The General Department of Taxation to request enhancement of inspection and supervision in performance of official duties in Vietnam

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On August 9, 2024, the General Department of Taxation issued Official Dispatch 3515/TCT-TCCB regarding the enhancement of inspection and supervision in performance of official duties in Vietnam.

The General Department of Taxation to request enhancement of inspection and supervision in performance of official duties in Vietnam

To be specific: to continue rectifying and overcoming existing limitations in performance of official duties, strengthen inspection, monitoring, and supervision in public service execution, and improve the sense of responsibility in work, striving to fulfill the assigned tasks excellently; the General Department of Taxation requests the Heads of units under and directly under the General Department of Taxation to effectively implement the following:

- Seriously implement measures to enhance administrative discipline and rules in public service performance and combat corruption and negativity; vigorously promote rotation, reassignment, and change of positions for officials involved in inspection and supervision; control power, responsibility of the head, setting an example, and prevent manipulation... as directed by the Communist Party, the Government of Vietnam, the Ministry of Finance, and the General Department of Taxation.

- Clearly assign functions, duties, authority, responsibilities, and management subjects of each official according to their respective work positions. Strengthen the inspection and supervision of officials, public employees, and laborers in public service performance, especially those who frequently interact with taxpayers, those involved in inspection and supervision. Avoid causing troubles and difficulties for taxpayers, promptly identify and take measures according to regulations against officials who set up companies, engage in management, collude, and profit from taxpayers, failing to execute their responsibilities in invoice management, tax refunds, tax inspections, and tax enterprise management.

- Emphasize the responsibility of the head; individualize personal responsibility in public service performance in general and in tax management in particular. Heads of units proactively organize and effectively execute promptly the tasks within their functions and duties. Promote delegation, authorization, and clear assignment of responsibilities and tasks to deputies (especially in Tax Departments with more than 02 Deputy Directors) and departments directly managing tax inspection and supervision as a basis to clearly define the responsibility of the head, the deputy head, and tax agencies at all levels when violations occur.

- Strictly handle the responsibility of the head and deputy head when violations of regulations, policies, or corruption, negativity occur in their managed units as conformable with Decree 157/2007/ND-CP dated July 20, 2007, Decree 59/2019/ND-CP dated July 1, 2019, of the Government of Vietnam, and other relevant regulations.

- Strengthen training, education, and professional development for officials involved in tax inspection and supervision to ensure sufficient capacity to perform inspection and supervision, detect taxpayer violations, and improve tax management efficiency. Focus on evaluating professional qualifications, ethical qualities to assign the right people to the right jobs, enhance work handling efficiency, and reduce potential risks of negativity.

- Regularly organize sudden inspections, supervise the public service performance of officials involved in inspection and supervision, promptly verify information related to official violations and strictly handle them according to legal provisions and industry regulations in Vietnam.

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