Recently, Ms. Ngo Lan Anh (living in Binh Tan district) went to buy gold as a wedding gift. When she arrived at the store, the staff asked for her citizen identification card (CCCD), but she refused and did not buy. Afterwards, she went back to investigate and found out that this was a mandatory regulation when buying and selling gold, so she went back to buy gold.
"Even though I bought gold and provided CCCD, I felt uncomfortable and worried about my personal information being exposed" - Ms. Lan Anh shared.
On August 2, Lao Dong's records showed that most gold and silver stores in Ho Chi Minh City require customers to provide ID cards to issue invoices when buying and selling gold. However, many people still react to this regulation.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Duy, owner of a gold shop at Hoa Binh market (District 5), said that the store has applied electronic invoices to customers. To make it easier for customers to understand the information, he placed a sign asking customers to bring their ID cards when coming to buy and sell gold right in front of the store.
"Many customers refused to provide information, take CCCD photos to issue electronic invoices, and even went away to buy gold elsewhere. We are businessmen and must comply with regulations to declare to the tax authorities" - Mr. Duy said.
Recently, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee established a Working Group to ensure gold market security to collect and analyze information, data, and situations about customers buying and selling gold bars.
On the afternoon of August 1, at an information meeting on the socio-economic situation of Ho Chi Minh City, Lieutenant Colonel Le Manh Ha - Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department said that the establishment of the Working Group aims to prevent speculation and ensure requirements People's secret requests according to regulations.
This is not about exchanging list information or checking to make things difficult for people, but to ensure legitimate rights for individuals and manufacturing companies with real needs, avoiding being affected by speculation, profiteering.
"Information exchanged between agencies always ensures people's confidentiality requirements according to regulations. The exploitation and use of information also ensures State regulations and regulations on information security" - Lieutenant Colonel Le Manh Ha said.
Also related to this issue, Mr. Nguyen Duc Lenh - Deputy Director of the State Bank Ho Chi Minh City branch said that state management solutions for the gold market are all aimed at stabilizing the market, contributing to market stability. monetary finance, thereby positively impacting socio-economic development.
