On August 20, at the Government headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting of the Standing Government on 3 law projects related to corporate income tax, special consumption tax and management and investment. State capital in enterprises.
Concluding the project Law on Management and Investment of State Capital at Enterprises, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that the proposed amendments focus on the difficulties and obstacles that need to be removed to mobilize and use resource efficiency.
At the same time, inheriting regulations that are still appropriate and have a positive impact in current law; Cut down administrative procedures, eliminate the request mechanism, and reduce intermediaries.
Regarding the Special Consumption Tax Law project (amended), the Prime Minister emphasized that this is a tax law that affects many industries, businesses, and people. Special consumption tax is a tool to orient consumption and limit consumption of some products, but it needs to be appropriate to Vietnam's conditions and circumstances.
The Prime Minister stated clearly that there should be policies to limit consumption of goods that can affect human health, the environment, resources, luxury goods, and serve high-end needs. .
However, the interests of businesses and people must be harmonized so that the state does not lose tax revenue; harmony between the goal of promoting production and business, socio-economic development and the goal of limiting negative aspects from the consumption of these products, protecting people's health...
The Prime Minister noted that management should avoid jerks and have an appropriate application roadmap so that relevant entities can be prepared; cutting procedures, promoting digital transformation in tax management, reducing inconvenience for taxpayers, limiting direct contact between taxpayers and tax officials; Tax adjustments must go hand in hand with promoting the fight against smuggling and tax evasion; The drafting agency provides a convincing explanation of the proposed policies.
Regarding the Law on Corporate Income Tax (amended), the Prime Minister clearly pointed out the views: Expanding the collection base, collecting correctly, fully, and promptly; combat tax loss, especially in fields such as e-commerce, food services, retail...; Promote electronic invoices , apply information technology and digitalization in tax management and collection.
At the same time, research a number of contents to decentralize regulations to the Government to ensure flexible adjustment to suit the situation; Resolve problems related to tax refund, tax collection...; Reduce administrative procedures, reduce trouble for people and businesses to pay taxes easily, reduce travel and waste of time.
Along with ensuring fairness and equality between businesses and economic sectors, it is necessary to give tax incentives to a number of suitable subjects such as social housing businesses.
Encourage investment in science and technology, innovation, digital economy, green economy, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy; Stable contents such as investment incentive policies will continue to be improved without causing unnecessary disturbances.
At the same time, the Prime Minister requested that when developing laws, there should be tools to be able to flexibly and promptly handle arising and emerging issues, in accordance with the rapidly changing real situation.
