Vietnam: Penalties for forging documents/vouchers requesting for allocation of state budget

Bich Hoa

10:51, 24/12/2019

On December 19, 2019, the Minister of Finance of Vietnam issued the Circular No. 87/2019/TT-BTC providing guidance on penalties for administrative violations in the state treasury sector.

According to the Circular No. 87/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, penalties for forging documents/vouchers requesting for allocation of state budget if not liable to criminal prosecution are as follows:

- A fine of VND 12,500,000 shall be imposed for committing the violation prescribed in Clause 1 Article 56 of the Decree No. 63/2019/NĐ-CP if there are no aggravating or mitigating factors.

- A fine of VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for committing the violation prescribed in Clause 2 Article 56 of the Decree No. 63/2019/NĐ-CP if there are no aggravating or mitigating factors.

The remedial measures specified in Clause 3 Article 56 of Decree No. 63/2019/NĐ-CP shall be taken against the violations which are detected after the State Treasury has made payments.

Forging documents/vouchers requesting for allocation of state budget, if not liable to criminal prosecution, is an administrative violation determined after obtaining official conclusions from a competent criminal presiding agency.

View more details at the Circular No. 87/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam

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