According to statistics, the country currently has nearly 7 million automobiles. The cost of printing, issuing and managing road toll stamps is very high. In order to avoid waste, the Ministry of Construction has just sent a document to the Ministry of Finance to propose amendments to Decree 90/2023/ND-CP on the collection, payment, exemption, management and use of road tolls. One of the notable proposals is to remove toll stamps on vehicle windshields to simplify procedures, reduce costs and keep up with the digitalization trend.
In a document sent to the Ministry of Finance - the agency in charge of drafting the amendment to Decree 90/2023, the Ministry of Construction proposed to abolish the "Road Use Fee Payment Stamp" and all contents related to this type of stamp in the Decree. According to the Ministry of Construction, this amendment aims to implement Resolution No. 66/NQ-CP dated March 26, 2025 of the Government on the program to reduce and simplify administrative procedures related to production and business activities in the period of 2025-2026.
The Ministry of Construction said that the original purpose of affixing stickers on vehicle windshields was to support authorities in checking fee payment. However, in reality, there are currently no clear regulations on the inspection and penalty agencies when vehicles do not affix stickers or do not pay fees. Control of fee payment obligations has been integrated through the fee collection management system and the electronic information portal of the Vietnam Register.
Regarding this issue, many people think that removing stamps is reasonable. The country currently has nearly 7 million vehicles. The cost of printing, issuing and managing stamps is very high. Abolishing stamps not only reduces costs but also creates convenience for vehicle owners and inspection units, and is also consistent with the trend of digital transformation in vehicle management, fee collection and data checking. This also reduces the procedural burden for people.
At this time, the authorities who want to check only need to look up data from the toll collection system or the vehicle inspection portal to know whether the vehicle has fulfilled its financial obligations or not. There is no need for an additional paper stamp to prove it. This also prevents counterfeit stamps.
Regarding the removal of stamps, Lawyer Bui Quang Hung, Bui Quang Hung Law Office and Associates ( Hanoi Bar Association) assessed that this is a necessary action, in the context of the whole country moving towards modernization in the transportation sector.
This person analyzed that according to Decree 100/2019 of the Government, there are no regulations on penalties for not affixing road fee stickers on car windows. However, when the vehicle is due for inspection, the inspection center will collect all road fees owed by the vehicle owner. However, in reality, many other public administration sectors have been gradually eliminating formal procedures, replacing them with a centralized management system, connecting interdisciplinary sectors.
In particular, the transportation industry, with the increasing number of vehicles, needs to take the lead in applying modern management solutions to catch up with the trend of dataization of society. This will increase transparency and gradually reduce manual processes. If road toll stamps are removed, vehicle owners will no longer have to remember the stamp deadline, wait for the stamp to be affixed when going for inspection, and authorities will also reduce unnecessary inspections.
Assessing the implementation of Decree 90/2023, the Ministry of Construction said that this document has contributed to improving the efficiency of road toll collection management by vehicle, through the system of motor vehicle inspection units nationwide. After more than a year of implementation, the total road toll revenue in 2024 exceeded VND 14,000 billion for the first time. This is an important source of contribution to the state budget, serving the maintenance and repair of the road traffic system.
However, the implementation of the decree also revealed some shortcomings. For example, many vehicles were temporarily detained, temporarily confiscated or had expired registrations and were not in circulation but were still charged additional fees; procedures for confirming that vehicles had stopped circulating still lacked specific instructions, causing difficulties for inspection agencies and businesses. Another controversial point is the fee collection rate for public passenger buses. Currently, this type of vehicle (including buses transporting students, students, and workers that are subsidized) is being charged the same rate as cars with less than 10 seats. The Ministry of Construction believes that this regulation is unreasonable and needs to be adjusted to suit the nature of public service vehicles.
(According to CAND)
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