According to the proposal, the State will cover 100% of the costs for training courses in business administration, covering topics such as accounting, tax, and human resources for these entities.
A target has been set of there being at least 25 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) with equity or capitalization on the stock market in excess of $1 billion, of which ten are to have over $5 billion.
The Ministry of Finance’s plan on implementing the Public Debt Strategy to 2030, which has been approved by the Minister of Finance, outlines seven lists of tasks and projects, including a proposal to supplement and amend the Law on Public Debt Management in line with international practice. The 2030 public debt strategy sets a target that, by 2030, Vietnam’s public debt will not exceed 60 per cent of GDP, government debt will not exceed 50 per cent of GDP, and foreign debt will not exceed 45 per cent of GDP.
Ho Chi Minh City’s budget revenue in 2023 has been forecast at about VND496 trillion ($20.6 billion). This figure is overwhelming for a city that has only recently overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Finance, the city’s budget revenue in 2022 is estimated at VND427 trillion ($17.7 billion); the highest on record since the pandemic began.
To ensure Vietnam’s corporate bond market develops stably and sustainably, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Construction will work together to strengthen supervision over issuance activities and limit real estate enterprises issuing bonds with high interest rates. The Ministry of Construction also suggested supplementing regulations on the financial safety ratio of real estate enterprises after granting construction and investment permits for real estate projects.
The Ministry of Finance has said that of the five revenue sources that exceeded estimates in the first nine months, the collection of house and land taxes did so by 18.4 per cent and the collection of personal income taxes by 8.8 per cent. However, many analysts believe that budget revenue from land is still quite low compared to many other countries.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued Official Letter No. 9691/BTC-CST to ministries and branches on September 23, seeking opinions on a draft Resolution from the National Assembly on reducing the special consumption tax (SCT) on gasoline and VAT on oil and gasoline.
Under Directive No. 02/CT-BTC issued recently by Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc, the State Securities Commission (SSC) will closely examine registration documents for listing / registering for securities trading, especially for companies that raise capital quickly and also newly-established enterprises. The SSC will also work with the country’s three exchanges to closely monitor stocks with large liquidity, making unusual movements, or having valuations that are not suitable with the production and business situation.
The Ministry of Finance has reported that reductions to floor levels in environmental protection taxes for gasoline, oil, and grease will cut State budget revenue this year by more than VND33 trillion ($1.4 billion).
In order to consolidate and improve the quality of appraisal services and contribute to limiting negativity in the management and use of assets, avoid wasting social resources, and ensure similarity among services, the Ministry of Finance is actively collecting comments on its draft revised Price Law. Many regulations have attracted conflicting opinions, however.
According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF), corporate bonds are mostly purchased by credit institutions and securities companies, who often then sell them on to individual investors, resulting in the volume of bonds held by these investors standing at 32.6 per cent. In order for the bond market to develop transparently and effectively, the MoF will report to the National Assembly on amending a number of provisions in the Law on Securities and the Law on Enterprises.
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued Official Letter No. 7955/BTC-QLG to ministries, branches, people’s committees of cities and provinces, and corporations proposing that price management and stabilization be strengthened. Tasks proposed to be implemented include balancing the supply and demand of goods and services and actively advising authorities on stabilization.
According to the Ministry of Finance, ten out of eleven groups of main consumer goods and services saw prices increase July and this will maintain pressure on inflation control over the remainder of the year. Some factors, however, ease that pressure, such as the supply of consumer goods being abundant along with ongoing and planned fiscal policies.