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Vietnam urged not to impose travel bans over business address changes

Vietnam's business community has called for clearer rules on temporary exit bans, arguing that company representatives should not face travel restrictions solely because their businesses have failed to update registered addresses.

Vietnam Finance Minister vows accountability for delayed tax refunds

Vietnam's Finance Minister Ngo Van Tuan has pledged to hold tax officials accountable for unjustified delays in tax refunds, including possible compensation, as lawmakers question fairness in tax enforcement and oversight.

Vietnam proposes tax debt relief to clear millions of inactive tax IDs

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has proposed waiving outstanding business license fees and late-payment charges for inactive taxpayers, while requiring other unpaid taxes to be settled and valid applications submitted by June 30, 2028.

Ministry seeks 100 percent pay raise for tax officials, faces fairness concerns

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has proposed that tax officials receive a monthly allowance equal to 100 percent of their current salary. Experts, however, emphasize that social fairness must be a mandatory principle when drafting legal regulations.

VN battles poor competitiveness rating

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam faces an urgent need to become a more competitive global economy or risks being left behind, according to a statement from Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

Tax administration tops the bribery list

VietNamNet Bridge – A report by the World Bank on October 31, revealed some of the sectors with highest corruption problems in Vietnam.

VN modernises tax administration

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's General Department of Taxation is speeding up a project to modernise the country's tax administration so that it can be completed by 2015.