Vinh City Tax Department: A year of overcoming difficulties

Vinh City is a dynamic and developing urban area with many construction projects, but tax collection faces many difficulties due to decentralization. In addition, three outbreaks of Covid-19 have severely disrupted the trade, service, and tourism sectors, with factories and companies having to close down and cease production at many times to combat the pandemic. Furthermore, many tax and fee reduction policies have decreased revenue.

However, thanks to many efforts, the total state budget revenue in 2021 ofVinh CityIt reached VND 2,554.5 billion, equivalent to 130% of the budget estimate, 102% of the People's Council budget estimate, and a 10% decrease compared to the same period last year.

A view of Vinh city. Photo: Sach Nguyen

According to Mr. Bach Sy Tuong, Head of the Vinh Tax Department, in 2021, the Vinh Tax Department focused on administrative reform and supporting taxpayers. Each year, the Department processed approximately 25,000 various types of files, most of which were completed on time. They collected fees for 16,500 vehicles throughout the province and carried out land registration and appraisal. The Department actively applied information technology to tax management and combat tax fraud. Each month, the Department issued 300 tax enforcement decisions. Regarding tax arrears, despite difficulties, the amount was reduced by 15 billion VND compared to 2020, meeting all debt collection targets.

The tax work in 2022, and the forecast for the socio-economic situation in 2022 nationwide in general, and in Vinh province and city in particular, still face many difficulties and challenges: The negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic may be prolonged, posing many potential risks of financial crisis.

Mr. Bach Sy Tuong, Head of the Vinh City Tax Department, speaks at the Nghe An Tax Sector's 2021 year-end review meeting. Photo: Nguyen Hai

To strive for excellent performance in tax work in 2022, the Vinh City Tax Department has identified the following key tasks and solutions for implementation:

ButFocus on fully, synchronously, and effectively implementing the functions, processes, and solutions of tax management; and at the same time, launch a campaign to strive to complete and exceed the assigned state budget revenue target right from the beginning of 2022, aiming to complete at least 5% more than the assigned target.

ButImplementing tasks and solutions to support taxpayers, contributing to maintaining and restoring production and business, and strengthening socio-economic stability in the city.

ButImplement the tax system reform strategy for the period 2021-2030 decisively and effectively; promote the application of information technology in tax management.

ButStrengthen internal discipline and order, rectify shortcomings, and enhance the sense of responsibility among civil servants in performing their duties.

ButFollowing the directives of the Tax Department and local Party committees and authorities, we will strengthen inspection work to combat tax evasion and tax avoidance, and promote debt management and tax debt enforcement, striving to exceed the 2022 state budget revenue target assigned by the Tax Department and the City People's Council; and complete the approved debt collection targets and inspection plans.

ButImplement decisively and comprehensively revenue management solutions, striving to achieve the set targets.

ButContinue reforming and modernizing the tax system, simplifying tax administrative procedures, and improving the quality of services for electronic tax declaration, payment, refund, and invoicing.

ButStrengthen propaganda, support, and supervision of businesses engaged in production and trade to ensure they fulfill their tax obligations to the state budget promptly and completely. Continue to implement policies to support businesses and household businesses in overcoming difficulties, stabilizing production, and developing the economy.

ButStrengthen inspection and supervision of tax management and declaration for taxpayers, ensuring that all organizations and individuals engaged in production and business activities in the area are included in the tax management and declaration system.

Officials from the Vinh Tax Department process vehicle registration documents for citizens. Photo: Van Hai.

- Fully and decisively implement measures for debt collection and tax debt enforcement; strengthen internal inspection within the sector. Enhance discipline and order in the performance of official duties.

- Strengthen measures to manage the recovery of land use fees from projects and infrastructure, and ensure that successful land auctions result in timely collection of land use fees into the state budget.

ButRegularly pay attention to the material and spiritual well-being, thoughts, and aspirations of civil servants and employees in the agency or unit; together with organizations and associations, promptly encourage and assist them, creating a favorable working environment to maximize the strengths and abilities of civil servants, and have a plan for training and professional development, and a reasonable plan for promotion and advancement.