Free public tuition, support for private tuition

The Resolution stipulates tuition exemption for preschool children, primary school students, and students studying general education programs in public educational institutions. At the same time, tuition support is provided for preschool children, primary school students, and students studying general education programs in private and non-public educational institutions. The level of tuition support is decided by the People's Councils of provinces and centrally-run cities according to the tuition fee framework prescribed by the Government, but must not exceed the tuition fee level of private and non-public educational institutions.

Reporting on the acceptance and explanation of the draft resolution, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son said that this regulation ensures that the tuition support level in the locality does not exceed the tuition fee framework (floor level - ceiling level) as prescribed by the Government . In case a non-public or private educational institution charges lower than the floor level according to the tuition fee framework prescribed by the Government, the local tuition support level is equal to the tuition fee level of the educational institution.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly (NA) also agreed with the revised content as in the draft resolution, while keeping the regulations applicable from the 2025-2026 school year so that the Government has time to prepare the necessary conditions.

Regarding the draft resolution on universalizing preschool education for children aged 3-5, the Minister of Education and Training said in his report that most delegates agreed with the necessity of the resolution. The Government has also directed the Ministry of Education and Training to specifically assess the current situation, forecast the number of children and investment resources. Accordingly, the network of preschool education facilities will be developed widely to all communes, wards and villages across the country.

Free public tuition, tuition support for private schools - Photo 1.

The National Assembly voted to pass a Resolution on exempting tuition fees for public students nationwide from the 2025-2026 school year. PHOTO: PHAM THANG

Every year, over 5.1 million preschool children (including 4.5 million children of preschool age from 3 to 5 years old) are nurtured, cared for and educated at 15,256 preschools and 17,444 independent preschool education facilities, the rate of mobilizing preschool children is 93.6%. However, preschool education still faces many difficulties, with nearly 300,000 preschool children not yet attending class, mainly in remote, disadvantaged areas, and in special circumstances.

Agricultural land use tax exemption until the end of 2030

On the same afternoon, with 443/444 National Assembly delegates in favor, the National Assembly passed a Resolution on extending the exemption period for agricultural land use tax until the end of 2030. The Resolution of the National Assembly clearly stated that the extension of the exemption period for agricultural land use tax has been stipulated in Resolution No. 55 of 2010 and related resolutions until December 31, 2030.

Reporting on the reception and revision of the draft resolution before the National Assembly votes to approve it, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Committee Phan Van Mai said that some opinions suggested not exempting tax on abandoned land, land not in production, or land used for the wrong purpose. In addition, some other opinions suggested specifying criteria for tax exemption, and at the same time, there were sanctions to handle cases of taking advantage of policies to use land for the wrong purpose or accumulate land, leaving land fallow.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly believes that in reality, the situation of using land for the wrong purpose, leaving land fallow, causing waste of resources is still quite common. The goal of supporting agriculture, farmers, rural areas, and the policy of exempting agricultural land use tax also needs to meet the goal of encouraging organizations and individuals to use land economically and effectively. Therefore, it is necessary to have criteria to classify and identify appropriate tax-exempt subjects to ensure support for the right subjects, promoting effective land use.

However, specifying the criteria to determine the right subjects to be exempted from tax or not exempted from tax for abandoned land or land used for the wrong purpose requires time for research and appropriate preparation. The draft resolution on continuing to exempt agricultural land use tax submitted by the Government to the National Assembly at this time has not resolved the above issues.

In addition, the 2024 Land Law has a number of provisions to help overcome the situation of abandoned agricultural land. At the same time, the Land Law has stipulated the authority of relevant agencies in performing the task of state management of land, applying sanctions to handle violations of land use. Therefore, in order for the resolution to be issued promptly and avoid interruptions in policy implementation, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly proposed that the National Assembly keep the draft resolution on the subjects eligible for tax exemption.

The Standing Committee of the National Assembly requested the Government to conduct a full and comprehensive assessment of the current situation and effectiveness of agricultural land use in recent times, the effectiveness of the agricultural land tax exemption policy on agricultural economic development and farmers' lives, in order to develop appropriate policy solutions. In the immediate future, it is requested that the Government pay attention to fully guiding the provisions of the Land Law and have practical solutions to ensure that there is no fallowing or waste of land resources, to prevent and handle cases of policy abuse, and to improve the effectiveness of land management and use in general and agricultural land in particular.

Fine for personal data violations up to 3 billion VND

With 443 delegates in favor, reaching a rate of 90.59%, on the morning of June 26, the National Assembly voted to pass the Law on Personal Data Protection. Reporting on the reception, explanation and revision of the draft law, Chairman of the National Defense, Security and Foreign Affairs Committee Le Tan Toi said there were opinions suggesting clearly defining the responsibilities of cross-border platforms such as Google, Facebook, TikTok... and requiring them to have representative agencies in Vietnam.

According to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, the revision of the draft law has clarified the scope of application and responsibilities and obligations that businesses providing cross-border platforms such as Google, Facebook, TikTok... that do not have representative offices in Vietnam and process user data of Vietnamese citizens completely outside of Vietnam's territory. Regarding the request for cross-border platforms such as Google, Facebook, TikTok... to have representative offices in Vietnam, it is implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Cyber Security and the Law on Data. Because these laws have provisions on the requirement for representative offices in Vietnam or placing servers in Vietnam depending on specific conditions.

The draft law also amends the regulation prohibiting the purchase and sale of personal data, unless otherwise provided by law. The draft law also redesigns the regulation on handling violations of the law on personal data protection (Article 8) according to the nature, level, and consequences of the violation. Specifically, the act of buying and selling personal data can be fined up to 10 times the amount of revenue from the violation; for the act of violating the regulation on transferring personal data across borders, the maximum fine is 5% of the previous year's revenue; for other violations, the maximum fine is 3 billion VND; for individuals, the fine is 1/2 that of organizations.

In addition, some delegates also proposed clarifying the management purpose and removing the regulation requiring notification to the subject when recording audio or video in public places, such as traffic and security cameras. The reason is that it is not feasible and difficult to implement in practice. The Standing Committee of the National Assembly said it has directed a review and revision of regulations on agencies, organizations and individuals responsible for notifying or "in other forms of information" so that the subject of personal data knows that they are being recorded, unless otherwise provided by law.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/mien-hoc-phi-cong-lap-ho-tro-hoc-phi-dan-lap-tu-thuc-185250626223001767.htm