Tax offices would directly supervise operations of casinos in localities, proposed the Ministry of Finance in a draft circular guiding the management and supervision of tax collection for casino business activities under Government Decree 03 issued in January.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has given his opinions on the proposal to revise five tax laws.

An official from the Ministry of Finance has said that his ministry was collecting opinions to revise four tax laws with the aim of facilitating the economic restructuring and formulating more reasonable incentive policies.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed non-imposition of excise tax on locally made auto parts in order to bring the prices of cars, especially assembled ones, more accessible to customers.

This article provides tax and customs procedures for a foreigner working in Vietnam who wishes to import his/her motorcycle into Vietnam for personal movement purpose.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has instructed the Ministry of Finance to complete a list of imported goods subject to customs procedures at border gates of importation to be submitted to the Prime Minister for promulgation in March.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies to study the possibility of applying safeguards to protect the domestic automobile manufacturing industry from looming zero-tariff car imports.

From September 1, every overseas Vietnamese who is permitted to register permanent residence in Vietnam or is an intellectual, an expert or a skilled worker entering Vietnam to work for at least one year at the invitation of a Vietnamese state agency may no longer import free of duty one car or motorcycle as his/her personal effects.