Solutions to improve tax, customs and logistics policies to promote sustainable growth

Important areas that need continued reform and innovation

Speaking at the workshop, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Manh Thieu, Deputy Director of the Academy of Finance, said that in recent years, a series of new policies have been issued and amended, such as the Law on Value Added Tax, the Law on Special Consumption Tax, the Law on Corporate Income Tax, and the Law on Personal Income Tax to improve regulations on tax and customs management and logistics service development.

Overview of the 6th Scientific Conference "Policy and Management of Tax, Customs, Logistics"

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Manh Thieu, Deputy Director of the Academy of Finance, spoke

Along with that, digital transformation in tax and customs management, especially the implementation of electronic invoices, the National Single Window, the ASEAN Single Window, and the VNACCS/VCIS automatic customs clearance system, has contributed to improving management efficiency, reducing compliance costs for businesses, increasing transparency and preventing fraud.

In particular, 2025 will witness a strong reform of the State administrative apparatus with the transition from a 3-level local government system to a 2-level local government system and many important decisions of the Party in the socio -economic field with Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on private economic development, Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation, Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development, etc.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Manh Thieu emphasized that in order to implement these important Resolutions, competent State agencies, according to their functions and tasks, must concretize them into legal documents, action programs and specific activities. Tax policy and tax law are also one of the important areas that need to continue to reform and innovate to quickly bring the Party's Resolutions into life.

According to the Deputy Director of the Academy of Finance, the Organizing Committee of the Conference received more than 65 scientific articles with high professional quality, from state management agencies in the fields of tax, customs, finance, planning and investment; universities, academies, research institutes across the country; experts, independent researchers, lecturers, graduate students, and researchers.

The Conference Proceedings Editorial Board reviewed, edited, proofread and selected 56 articles to be published in the proceedings.

Fully and promptly deploy support policy solutions on taxes, fees and charges

Speaking at the workshop, Ms. Tran Thi Tuyet - Department of Tax, Fee and Charge Policy Management and Supervision ( Ministry of Finance ) acknowledged that in the recent period, Vietnam's tax policy system has been constantly supplemented and improved to suit the actual conditions. However, the socio-economic context in the coming years is also posing many challenges. Global economic growth still has many risks, macroeconomic instability tends to increase.

In this context, the reform and improvement of the tax policy system in the coming time will focus on handling immediate requirements to support people and businesses to expand production and business, promoting economic growth.

Ms. Tuyet recommended that it is necessary to guide and organize the full, timely and effective implementation of policy solutions to support taxes, fees and charges that have been approved by competent authorities. Along with that, continue to closely monitor the domestic and international economic situation, conduct assessments and summarize the implementation of tax policies that have been issued to support people and businesses in the past time to advise competent authorities on appropriate solutions when necessary.

Effectively and synchronously implement measures to reform the tax policy system according to the orientations identified in the Tax System Reform Strategy to 2030.

In particular, building a roadmap to amend and supplement other tax laws in the tax policy system for the period after 2025 such as the Law on Environmental Protection Tax, the Law on Natural Resources Tax, the Law on Export Tax, Import Tax; perfecting tax policies related to housing and land... to fully institutionalize the Party's viewpoints and policies on perfecting collection policies associated with restructuring the State budget revenue; increasing the proportion of domestic revenue, ensuring a reasonable proportion between indirect and direct taxes, and effectively exploiting taxes collected from assets, resources, and environmental protection.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Do Duc Minh, University of Finance and Business Administration, to perfect tax policy to promote high and sustainable growth in Vietnam, one of the key orientations is to determine a reasonable tax mobilization rate compared to GDP, both ensuring stable state budget revenue and not hindering the development momentum of the private sector.

In addition, restructuring the tax system, in addition to the mobilization rate, restructuring taxes plays a decisive role in achieving both efficiency and equity goals. Perfecting policies for each tax, in which, environmental protection tax and green tax need to develop a roadmap for applying carbon tax; increasing the proportion of environmental protection tax in the revenue structure; reallocating revenue sources to support energy transition.

Associate Professor Dr. Do Duc Minh also proposed the need to ensure harmony between high growth and sustainable development in policy objectives. Tax policy must not only aim for high growth but also ensure fairness and sustainability. Orientations include: designing tax policy as a tool to encourage positive economic behavior such as innovation, green consumption, clean energy development; harmoniously combining economic efficiency and social equity; building a modern, transparent, stable tax system, becoming a long-term driving force for an independent, self-reliant and deeply integrated economy.

Dr. Ngo Thi Thu Huong - University of Transport Technology recommends that the solution to perfect tax, customs and logistics policies to serve sustainable economic development is to reform the tax system in a green and digital direction: Promulgating the Law on Environmental Tax and Carbon Tax, in line with Vietnam's commitment to reduce emissions in COP26.

Regarding the improvement of customs policies and management, Dr. Ngo Thi Thu Huong said that it is necessary to implement comprehensive digital customs: Applying AI, Big Data, Blockchain in data analysis, risk control, and goods monitoring. Developing a paperless customs platform, connecting all stages from declaration, payment to customs clearance. Reforming institutions and inter-sectoral coordination and developing digital customs human resources.

To develop a sustainable logistics system, it is necessary to complete the national logistics infrastructure planning; develop domestic logistics enterprises; digitally transform the logistics industry and strengthen coordination between tax - customs - logistics.

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