Summary of Notable Documents from Last Week (From May 22, 2017 to May 27, 2017)

1. Increase in Registration Fee Calculation for Many Motorcycles from May 24, 2017

This is a notable content in Decision 942/QD-BTC amending and supplementing the Table of Registration Fee Calculation for Automobiles and Motorcycles issued together with Circular 304/2016/TT-BTC.

From May 24, 2017, the registration fee calculation for some motorcycles will increase as follows:

- HONDA JF63 AIR BLADE (124.9cm³): From 38 million VND to 45 million VND;- HONDA JF513 SH MODE (124.9cm³): From 51 million VND to 63 million VND;- HONDA KF251 SH150i (153cm³): From 90 million VND to 114 million VND;- HONDA KF250 SH150i (153cm³): From 82 million VND to 101 million VND;- HONDA JF581 VISION (108.2cm³): From 29.9 million VND to 36.6 million VND;- YAMAHA JANUS-BJ71 (124.9cm³): From 26.2 million VND to 28 million VND.

In addition, the table now includes the registration fee calculations for over 150 types of motorcycles from various brands.

1. Pricing Framework for Mineral Resources Tax

The Ministry of Finance issued Circular 44/2017/TT-BTC on the pricing framework for mineral resources tax for groups and types of resources with similar physical and chemical properties.

The tax pricing framework for metal minerals is set as follows:

- Metallic iron (per ton): Minimum 8 million VND, maximum 10 million VND;- Lead, zinc metal (per ton): Minimum 37 million VND, maximum 45 million VND;- Metallic gold (per kg): Minimum 750 million VND, maximum 1 billion VND;- Silver metal (per kg): Minimum 16 million VND, maximum 19.2 million VND.

Additionally, the Circular also stipulates the pricing frameworks for mineral resources tax for the following groups:

- Non-metal minerals;- Natural forest products;- Natural seafood;- Natural water;- Natural bird's nest.

Refer to the detailed pricing for mineral resources tax in the Appendices attached to Circular 44/2017/TT-BTC, effective from July 1, 2017.

1. Ministry of Finance Announces Evaluation Fees for Environmental Improvement Plans

Circular 35/2017/TT-BTC (effective from June 10, 2017) stipulates the fees for evaluating environmental improvement and rehabilitation plans carried out by Central authorities as per Article 7 of Decree 19/2015/ND-CP.

The fee structure for projects with environmental improvement, rehabilitation plans, and environmental impact assessment reports falls under different authorities as follows:

- Projects with total investment up to 10 billion VND: Evaluation fee is 6 million VND (case I) and 4 million VND (case II);- Projects with total investment over 10 to 20 billion VND: Evaluation fee is 9 million VND (case I) and 6 million VND (case II).

Thus, the evaluation fees in case I are 1.5 times higher than those in case II.

1. Reasonable Costs Included in the Price of Household Solid Waste Treatment Services

On May 15, 2017, the Ministry of Construction issued Circular 07/2017/TT-BXD (effective from July 1, 2017) providing guidance on the pricing method for household solid waste treatment services.

The price of household solid waste treatment services is determined based on the total reasonable costs of the following factors:

- Direct material costs: Costs of materials used directly in the process of household solid waste treatment;- Direct labor costs, including: wages, salaries, allowances; social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, trade union funds, etc., paid to workers directly handling household solid waste;- Direct machinery and equipment costs: Costs related to machinery, equipment, management policies, use and depreciation of machinery, equipment;- General production costs, including indirect production expenses (outside of the direct costs mentioned) incurred at household solid waste treatment facilities such as maintenance, repair of machinery; depreciation; costs of materials, tools, and equipment at the workshop;- Enterprise management costs: Costs for the management and administration apparatus of the enterprise.

1. Guidance on Recycling, Reusing Construction Solid Waste

According to Circular 08/2017/TT-BXD, solid waste generated during the surveying and construction process must be recycled and reused for the following main purposes:

- Construction solid waste (CSW) such as concrete and brick debris: Recycled into coarse aggregates, used as materials for producing bricks, wall panels, floor tiles, other construction materials, or as fill material;- CSW like wood, paper: Recycled as raw materials for the production of paper, wood, and fuel;- CSW which are asphalt mixed materials: Recycled into asphalt concrete materials (in aggregate form);- Scrap metals like steel and other metals: Directly reused or used as raw materials for the metallurgy industry;- Other CSW: Reused and recycled according to their specific characteristics and composition for suitable purposes.

Circular 08/2017/TT-BXD is effective from July 1, 2017.

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