Tax Reform in Vietnam Issues Need to be Addressed. Nguyen Van Phung Tax Policy Department Ministry of Finance Vietnam
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1 Tax Reform in Vietnam Issues Need to be Addressed Nguyen Van Phung Tax Policy Department Ministry of Finance Vietnam 1
2 Outline of the Presentation: Overall of the reform of the Vietnamese tax system First phase of tax reform ( ) Second phase of tax reform ( ) Third phase of tax reform ( ) Initial results of the third phase of tax reform Conclusion 2
3 First phase of tax reform ( ) Introducing nine important tax legislations 1. Import and export duties Effective from January 1, 1988 Consists of 36 tax rates 2. Turnover tax Effective from October 1990 Consists of 11 tax rates, ranging from 0.5% to 40% 3. Law on special consumption tax Effective from October 1990 Tax rates of from 20% to 50% imposed on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, 50% on beers 3
4 First phase of tax reform ( ) 4. Profit tax (1990) Effective from October 1990 Consisted of 3 tax rates: 30% on the enterprises which produced materials for production; 40% on the enterprises produced consumer goods, processed products; 50% on trading and service enterprises, which were reduced to 25%, 35% and 45% respectively in 1993 Foreign invested enterprises paid profit tax at the lower rates in accordance with the Law on foreign direct investment 4
5 First phase of tax reform ( ) 5. Law on agricultural land use tax, effective from January Law on the transfer of land use right tax, effective from January Ordinance on resource tax, effective from January Ordinance on income tax on high income earners, effective from April Ordinance on housing tax Effective from October 1992 Imposed on land, not on house 5
6 First phase of tax reform ( ) Reform the system of tax administration Established General Department of Taxation Tax system is vertically organized from the central to the local (province, district tax offices) 6
7 Second phase of tax reform ( ) Introducing VAT and enterprise income tax Amending the regulations on import and export duties and on special consumption tax (excise tax) ensure consistency in the tax system 7
8 Second phase of tax reform (Value added tax) Three tax rates: 0%, 5% and 10% (prior to 2003, there were 4 tax rates, 0%, 5%, 10% and 20%) Zero rate: Applies to exported goods and services 5% rate applies to essential goods and services, 10% (standard tax rate): other goods and services which are subject to the 0% or 5% rates Issues: Too much VAT exempted goods and services (26 categories of goods and services); Lack of adequate VAT threshold; 8
9 Second phase of tax reform (Enterprise income tax) Introduced in 1999 and amended in 2003 Scope of coverage: Enterprises, household/business individuals, partnerships Tax rate: Standard tax rate: 28% (prior to 2003, there were two different tax rates applied separately to domestic enterprises (32%) and foreign invested enterprises (25%) Preferential tax rates: 10%, 15%, 20% and 25% Tax incentive (tax reduction & exemption, loss carry-forward): Investment encouragement areas (invested in remote and mountainous areas) and sectors (e.g. high-tech sector) Investment in industrial zones, special economic zones 9
10 Second phase of tax reform (Other taxes) Amended the Ordinance on income tax on high income earners Increased tax exemption threshold (from 3 million VND to 5 million VND); Reformed taxes related to land Adopted the Ordinance on fees and charges 10
11 Overall achievements of the 2 phases of the reform A tax system, which is considered to be relevant with the operation of a market-oriented economy, has been gradually established and applied uniformly to all economic sectors Export and import duties Value added tax (VAT) Special consumption tax (SCT) Enterprise income tax (EIT) Agricultural land use tax Transfer of land use right tax Personal income tax on high income earners Housing tax Natural resources tax Fees and charges 11
12 Overall achievements of the 2 phases of reform Total revenue from taxes, fees and charges had increased substantially: Tax revenue in increased by 2.3 times in compared with the revenue collected in ; Tax revenue in increased by 2.0 times in compared with revenue collected in ; 12
13 Third phase of tax reform ( ) Objectives Being an importance role for macroeconomic management Encourage domestic production, investment and export activities Ensure adequate level of revenue collection for the State budget In line with the process of international economic integration Ensure fairness and equity Contribute to the process of tax administration reform 13
14 Third phase of tax reform ( ) Contents Amending value added tax legislation; Reducing the number of goods and services which are VAT exempted; Reforming tax calculation method; Applying VAT thresholds Amending special consumption tax legislation Reforming tax rates Reviewing special consumption tax reductions and exemption Applying non-discrimination principle between domestic produced goods and imported goods 14
15 Third phase of tax reform ( ) Contents Reforming enterprise income tax: Reducing tax rate Narrowing the scope of tax exemptions and reductions; Applying a single corporate income tax regime for all economic sectors Reforming personal income tax legislation Introducing personal income tax law Expanding tax base and taxpayers Amending natural resource tax Introducing environment protection tax Introducing property tax 15
16 Third phase of tax reform ( ) Contents Reforming tax administration Modernization tax administration system Organization Personnel Technology Applying self-assessment mechanism Tax education and dissemination of information 16
17 Third phase of tax reform ( ) Initial results Meeting with the requirements to facilitate the accession of Vietnam into the WTO Amended the Law on export and import duties in 2005 Amended the Law on value added tax and the Law on special consumption tax Removed the provisions which are discriminated between locally produced goods and imported goods; Reformed fees and charges provisions related to imported goods 17
18 Third phase of tax reform ( ) Initial results Adopting the Law on personal income tax (2007); Amending the Law on value added tax Expect to be passed by the National Assembly in May 2008; Reforming the tax rate structure Adopting VAT threshold Narrowing the list of VAT exempted goods and services Amending the Law on enterprise income tax Reducing the standard tax rate to 25%; Allowing the enterprise to use a maximum of 10% of their taxable income to establish Research and Development Fund; Reviewing tax incentive regime; Abolishing preferential tax rate of 15% (the new law is expected to have only two preferential tax rates of 10% and 20%); Simplifying the durations of tax exemption and reduction. 18
19 Conclusion Tax reform has contributed significantly to the process of economic reform in Vietnam Revenue from taxes and fees is an important source for the State budget: Increase investment from the State budget; Paying foreign debt; Meeting social expenditure requirements (health care, education, culture ) Tax system need to be further reformed to meet with the new requirements emerged from the process of economic development 19
20 20 Thank you!
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