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Fee for assessment of conformance to requirements of occupational safety and hygiene training service business to be reduced by 30%

Ministry of Finance issues the Circular No. 50/2020/TT-BTC regarding rates of fees for assessment of conformance to business requirements for labor safety technical testing activities; occupation safety and hygiene training activities.

Taxpayer’s personal and family circumstance deduction level to increase to VND 11 million/month

This is the important point of the Resolution No. 954/2020/UBTVQH14 regarding adjustment in personal and family circumstance deduction level for personal income tax.

Foreigners are exempted from visa requirement upon entry into Phu Quoc economic zone

The Government promulgates the Resolution No. 80/NQ-CP dated May 25, 2020 on visa waiver program for foreigners entering into Phu Quoc economic zone, Kien Giang province.

List of drug precursors to be available for use from August 1, 2020

The Government promulgates the Decree No. 60/2020/ND-CP, amending and supplementing the List of narcotic drugs and drug precursors annexed to the Decree No. 73/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018.

Ownership taxes on domestically assembled motor vehicles drop by 50%

This is the highlight of the Resolution No. 84/NQ-CP regarding objectives and measures of ongoing elimination of production and business difficulties arising during Covid-19.

From May 25, 2020, Social Insurance numbers to be used interchangeably as health ID numbers

This is the highlight of the Decision No. 2153/QD-BYT regarding creation, use and management of health ID numbers.

Eligibility requirements for enterprise's entitlement to reduction in compulsory insurance contribution rates

The Government promulgates the Decree No. 58/2020/ND-CP regulating rates of compulsory insurance contribution to the occupational accident and disease insurance fund.

Industrial property charges drop by 50% till end of December 31, 2020

On May 26, 2020, the Ministry of Finance promulgates the Circular No. 45/2020/TT-BTC regulating rates of fees to be collected and paid for registration (confirmation) of use of foreign barcodes and industrial property charges.

Various publishing fees and charges are reduced by 50% by end of 2020

Circular No. 43/2020/TT-BTC regulating rates of fees for substantive examination of non-commercial documents for grant of publishing permits, charges for grant of permits for import and export of non-commercial publications, and charges for registration for importation of commercial publications.

Regulations on C/O submission deadlines during Covid-19 period

Ministry of Finance issues the Circular No. 47/2020/TT-BTC regulating deadlines for submission of Certificates of Origin (C/O) and C/O forms to be applicable to imported cargoes during the Covid-19 period.

List of 80 countries whose citizens are granted e-visas

Government promulgates the Resolution No. 79/NQ-CP regarding the list of countries whose citizens are granted e-visas; the list of international bordergates allowing entry or exit by using e-visas.

New tariff schedule in use from July 10, 2020

The Government promulgates the Decree No. 57/2020/ND-CP, amending the Decree No. 122/2016/ND-CP and the Decree No. 125/2017/ND-CP, amending the Decree No. 122/2016/ND-CP on Schedule of Export Duties and Preferential Export Duties.

Measures to be taken to handle any shipment obtaining both electronic and paper sample-D C/Os

On May 19, 2020, the General Department of Customs issues the Official Dispatch No. 3229/TCHQ-GSQL providing instructions about cases in which any shipment obtains both electronic and paper sample-D C/Os.

Which travel documents do foreigners need to carry while driving or riding in Vietnam?

The fact that traffic police nationwide is beginning the general inspection of vehicles, regardless of whether riders or drivers commit traffic violations, makes many of them more cautious. Not only Vietnamese but also foreigners driving or riding on the road need to know the necessary regulations to avoid any sanction, for example regulations on required documents to be carried along while riding or driving on the road.

2025’s goal: 55% of population to go shopping online

This is the highlight of the Decision No. 645/QD-TTg on approval of the national master plan for development of e-commerce for the period of 2021 – 2025.

Answering 26 queries about debt rescheduling and other interest relief as a way to mitigate Covid-19's impacts

State Bank of Vietnam has just issued the 2020’s Official Dispatch No. 3339/NHNN-TTGSNH regarding responses and instructions about implementation of the Circular No. 01/2020/TT-NHNN dated March 13, 2020.

Short-term loan interest rate ceiling in Vietnamese dong drops

State Bank of Vietnam has recently issued the Decision No. 920/QD-NHNN on maximum interest rates applied to Vietnamese-dong short-term loans according to clause 2 of Article 13 in the Circular No. 39/2016/TT-NHNN dated December 30, 2016 as follows:

Parent representative boards are ban from collecting 8 contribution items

Ministry of Education and Training issues the Official Dispatch No. 1620/BGDDT-KHTC regarding collection of money for educational and training services in the academic years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Instructing how to attest the list of employees subject to temporary suspension of labor contracts

This is the highlight of the Official Dispatch No. 1391/BHXH-BT of Vietnam Social Security regarding certain matters included in the Government’s Resolution No. 42/NQ-CP and the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 15/2020/QD-TTg.

Prime Minister gives direction to further loosen constrictions imposed due to Covid-19

This is the important matter included in the Notice No. 177/TB-VPCP regarding the Prime Minister’s conclusions drawn in the Government’s meeting on Covid-19 disease prevention and control actions.

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