Vinh City will collect fees on the road and sidewalks at night and walking streets.

The leader of Nghe An Department of Finance said: According to the draft,Fee payers are organizations, households and individuals who are allowed to temporarily use part of the roadway and sidewalk for living, production and business purposes in accordance with the planning, plans and regulations of the State on management and use of roadway and sidewalk (there are no exempted subjects).

Nguyen Van Cu Street is renovated to become a walking street. Photo: PV

The proposed fees are as follows:

The collection of temporary road and sidewalk usage fees by the People's Committees of wards and units under the City People's Committee is a 100% budget revenue and is distributed to budget levels according to the rate prescribed by the Provincial People's Council.

The toll collection unit is responsible for making estimates of revenue and costs for temporary use of roads and sidewalks according to the contents specified in Article 5, Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP of the Government, and at the same time organizing separate accounting of the monthly collected fees in the accounting books. Based on the approved estimate, make payments and finalize into the annual budget according to regulations.

Once the document is approved, the Provincial People's Committee will be the agency that will deploy and organize the implementation of this Resolution, ensuring correct, full, public, transparent and timely collection.

Currently, the draft document is being sent to relevant agencies and Vinh city for comments.

Business on the sidewalk of Ho Tung Mau street, Vinh city. Photo: Lam Tung

The collection of temporary usage fees in walking streets and night streets is implemented according to the provisions of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents 2015, the Law on Fees and Charges 2015, Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Fees and Charges, Circular No. 250/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance guiding on fees and charges under the decision-making authority of the Provincial People's Council.

Map of Vinh city walking street. Quang An graphic material.