These laws include: the Law on the Capital City (amended); the Law on Access to Information (amended); the Law on Civil Status (amended); the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation; the Law on Beliefs and Religions (amended); the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Representative Agencies of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Abroad; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on Value Added Tax, the Law on Corporate Income Tax and the Law on Special Consumption Tax; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Notarization; and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Legal Aid.
Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Can Dinh Tai, chaired the press conference.
Creating breakthroughs for Hanoi's development in the new era.
The amended Capital City Law, comprising 9 chapters and 36 articles, will take effect on July 1, 2026; it is expected to create an important legal framework to promote Hanoi's development to become a political , economic, and cultural center of the country.
Notably, the amended Law stipulates that the city government will thoroughly and comprehensively decentralize power, deciding on matters within its authority in various fields to increase the city government's initiative, creativity, autonomy, and accountability, such as: organizational structure; budget revenue and expenditure, especially regulations that facilitate attracting resources for the capital's development; urban planning, renovation, and reconstruction; resource management and utilization; application of digital technology, big data, and artificial intelligence; development and regional linkages in the capital; development of healthcare and culture; and ensuring social order and safety, including the application of urgent administrative measures appropriate to the capital's position and role.
Accordingly, the City People's Council and the City People's Committee are authorized to issue documents to adjust the procedures, processes, and authority for resolving administrative procedures already stipulated in documents from higher-level agencies, in order to fulfill the tasks and powers of the local government, ensuring administrative reform, simplifying procedures, promoting science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation, without creating additional documents, conditions, requirements, or prolonging the time for resolving administrative procedures. At the same time, the city is authorized to issue legal documents stipulating specific measures to organize and guide the implementation of laws and resolutions of the National Assembly that differ from or are not yet regulated by the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries, or ministerial-level agencies. The issuance of these documents must strictly adhere to procedures; ensuring mechanisms for inspection, supervision, and accountability as prescribed...
The Law on Access to Information 2026 consists of 4 chapters and 31 articles, effective from September 1, 2026; aiming to further institutionalize the Party's guidelines and policies on promoting socialist democracy and the people's right to self-governance, especially implementing the motto "the people know, the people discuss, the people do, the people inspect, the people supervise, and the people benefit"...
Notably, the Law regulates the scope and responsibilities of local governments in providing information, aligning with the new organizational model and practices after restructuring; expanding the scope of information that must be made public; adding important information groups directly related to the daily lives, production, and business activities of citizens and enterprises; clearly defining the scope of information that citizens can access, cannot access, and can access under certain conditions, ensuring a balance between citizens' right to access information and the requirements for protecting state secrets, national security, and personal data; diversifying forms of information disclosure and provision, and encouraging the application of electronic methods to better ensure citizens' right to access information in the digital environment...
Citizens have the right to request civil registration at any commune-level People's Committee.
Comprising 4 chapters and 30 articles, and effective from March 1, 2027, the amended Law on Civil Registration introduces fundamental changes in legislative thinking, management models, and implementation methods.
Notably, the Law has thoroughly decentralized power, coupled with enhanced accountability of local authorities. The authority to register all domestic civil events and information is now assigned to the People's Committees at the commune level. Citizens have the right to request civil registration at any commune-level People's Committee, regardless of their place of residence or administrative boundaries.
The law stipulates the promotion of the digitization of civil registration data and the establishment of the legal value of electronic civil registration data, defining the principle of "citizens only need to provide information once." State agencies are responsible for exploiting, sharing, and using existing data to resolve administrative procedures, instead of requiring citizens to provide multiple types of documents as before.
The law has shifted from a "passive management" approach to a "proactive service" approach, with regulations on proactive birth and death registration based on data connection and sharing between medical facilities and the electronic civil registration and management system.
Emphasis should be placed on rewarding individuals and groups in ethnic minority and mountainous regions.
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Emulation and Commendation consists of 4 articles, effective from October 1, 2026; it was promulgated to perfect the legal system on emulation and commendation after the reorganization of the political system and the implementation of the two-tiered local government model; to continue institutionalizing the Party's guidelines on national development in the new situation; to simplify administrative procedures, decentralize power and authority, and strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, order, and discipline of state management on emulation and commendation; to continue innovating emulation and commendation work, promoting the strength of national unity and the entire political system…
Notably, the Law retains the principle of "not awarding multiple times or in multiple forms for the same achievement"; adds the phrase "except for meritorious service awards" to unify the principles and standards of awards; and adds the principle of "prioritizing awards for individuals and groups in ethnic minority and mountainous regions; individuals and groups with outstanding achievements that bring practical benefits for the common good, leading in innovation, digital transformation, and the application of science and technology." The Law separately stipulates two types of awards: "awards for thematic emulation movements" and "awards for specific themes"...
The Law on Beliefs and Religions (amended) consists of 9 chapters and 61 articles, effective from January 1, 2027. It was enacted to further fully and promptly institutionalize the Party's guidelines and policies on promoting democracy and ensuring the freedom of belief and religion for all; to address shortcomings and limitations in the practical implementation of the 2016 Law on Beliefs and Religions; to align with the organizational and operational model of agencies after the restructuring of the state apparatus and the two-tiered local government; to suit the context of globalization and international integration, meeting the requirements of building a digital government and a digital society; to facilitate organizations and individuals in exercising and ensuring the right to freedom of belief and religion; and to further strengthen the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of beliefs and religions.
The law introduces many new points, ensuring better protection of the right to freedom of belief and religion for all people involved in religious activities in cyberspace; decentralization and delegation of authority in the field of belief and religion; supplementing measures for state management in the field of belief and religion; simplifying administrative procedures and promoting digital transformation in the field of belief and religion...
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Representative Agencies of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Abroad consists of 2 articles and will take effect from July 1, 2026. The purpose of drafting this Law is to overcome some limitations and shortcomings of the 2009 Law (amended and supplemented in 2017); to amend and supplement a number of provisions to ensure the effective operation of representative agencies to meet the new requirements of the country's socio-economic development; to unify the management of foreign affairs activities; to enhance professionalism in the operation of representative agencies; to meet the requirements of the Party and State's policy of promoting decentralization and delegation of power; to ensure the synchronicity and uniformity of the legal system; and to contribute to building a modern diplomacy, demonstrating the crucial and ongoing position of foreign affairs work.
Notably, along with expanding the scope, functions, and tasks of the representative agencies of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam abroad, the Law has streamlined the functions, tasks, organizational structure, and enhanced professionalism and modernization; promoted decentralization and delegation of authority in the management of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad; established regimes and policies for members of representative agencies and their relatives; and addressed other issues to resolve conflicts, overlaps, inconsistencies with current specialized laws, and clarified certain aspects in the Law…
Creating motivation for individual and business development.
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Personal Income Tax, the Law on Value Added Tax, the Law on Corporate Income Tax and the Law on Special Consumption Tax was passed by the 16th National Assembly on April 24, 2026 at its first session and came into effect from the date of its passage.
The law consists of 5 articles; it was enacted to improve regulations on personal income tax, value-added tax, and corporate income tax policies for households, individual businesses, and small-scale enterprises, aiming to encourage and create incentives for the development of individuals and businesses, thereby promoting economic development...
To support the development of production and business activities by households, individuals, and enterprises, especially small-scale households, individuals, and enterprises, while ensuring fairness in income tax policies between households, individuals, and small-scale enterprises, and encouraging households and individuals to transition to enterprises; based on an impact assessment (balancing the impact of reduced budget revenue with creating conditions to support businesses with resources for production and business development and stabilizing social sentiment), the Law has been amended to not specify the revenue threshold for exemption from personal income tax and the revenue threshold for exemption from value-added tax for households and individuals in the Law. It also adds a revenue threshold for exemption from corporate income tax and entrusts the Government, based on macroeconomic indicators and budget balancing capabilities, to determine appropriate revenue levels in accordance with the socio-economic context of each period.
Delegating authority to the Government will create a legal basis for the Government to flexibly manage fiscal policy, including tax policy, and will also institutionalize the content stated in Conclusion No. 18-KL/TW, Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW, the Law on Government Organization, and similar provisions granting authority to the Government in some current Laws and Resolutions of the National Assembly on taxation.
Simplify notarization procedures.
The Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Notarization consists of 3 articles; it will take effect from January 1, 2027.
Notably, the Law amends regulations to promote the implementation of the principle of decentralization in state management of notarization, in line with the two-tiered local government organizational model in the establishment and operation of notarization practice organizations...
The amended law revises certain regulations on notarization procedures and documents in a way that simplifies them, emphasizes the principle of exploiting and using data in the process of submitting documents and resolving notarization requests, while still ensuring the basic principles of the substantive notarization model.
At the same time, the Law also amends Clause 3, Article 68 of the 2024 Notarial Law to allow the provision of original notarized documents to prosecuting authorities for verification and examination of documents serving the litigation process. It also includes provisions to ensure that original notarized documents are carefully preserved, fully handed over, and do not significantly affect the legitimate rights of those requesting notarization in requesting copies, amendments, additions, or cancellations of notarized documents.
Also effective from January 1, 2027, the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Legal Aid has 3 articles.
By expanding the scope of those eligible for legal aid, improving institutions, strengthening decentralization, effectively mobilizing social resources, and promoting digital transformation, the Law has established a more comprehensive, modern, and flexible legal framework for legal aid activities in the new era. This is an important step towards improving the quality of legal aid services, contributing to the effective protection of human rights and civil rights in the new era of the country.
The law has expanded the scope of those eligible for legal aid by removing the "financial hardship" condition for the following groups: biological parents, spouses, and children of martyrs, and those who raised martyrs when they were young; victims of Agent Orange; and people with disabilities. On the other hand, the law does not stipulate the "financial hardship" condition but directly specifies: people belonging to near-poor households; people receiving monthly social assistance, including the elderly, victims of domestic violence, and people infected with HIV...
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