National Assembly delegates proposed supporting business households with procedures, especially tax declaration, until they can do it, instead of checking every time the policy comes into effect, and fining households that have not yet done it.
On June 17, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the additional assessment of the results of the implementation of the socio- economic development plan and the state budget in 2024; the implementation of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget in the first months of 2025. One of the issues that many delegates were concerned about was that the enforcement of the law at the grassroots level still had many shortcomings, was mechanical, and even had the mindset of "action is the main thing".
Warning about the return of "sub-licenses"
Talking about the implementation of the lump-sum tax policy for business households from January 1, 2026, delegate Ha Sy Dong ( Quang Tri delegation) shared that there were many conflicting opinions when grasping the actual situation and reflecting the voters' feedback. "Opinions from tax officials and some experts said that this regulation opens up opportunities to upgrade business households to become enterprises, but there are also many individual business households that are confused, with reactions like the press has recently reported that they do not accept transfers but only accept cash" - the delegate shared.
Party and State leaders attended the discussion session.
Delegate Ha Sy Dong said that there are two things that need to be done immediately, which are to increase communication so that people can understand correctly and fully about this new policy. Along with that is to support business households in procedures, especially tax declaration until they can do it instead of checking when the policy comes into effect, and if any household cannot do it, they will be fined. "I heard a voter who is a small business reflect that if they are late in paying for 1 to 2 days, they will be harassed, so they asked to be transferred from business to business household" - the delegate shared and said that the way of organizing and implementing is extremely necessary and the most important thing is that people and businesses are having to adapt to rapid and numerous policy changes like this time. Looking more broadly, it is to improve Vietnam's investment and business environment in recent times. "I am quite impatient because the process of improving our business environment is slowing down, and in some places, it is even going in the opposite direction" - the delegate said.
Delegate Ha Sy Dong warned that "sub-licenses" are returning.
Delegate Ha Sy Dong also shared that the situation of enterprises reflecting on difficulties and shortcomings in the business environment is still very much; if we do not accept a revolution in the business environment, I am afraid that small improvements will not make any difference. Without a breakthrough in the business environment, the long-term double-digit growth target in the next two decades will certainly not be achieved.
Warning that the situation of “sub-licenses” is returning, the delegate pointed out the reality of Vietnam’s rice export sector and investment in land-using projects “still being like a forest of procedures, a mountain of procedures”. The delegate suggested that the Government must be very determined in immediately establishing a working group consisting of many economic and legal experts to propose removing and simplifying procedures for project investment, focusing on cutting, merging or connecting administrative procedures.
Institutional reform must be substantive and correct.
According to delegate Phan Duc Hieu (Thai Binh delegation), the most important task in the coming time is still institutional reform. "My concern is that institutional reform must be substantial, correct, and meet the requirements of the business community" - the delegate said and said that the National Assembly and the Government are focusing on amending laws, decrees, and circulars to remove obstacles and improve the investment and business environment, but there are directives and official dispatches issued a long time ago that have caused great difficulties for production and business activities.
Delegate Phan Duc Hieu proposed that the Prime Minister review all documents issued by the Government.
Delegates cited that at a conference with the business community chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, many businesses proposed to abolish a directive from 2012 requiring investment projects to be concentrated in industrial parks. The application of this directive by many localities has made it difficult to implement some very large investment projects, due to their proximity to ports and rivers, causing many difficulties and obstacles. "There may be more such documents" - the delegate stated and suggested that the Prime Minister review all documents issued by the Government, including directives and official dispatches up to now. Any document that hinders production and business activities should be abolished publicly so that localities and businesses can implement it. “To increase the Prime Minister's initiative in proactively implementing institutional reforms, monitoring the effectiveness, evaluating the effectiveness of reform programs of ministries and branches, and controlling an increased channel to control the quality of newly issued legal documents, in the long term, I still recommend studying the establishment of an institutional reform committee,” the delegate suggested.
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