Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has demanded the use of technologicaladvances to modernise public administration through e-governmentsystems, considering it essential for a better business climate.
Vietnam needs to make more of an effort in this aspect, the PM told ateleconference in Hanoi on March 26 after noting Vietnam ranked 78thof 189 economies on the ease of conducting business in the World Bankrankings, which he called a disappointing result.
He asked ministries, agencies and localities to determine processingtime limits for their units, adding that the outcomes of specificreforms will be announced to the public during the Government’s Junemeeting.
Regarding institutional reform, the leaderrequested the fine-tuning of laws, policies, and socialist-orientedmarket economy mechanisms to create an improved legal framework.
A market economy must follow the principles of competition and operatein a fair, open and transparent manner, encompassing different economicsectors with different forms of ownership, the PM noted, making itclear that the Vietnamese economy is to be managed through tools,policies and resources in a way that ensures social progress andfairness.
When issuing legal documents, localitiesshould evaluate its feasibility and ensure it supports human rights andthe rights to freedom and democracy in line with the Constitution, hereminded.
As of January 1, 2015, the duration forprocessing corporate tax payment was cut by 370 hours from the initial872 hours, reported the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Customs departments nationwide have used the Vietnam Automated Cargo andPort Consolidated System and the Vietnam Customs Information System(VNACCS/VCIS) since November 2014, which has reduced the time forimports and exports custom clearance by 7.6 hours and 9.6 hours,respectively.
Vietnam is in the process ofnegotiating a protocol on the legal framework for the application of theASEAN One-Stop Shop customs mechanisms and preparing to expand theASEAN single window mechanism towards the birth of the ASEAN Communityin early 2016.
The ministry is also working on arange of legal regulations for renewed policies for civil services andits staff; several new mechanisms are being piloted in the recruitmentof public servants and managers and the generation of job titlestandards.-VNA
Vietnam needs to make more of an effort in this aspect, the PM told ateleconference in Hanoi on March 26 after noting Vietnam ranked 78thof 189 economies on the ease of conducting business in the World Bankrankings, which he called a disappointing result.
He asked ministries, agencies and localities to determine processingtime limits for their units, adding that the outcomes of specificreforms will be announced to the public during the Government’s Junemeeting.
Regarding institutional reform, the leaderrequested the fine-tuning of laws, policies, and socialist-orientedmarket economy mechanisms to create an improved legal framework.
A market economy must follow the principles of competition and operatein a fair, open and transparent manner, encompassing different economicsectors with different forms of ownership, the PM noted, making itclear that the Vietnamese economy is to be managed through tools,policies and resources in a way that ensures social progress andfairness.
When issuing legal documents, localitiesshould evaluate its feasibility and ensure it supports human rights andthe rights to freedom and democracy in line with the Constitution, hereminded.
As of January 1, 2015, the duration forprocessing corporate tax payment was cut by 370 hours from the initial872 hours, reported the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Customs departments nationwide have used the Vietnam Automated Cargo andPort Consolidated System and the Vietnam Customs Information System(VNACCS/VCIS) since November 2014, which has reduced the time forimports and exports custom clearance by 7.6 hours and 9.6 hours,respectively.
Vietnam is in the process ofnegotiating a protocol on the legal framework for the application of theASEAN One-Stop Shop customs mechanisms and preparing to expand theASEAN single window mechanism towards the birth of the ASEAN Communityin early 2016.
The ministry is also working on arange of legal regulations for renewed policies for civil services andits staff; several new mechanisms are being piloted in the recruitmentof public servants and managers and the generation of job titlestandards.-VNA
