Creating consensus in policy implementation
Deputy Director of the Tax Department Mai Son affirmed that in the current period, the press is not only limited to the role of propaganda but also an important "social criticism channel", helping the Tax industry to better recognize the shortcomings and limitations in the policy implementation and management process.
Objective and constructive contributions from journalists have helped the Tax sector promptly adjust and improve mechanisms and policies, towards greater transparency, fairness and efficiency" - Deputy Director Mai Son emphasized.
According to the leader of the Tax Department, in the process of developing tax laws and guiding documents in the past, many opinions from people, businesses, professional associations, and economic - financial experts have been promptly and objectively reflected by press agencies, including Lao Dong Newspaper. This is a valuable source of practical information, helping management agencies identify difficulties and obstacles in the implementation process, assess the impact of plans and absorb and improve regulations before promulgation.
Besides the role of criticism, the press also contributes to bringing regulations that are inherently professional closer to people and businesses. Through conveying and explaining in easy-to-understand language, associated with practice, the press helps taxpayers understand correctly, implement correctly regulations, and contribute to creating consensus in the implementation process.
According to Director of the Tax Department Mai Xuan Thanh, throughout its development journey, the Vietnamese tax industry has always received attention, close coordination and effective support from press and media agencies. The relationship between the tax industry and the press is not only limited to providing information, but also a bond and companionship for the common goal: Building a healthy, fair and modern national finance.
According to Director Mai Xuan Thanh, the press has made an important contribution to bringing tax policies to people and businesses: "The press has made an important contribution to propagating tax policies to people and businesses in a timely, easy-to-understand and transparent manner. Through columns, reports, and seminars, the press helps spread the spirit of compliance with tax laws, and raise society's awareness of the obligations and rights of taxpayers.
Accompanying bringing tax policies into life
Leaders of the Tax Department assessed that in the past time, Lao Dong Newspaper has been one of the press agencies actively accompanying the Tax sector in policy communication and reflecting the reality of socio-economic life. That companionship is reflected in the Newspaper's timely information on new tax policies, while closely following reality, reflecting issues of concern to workers, taxpayers, business households and the business community.
Many articles in the newspaper have contributed to helping tax policies be conveyed in a closer and easier-to-reach way, especially for broad impact contents such as the taxable revenue threshold for business households, family deduction levels, personal income tax, electronic invoices or tax administrative procedure reform. Through this, people and businesses have more official information to understand correctly and properly exercise their rights and obligations.
A noteworthy point is that Lao Dong Newspaper always pays attention to reflecting the voice from practice. The difficulties and obstacles of workers, business households and businesses are recorded objectively and multi-dimensionally, accompanied by opinions from experts and management agencies. This is a valuable reference information channel for tax authorities to identify problems arising in the policy implementation process, thereby researching and perfecting both mechanisms and implementation organization.
A testament to the effective coordination between the two units is the Workshop "Promoting conscious compliance, fully contributing taxes - Building a resilient era" co-organized by the Tax Department and Lao Dong Newspaper in November 2025. The workshop created an open forum for exchange between management agencies, experts, businesses and taxpayers, contributing to spreading the spirit of conscious compliance with tax laws, and at the same time recording many practical opinions serving the policy completion process. In the coming time, the Tax sector hopes that Lao Dong Newspaper as well as press agencies will continue to accompany in a constructive, responsible and objective spirit. In addition to providing complete and timely information about new tax policies, the press will continue to truthfully reflect difficulties and obstacles from practice so that management agencies have more basis to improve policies, and at the same time spread good models, organizations and individuals who well fulfill their tax obligations, contributing to building a culture of compliance in the community.
The Tax sector always identifies the press as an important partner in the process of building and implementing policies. When management agencies proactively provide information, the press reflects objectively and responsibly, and the voice from practice is fully heard, policies will get closer to people and businesses, while creating social consensus. That is also the foundation for improving tax management efficiency, building a fair and transparent tax environment, and contributing to promoting the sustainable development of the country," shared the leader of the Tax Department.
