A real estate project in Lam Dong province. The tax reform is expected to prevent land speculation and promote the efficient use of houses. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) hasrecently approved a scheme for tax reform until 2030, under which taxes on land and housing will be raised.
Under the scheme, the first draft law on property will be submitted to theNational Assembly in 2023 and is expected to be adopted next year. Afterward,MoF will issue additional legal documents to elaborate the law.
The MoF said the draft will exempt agricultural land users from land use taxesuntil late 2025, a move that aligns with the Party and the State's stance onagriculture and rural development.
Regarding non-agricultural land, the draft will increase the prescribedadded-value applicable to land and raise taxes on housing to prevent landspeculation and incentivise the efficient use of houses.
It is also worth noting that the Prime Minister approved the'Strategy for Tax Reform until 2030' in April.
The tax reform is broad-based, covering various types of tax, includingvalue-added tax, excise tax, corporate income tax and environmental tax.
Its objective is to move the Vietnamese tax system towards a 'good tax system'defined by international norms and improve tax revenues to support the ten-yearStrategy for Socio-economic Development between 2021 and 2030.
The Prime Minister has assigned the MoF the task of implementing the strategyand developing new tax policies that are clear, simple, well-targeted andcompatible with relevant regulations on taxation.
Regarding taxes imposed on people who own a lot of land and housing, formerDeputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Hung Vo revealed thatthe Government had considered introducing the taxes for a long time but theydid not see the light of day due to the absence of a tax reform scheme.
With the issuance of Resolution 18, Vo said it is time to levy higher taxes onthe owners.
He also said taxes on land and housing in Vietnam stand at just 0.03%, farlower than those in other countries, at between 1.0 and 1.5%. The rise in taxesis expected to add substantially to the State budget and bridge the tax gap.
In 2018, the MoF considered drawing up a law on property thatimposes taxes on land, houses, aircraft, yachts and cars worth at least 1.5billion VND. For residential houses, the tax rates range from 0.3% to 0.4%.
Unfortunately, the proposal was cancelled because of dissenting voices from thepublic./.
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A real estate project in Lam Dong province. The tax reform is expected to prevent land speculation and promote the efficient use of houses. (Photo: VNA) 
