licenses or certificates of eligibility for operating all types of vehicles and fee for registration or grant of number plates of special-use vehicles are specified in the Charge and Fee Tariff to this Circular.

2. In cases organizations or individuals submit dossiers of request for grant, re-grant or renewal of a (national and international) driving license online:

a) From December 01, 2023 until the end of December 31, 2025, the applicable fee rates shall be equal to VND 115,000/time.

b) From January 01, 2026 onwards, the fee rates defined in the Charge and Fee Tariff issued together with this Circular shall apply.”

Article 9. Implementation provisions

1. This Circular takes effect on December 01, 2023.

2. Any problem arising in the course of implementation should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Finance for research and additional guidance./.