The government requested to collect gold transaction tax to fight speculation.

(NLDO)- The Government has issued Resolution 278 of the thematic meeting on law-making in September 2025 (First session).

At the first meeting held on September 4, the Government discussed and gave opinions on nine important draft laws in key areas of political , economic, social, security, defense and foreign affairs life.

Gold trading is subject to tax.

The Government requires clear regulations on income from gold trading subject to tax.

In particular, with the draft Law on Personal Income Tax (amended), the Government agrees on the necessity of developing a draft Law to continue institutionalizing the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on perfecting the tax policy system in general and the personal income tax policy in particular; promptly develop a draft Law on the basis of closely following the content of policies approved by the Government in Resolution No. 191/NQ-CP dated June 26, 2025.

The Ministry of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to study and fully absorb the opinions of Government members and the conclusions of the Prime Minister, and complete the draft Law to ensure requirements.

In particular, it is necessary to clearly stipulate that income from gold trading activities is subject to tax to increase market transparency and limit gold speculation. The Government assigned the Ministry of Finance to coordinate with the State Bank to unify this content in the draft Law.

In addition, continue to review the provisions of the draft law to ensure consistency with the provisions of the Constitution and relevant legal provisions (Land Law, Securities Law, Social Insurance Law and laws on high technology...); at the same time, meet the requirements of improving tax management, collecting correctly, fully and promptly, while ensuring equal treatment among taxpayers.

Add tax-free income

Review and add income (severance pay, allowances, subsidies, living expenses paid by Vietnamese agencies abroad, etc.) to the tax-exempt list. Complete the regulations on progressive tax schedules according to option 2 as previously reported by the Ministry of Finance.

The Ministry of Finance needs to carefully assess the impact on the content of regulations on personal income tax on business income, to avoid causing major disruption to people's business activities, and at the same time effectively implement the policy of eliminating tax collection for business households and business individuals according to Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW of the Politburo on private economic development, Resolution No. 198/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly on a number of special mechanisms and policies for private economic development.

The Government requests the Ministry of Finance to preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to urgently complete the draft Law dossier in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents. The Minister of Finance is assigned, on behalf of the Prime Minister, to sign the Submission to the National Assembly for consideration, comments and approval of this draft Law at the 10th Session of the 15th National Assembly (October 2025).

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