More than 100 billion VND in taxes were not refunded and were refunded within half a year.

This afternoon, July 14, the Hanoi Tax Department held a conference to review the work of the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of the year.

According to information at the conference, the total budget revenue in Hanoi in the first 6 months of the year was 207,942 billion VND, reaching 63.5% of the ordinance estimate, an increase of 24% over the same period in 2022.

Hơn 100 tỉ đồng thuế không được hoàn, bị truy hoàn trong nửa năm - Ảnh 1. — In the first 6 months of the year, Hanoi Tax Department issued 622 VAT refund decisions with a total refund amount of 3,057 billion VND.

Notably, regarding value-added tax (VAT) refunds, the Hanoi Tax Department informed that it had issued 622 VAT refund decisions with a total refund amount of VND 3,057 billion, an increase of VND 583 billion (23.5%) over the same period in 2022.

In addition, the Hanoi Tax Department has carried out 217 pre- and post-VAT refund inspection decisions. As a result, the amount of non-refundable tax is 97 billion VND; the amount of tax refunded and fined through inspection is 10 billion VND.

In terms of tax inspection, anti-loss and tax base expansion, in the first 6 months of the year, the Hanoi Tax Department completed 6,913 inspections, an increase of 5.9% over the same period last year; the total amount handled through inspections was 6,713 billion VND. Of which, the total amount of arrears, refunds and fines was 1,715 billion VND (an increase of 39% over the same period last year); the deductible VAT reduction was 240 billion VND; the loss reduction was 4,757 billion VND.

Delays in VAT refunds are a story that has received a lot of public attention recently.

Speaking at the conference to review the state financial and budget work in the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of the year, which took place on the morning of July 13, in addition to reviewing, cutting down and simplifying administrative procedures, especially in specialized management and inspection to reduce costs and shorten customs clearance time for businesses, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai requested the financial sector to speed up VAT refunds for businesses and people.

Previously, on the morning of July 12, giving comments on the National Assembly's report on people's petitions in May and June, Chairman of the Economic Committee Vu Hong Thanh reflected on the delay in VAT refunds for businesses.

Mr. Thanh cited the case of An Phat Joint Stock Company, saying that nearly 6 months since the police concluded that this enterprise had no signs of violating VAT refund, this company still had to "run back and forth" continuously between the General Department of Taxation (Ministry of Finance) and the Hanoi Tax Department, but up to now the tax refund has not been resolved.

"The business's health has been eroded for several years, and access to capital is very difficult. With An Phat, the police have verified that all conditions are met, but the tax authorities are still beating around the bush," said Mr. Thanh.

Commenting on the tax refund story, according to National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue: "It is very difficult for businesses to access capital. Tax refunds are other people's money and they are not refunded anymore. If this continues for a few more years, will our businesses be able to survive? Businesses that pay input tax must of course be refunded output tax. This is the State's obligation, not the people's request. This is other people's money, the National Assembly allocates the fund for refunds every year, it is other people's money but it is delayed like this."

The head of the National Assembly requested that this be done immediately.

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