Sanctions are needed to deal with fraudulent behavior in declaring assets and income.

Delegates attending the conference at Dien Bien bridge point.

Controlling assets and income (AIT) of people holding positions and powers in agencies, organizations and units is one of the important new points in the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption (AC) with many new regulations on measures to prevent, detect and handle corruption. This content has been regulated by the Law in a separate section (Section 6, Chapter II, including 24 articles). Compared to regulations on other anti-corruption measures, measures to control AIT of people holding positions and powers are regulated in the most articles of the 2018 AC Law (24 out of a total of 96 articles). The content of controlling AIT of people holding positions and powers has also changed a lot compared to the regulations in the 2005 AC Law. The purpose of controlling AIT is to clearly know AIT, fluctuations in AIT, and the origin of the additional AIT of the declarant in order to prevent corruption and serve the work of managing cadres; timely detection of corruption, recovery of corrupt assets, prevention of asset dissipation.

However, the implementation of measures to control personal income tax in recent times according to the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption and Decree 130/2020/ND-CP shows that the main difficulties and shortcomings are related to the implementation of declaration and verification of personal income tax; the authority to verify assets and income. Some localities, ministries and branches have proposed the need to promptly develop and complete the legal basis system of procedures, regulations and forms related to personal income tax control; sanctions for violations. In particular, due to the lack of sanctions for cases of fraudulent behavior, the accuracy and honesty of the declaration documents have not been ensured.

At the conference, the Government Inspectorate also answered and clarified the difficulties in declaring additional personal income tax when verification has not been carried out; the decentralization in verifying personal income tax; the declaration of loans, stocks, etc.

Deputy Inspector General of the Government Bui Ngoc Lam received the recommendations and proposals of the delegates at the bridge points. The Government Inspectorate will synthesize and propose to the competent authority for timely adjustment and supplementation, contributing to the prevention, detection and suppression of corruption; serving the work of cadres, preventing the dissipation of corrupt assets, and recovering corrupt assets.

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