Vietnam proposes stricter tax surveillance and updated civil‑service benefits for disadvantaged regions

The Ministry of Finance announced a draft circular that would introduce a tax risk‑management system. Taxpayers showing any of four warning signs—suspicious bank transactions linked to tax fraud, criminal charges for tax offences, identified high‑risk profiles, or refusal to comply with tax information requests—would be placed under intensive monitoring. The proposal classifies taxpayers into low, medium and high risk, with high‑risk cases subject to tighter oversight, possible travel bans, public disclosure of debt and the option to forward cases to police for prosecution.

The Ministry of Home Affairs opened a public consultation on a draft decree amending decree 76/2019, which governs policies for civil servants, officials and workers in especially difficult economic‑social regions. The draft expands the geographic scope to include the Spratly and Paracel Islands, type‑III communes and particularly hard‑hit villages, aligns terminology with recent local‑government law, and sets implementation dates from July to December 2025. It also clarifies ministerial responsibility for guiding and monitoring the policy’s execution.