Ministry of Finance

Failure to complete tasks for 2 consecutive years, not allowed to retire early

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Civil servants and public employees classified as not completing their tasks for 2 consecutive years will not be considered for early retirement according to Decree 178.

25 localities have below-average investment disbursement rates

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Audit results show that, in terms of development investment expenditure, 38 ministries, central agencies and 25 localities have disbursement rates below the average in 2023.

Removing obstacles in converting ownership and rearranging state-owned enterprises

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In order to promote decentralization and give more authority to the owner's representative agency, the Prime Minister amended and supplemented Clause 3, Article 4 of Decision No. 22/2021/QD-TTg.

Consider abolishing 18 regulations on business household registration

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The draft Decree regulating business registration abolishes 18 articles regulating business household registration.

Real estate tax controversy should start from ownership instead of transfer

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The Ministry of Finance proposes to amend personal income tax from house sales, but many experts believe that real estate tax should be collected from the second house.

Salary increase under new mechanism, no more hard deductions

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From July 1, 2025, the salary reform policy will be officially implemented. The mechanism for allocating resources to increase salaries has also changed towards more flexibility.

A series of changes in the new fee table for 2025

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From May 4, 2025, the allowance for accommodation, room rental, travel expenses, etc. for cadres, civil servants, and public employees will officially increase according to Circular 12/2025.

The Ministry of Finance explains the proposal to issue general work vehicles to the commune level

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The Ministry of Finance submitted a draft Decree regulating standards and norms for the use of automobiles. Notably, the commune level will be granted cars for general work.

The allocation of the regular expenditure estimate for the 2026 budget has not been adjusted

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On April 24, the National Assembly Standing Committee reviewed the principles, criteria, and norms for allocating the regular expenditure estimate for the state budget in 2026.

Expected sources and main functions of the National Housing Development Fund

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The main function of the National Housing Development Fund is to invest in developing social housing, housing for workers; housing for young people under 35 years old.

Mobilizing capital for green transformation has not met demand

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Many delegates said that green credit currently accounts for a low proportion of total outstanding loans, not meeting the demand for capital for green transformation.

Proposed costs for social insurance and unemployment insurance management in the 2025-2027 period

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The Ministry of Finance is collecting comments on the draft Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the cost of management of social insurance and unemployment insurance for the period 2025-2027.

The Ministry of Finance proposes 7 solutions to promote state -owned state -owned enterprises

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The Ministry of Finance requests state -owned enterprises to review and focus resources for key and guided projects to promote sustainable growth.

Proposal to extend the policy of reducing VAT by 2% by the end of 2026

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In the submission of the National Assembly's Resolution on reducing value-added tax (VAT), the Ministry of Finance proposed to continue extending the 2% VAT reduction until the end of 2026.

Investors overreage in the stock market

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The Deputy Minister of Finance said that the Government has quickly taken action against the US counterpart tax but investors have reacted "excessively" in the stock market.