The waiver is effective from April 1 to May 15. Migrant workers who return to Thailand after this period will no longer be eligible for the exemption and will be required to follow the standard re-entry application process.
The Ministry of Finance has proposed reductions of 10-50% for 36 types of fees starting July 1 until the end of this year to help support business and production.
An estimated 399.4 trillion VND (nearly 16.18 billion USD) was collected for the state budget in the first two months of 2024, equivalent to 23.5% of the year’s target and up 10.4% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance reported on March 6.
The Ministry of Finance has proposed and issued a multitude of unprecedented measures regarding taxes, fees and charges to support local residents and enterprises, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to overcome global economic headwinds, Deputy Minister Cao Anh Tuan said on February 29.
Vietnam will need to cut taxes and fees, in addition to using the petroleum price stabilisation fund if petrol prices keep rising, said a leader from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration (VIWA) has announced that from October 12, fees and charges for transporting on the Vietnam-Cambodia waterway route are paid according the tonnage rates when vehicles entering and leaving seaports.
The Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) has urged international card organisations Visa and Mastercard to reduce several types of fees on Vietnamese banks as the fourth wave of COVI-19 pandemic in Vietnam has seriously affected the lives and production of people and businesses.
PayNow, an e-payment service, will be rolled out to all Singaporean government agencies for the first time, allowing citizens to pay for everything from school fees to fines.
Visitors to the ancient town of Hoi An on Dec. 4 are exempted from entrance fees. The policy is made to mark the day when the ancient town was recognized as a world culture heritage site.
Vehicles passing through the newly-built Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway and the National Highway No5 will soon have to pay between 25 percent and 50 percent more as toll.