Minister proposes Japan exempt Vietnamese workers from 2 taxes
Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung met with Mr. Gen Nakatani, Assistant to the Prime Minister of Japan, on September 20 regarding issues of mutual concern between Vietnam and Japan, including the technical trainee program. Minister Dung proposed that Japan exempt residence taxes and income taxes for Vietnamese workers and interns. Of the nearly 500,000 Vietnamese now living and working in Japan, 370,000 are interns.
