Cash payments are not in themselves a tax violation, but using them to conceal sales or avoid issuing invoices can lead to tax and invoicing penalties, experts said.
The initiative would a regular channel for communication between businesses and the Government and help policymakers respond more quickly to issues arising from business operations.
For thousands of businesses that have stopped trading, shutting the door for good can mean months or even years of tax procedures, paperwork and accumulated obligations, leaving companies that are economically dead still alive on paper.
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Việt Nam’s economy maintained strong momentum in eight months, but slower business re-entry, rising dissolutions and inflationary pressures highlight challenges as the Government pushes for double-digit growth.
The Government has proposed a Law on Development of SMEs to replace the Law on Support for SMEs 2017 which was discussed at the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on August 28.
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Businesses have raised numerous proposals through various forums, including a Government Standing Committee meeting with the business community last month.
The changes are expected to reduce compliance costs by about VNĐ175 billion (US$6.7 million) annually and save around 7,500 hours of administrative processing each year, according to the draft law.
The target, set under the Politburo’s Resolution 68 on private sector development, means the country will need to add around 200,000 net active businesses each year over the next five years.
Organised by the Australia–Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the forum was held under the theme “Promoting trade, investment and strategic partnership between Australia and Vietnam.”
The State will no longer periodically announce base prices. Instead, wholesale and retail distributors will have the right to independently decide and announce retail prices within their distribution systems based on the price formula stipulated in the new decree.
Head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia Trần Thị Thanh Mỹ said the Việt Nam–Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is widening the lane for economic, trade, and investment ties.