The Government’s submission to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the draft law amending and supplementing some environmental protection tax law this afternoon showed that the Government proposed adjusting the environmental protection tax bracket for gasoline from 1,000-4,000 VND / liter up from 3,000-8,000 VND / liter.
Petrol tax is suggested to double
According to the proposal, the environmental protection tax bracket for petrol and oil is subject to the adjusted minimum tax rate which is equal to the applicable tax rate, while the adjusted maximum tax rate shall be double the maximum level in the current tax bracket.
Particularly for oil, the Government proposed to keep the current environmental protection tax bracket (300-2,000 VND / liter) as oil is essential for the poor.
Head of Budget Finance Committee Nguyen Duc Hai
The Budget Office said that petrol is essential for the whole society as the input of most production sectors and the people’s life. The specific tax rate for gasoline and oil is currently not adjusted up to the ceiling stipulated in the current law.
While the government’s message is to create conditions, increase competitiveness and remove difficulties for businesses, it is advisable to adjust the tax policy as suddenly as the draft is not really appropriate. ” Budget Finance Committee Nguyen Duc Hai emphasized.
The Permanent Secretary of the UB asked the Government to clarify the scientific basis to raise the ceiling for petrol and oil twice as much as the bill, and to assess the impact of this increase.
UB also requires that the adjustment must be divergent, with a roadmap suitable for economic growth, the endurance of people and businesses.
In addition, the Government also proposed a tariff bracket with plastic bags adjusted from 30,000-50,000 VND / kg to 40,000-200,000 VND / kg.
According to National Assembly deputy speaker Phung Quoc Hien, such a rise will create a sense of civic mind. He also said that there are many different opinions between the drafting agency and the verifying authority, if presented to Parliament will be difficult to convince.
According to him, some accounts of the Minister of Finance “sound reasonable”, but “that has not convinced the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.”
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan noted that under difficult budget conditions, better ways of managing revenue, solving tax problems, tax evasion, smuggling and trade frauds are needed. Take more budget revenue
“In the current situation, we raise the issue of raising tax rates is not favorable. The PM wants to remove difficulties for businesses, creating an atmosphere of excitement for the people to do business, “the NA Chairman noted.
The tax smartphone dispute
TVQH also discusses the extension of objects subject to environmental protection.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thi Phuong Hoa said that by examining the international experience and reality in Vietnam, the ministry proposed to expand the four taxable objects.
It is a pesticide of limited use; inorganic fertilizer; Detergent products using surface-active chemical and personal vehicles such as cars under 9 seats, motorcycles.
Chairman of Bui Ngoc Bao Petroleum Group
Chairman Bui Ngoc Bao Petroleum Group also proposed to expand the taxable objects outside the plastic bag, gasoline.
“It is recommended to tax the use of coal, tires, batteries, computers, smartphones, surfactants. Because we are taxed to have a positive impact on the organization of production, especially detergents, people will have to change the surfactant, “he said.
This proposal was also discussed during the previous draft deliberation process. According to the Government’s explanation, the addition of some of these commodities to environmental taxpayers in the current context is not appropriate.
However, through the examination, the Standing Committee of Finance proposed that the Government should study, consider and select products that affect the environment is commonly used to add to the taxable area.
Mr. Dinh Tien Dung, Minister of Finance, stressed that the selection of taxable objects must be realistic and feasible. In fact, there are some types of goods that affect the environment, most of which are used when it is used and discarded, and there are currently around 550,000 such items.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment said yesterday, but at the meeting with representatives of Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, the parties confirmed that the addition of some current goods is not feasible. It is the same assertion, “Dung said.
“There is a lot of difference in the draft law that is too difficult for the Standing Committee of the opinion. Ask the Ministry of Finance to report to the Government for further preparation, “the NA Chairman asked.
