Vietnam: List of charges within the jurisdiction of the provincial-level People’s Council

According to Article 3 of Circular No. 85/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, the list of charges within the jurisdiction of the People’s Council of centrally-affiliated city and province (hereinafter referred to as provincial-level People’s Council) is specified as follows:

- Charge for resident registration (applicable to registration with local authorities).

- Charge for issuance of ID cards (applicable to issuance by local authorities).

- Charge for civil status registration.

- Charge for grant of work permits to foreigners working in Vietnam (applicable to grant of work permits by local authorities).

- Charge for grant of the certificate for the right to use land, own houses and associated assets.

- Charge for issuance of construction lice

Besides, Circular No. 85/2019/TT-BTC stipulates that the retention, management, and use rates of fees and charges shall be implemented according to the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 of Vietnam’s Government specifying and providing guidance on implementation of certain articles of the Law on Fees and Charges. With respect to fees, the provincial-level People’s Council shall decide the percentage of fees retained for fee collecting organizations to pay costs incurred from provision of their fee collection service activities, and decide to pay the residual amount of fees (where available) in the state budget. With respect to charges, charge collecting organizations shall remit 100% of their collected amount of charges collected to the state budget.

View other provisions at Circular No. 85/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, effective from January 13, 2020.

Thu Ba

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