At a supermarket in HCM City (Photo: VNA) Chairing a meeting of the Steering Committee for Price Management in Hanoi on October 11, Deputy PM Khai, who is also the committee's head,said thanks to synchronous measures such as reducing lending rates, stabilising the foreign exchange market, accelerating public investment disbursement and supporting real estate and corporate bond markets, the supply of essential goods has been ensured with pricesof goods kept basically stable, in line with the pricing scenario set by the committee.
A representative from the Finance Ministry said as early as late2022, the ministry had proposed price control solutions related to tax, fee, and landrent applicable for 2023, with an estimated total support value of about196 trillion VND (8.16 billion USD), including 121 trillion VND with paymentdeadline extended and about 75 trillion VND exempted and reduced.
It also suggested a2% reduction in the value-added tax (VAT) from July 1 until December 31, formost items subject to a 10% VAT rate. With this measure, it is estimated that thereduced tax amount will be some 24 trillion VND.
The ministry submitted to the Government and the NationalAssembly Standing Committee for approval a resolution on environment protection taxrates for gasoline, oil and lubricants, effective from January 1-December 31,2023, which is expected to reduce State budget revenue by approximately 38trillion VND.
About solutions for 2024, the ministry willcontinue to consider extending the reduction of environment protection tax and the VAT, and reducing some export and import taxes tosupport domestic production and trade, and certain fees and charges toencourage the use of online public services.
Regarding monetary policy management, the State Bank ofVietnam made four consecutive reductions in interest rates to supportproduction and trade and promote economic growth./.
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