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Vietnam faces increasing tax evasion and avoidance

Vietnam faces increasing tax evasion and avoidance as policies have not kept up with reality, according to a report by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) and Oxfam.

Vietnam faces increasing tax evasion and avoidance

Vietnam faces increasing tax evasion and avoidance as policies have not kept up with reality, according to a report by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) and Oxfam.

 

Developing renewable energy in Vietnam: Through the lens of equality and sustainability

While Vietnam is facing many challenges in producing electricity, renewable energy is emerging as the tipping point for advancing development that is inclusive and sustainable in the country. 

Vietnam can be a leader in tax reform: Oxfam

Vietnam has the potential to become a leader in tax reform, said Johan Langerock, tax policy expert of Oxfam at the Vietnam Fiscal Policy and Development Forum 2019, which opened in Hanoi on November 13.

'World's richest 1% get 82% of the wealth', says Oxfam

 The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to be owned by a small minority, Oxfam has claimed.

GDP growth benefits for the poor lessening: economist

VietNamNet Bridge - The gap between the top 20 percent of the richest people and the lowest 20 per cent of the poor in Vietnam was 4.4 times in 1993, but the figure was 10 times in 2016. 

Development organizations request transparent budget spending in VN

A group of development organizations headed by Oxfam has presented a petition requiring transparency, accountability and participation of citizens in the allocation, management and use of the State budget.

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