Inflation in 2026 is forecast to edge up to 3.5 per cent, still below the National Assembly’s target, though double-digit growth and exchange rate pressures will demand cautious policies, experts said in Hà Nội on Monday.
The Ministry of Finance has asked price management to be enhanced ahead Tết (Lunar New Yeat) to prevent abnormal fluctuations during the peak holiday period.
Many National Assembly (NA) deputies during discussions on May 21 voiced support for the Government''s proposal to extend the two per cent value-added tax (VAT) reduction through to the end of 2026.
The proposal, which recommends maintaining this VAT reduction until December 31, 2026, was presented by Minister of Finance Nguyễn Văn Thắng during the ongoing National Assembly (NA) session.
Such factors as adjusted healthcare fees, and higher transportation costs and food prices led to a 0.98 per cent rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in January.
Businesses in the film industry have proposed a reduction in the value added tax (VAT) from current 5 per cent to 3 per cent in order to promote the development of the industry.
The Ministry of Justice has been looking keeping the reduction in VAT until the end of year, following a draft resolution of the National Assembly on VAT reduction, chaired by Deputy Minister Trần Tiến Dũng.
Most members of the Finance and Budget Committee in the National Assembly (NA) concurred on the necessity to prolong the 2 percent VAT reduction policy into the first half of 2024.
According to the Ministry of Finance, if VAT is reduced by 2 per cent for all goods and services within six months, the total tax reduction will be about VND35 trillion (US$1.5 billion) in support of people and businesses to...
Vietnamese Government has agreed in principle with the Ministry of Finance’s proposal of reducing value added tax (VAT) from 10 per cent to 8 per cent.
Viet Nam’s Government slashed the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 10 to 8 per cent earlier this month – a move that cost the State budget VND49.4 trillion (US$2.2 billion) but, along with other support, is expected to help boost...