Purchase Price of Automobiles for Use by People's Armed Forces Units

According to the regulations in Article 7 of Decree 85/2018/ND-CP, car purchase prices are regulated as follows:

- The purchase price of cars for official titles is implemented according to the provisions in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 3 of Decree 85/2018/ND-CP;- The purchase price of cars for general tasks as stipulated in Article 4, Clause 1, Article 6 of Decree 85/2018/ND-CP is a maximum of 720 million VND/car;- The purchase price of specialized cars is decided by the Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security in accordance with the requirements of task performance, the capability of the state budget, ensuring thrift and efficiency.

The purchase price of cars for official service, cars for general tasks in agencies and units that regularly operate in mountainous areas, remote areas, areas with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions as stipulated by the Government of Vietnam, and the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam, shall not exceed 1.5 times the price regulated in Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 7 of Decree 85/2018/ND-CP when purchasing 4WD cars. In necessary cases of purchasing vehicles with 12 to 16 seats, the maximum purchase price is 1,100 million VND/car.

The purchase price of cars under the above regulations is the purchase price inclusive of all taxes payable according to the law; exclusive of registration fees, license plate issuance fees, insurance fees, inspection fees, road maintenance fees related to vehicle usage.

If cars are exempt from taxes, the exempted tax amount must be calculated fully to determine the standards and quotas. The car price as the basis for determining standards and quotas in cases of allocation or transfer of used cars is implemented according to the Government of Vietnam's decree regulating the standards and quotas for car usage.

The adjustment of car purchase prices for the people's armed forces units shall be implemented according to the Government of Vietnam's decree regulating the standards and quotas for car usage.

More details can be found in: Decree 85/2018/ND-CP effective July 15, 2018.

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