Because when the state recognizes land use rights, calculates non-agricultural land use tax, calculates annual land rent... the amount of money that people and businesses must fulfill financial obligations will increase dramatically compared to when applying the current land price list of that locality.
In case the locality does not adjust the land price list but uses the land price in the current land price list (developed and issued according to the provisions of the 2013 Land Law and guiding documents) as the starting price for auctioning land use rights when the State allocates land or leases land in cases where the land plot or land area has been invested in technical infrastructure according to the detailed construction plan as prescribed in Point i, Clause 1, Article 159 of the 2024 Land Law, there is a huge difference between the starting price and the actual land price in the locality, it is very easy to lead to the land price in the auction result being different from the starting price, creating a sudden and unusual change. On the other hand, because the land price list is not adjusted too low compared to the actual land price in the locality, it may cause a loss of revenue for the State budget.
Thus, both cases of not promptly adjusting the land price list or adjusting the land price list to a suddenly high level lead to mixed reactions, lack of consensus in public opinion, potential risks of exploitation for profit, causing market disruption, affecting economic development, social security, and affecting the investment and business environment.
Deputy Minister Le Minh Ngan commented that the implementation of the 2024 Land Law and its guiding documents with strong and thorough decentralization and many new points will inevitably lead to some difficulties, obstacles, and confusion in localities at first.
Therefore, localities need to focus on directing the completion of documents under their authority, while promoting training, propaganda, and dissemination widely, regularly, and continuously to all levels, sectors, people, and businesses to create consensus and unity in awareness and organization of implementation in accordance with the Prime Minister's direction.
Regarding implementation, it is necessary to adjust the land price list to suit the actual situation of local land prices as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 257 of the 2024 Land Law.
During the implementation process, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate the results of the implementation of the current land price list, consider the land prices in the land price list compared to the local land price level; assess the impact of the draft land price list on the applicable subjects, have a suitable roadmap, an increase appropriate to each area, location, land type, organize to collect opinions from relevant agencies, organizations and individuals to synthesize, absorb, fully explain, limit the large difference in financial obligations that land users must fulfill, ensure the consensus of the appraisal agency and the affected subjects, limit negative reactions and lack of consensus in society.
