Need to manage tutoring activities well, should be forced to pay taxes

Regarding the policy of not banning extra tutoring just proposed by the Minister of Education and Training, many readers have given feedback.

Many readers have opinions about the policy of not banning extra tutoring - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

The article "Minister Nguyen Kim Son: Currently advocating not to ban extra tutoring" posted on Tuoi Tre Online on November 20 received many comments from readers.

This is one of the explanations given by the minister at the National Assembly's discussion session on the Teachers' Law draft on the morning of November 20.

The Minister made it clear that he is not in favor of banning extra teaching, but of prohibiting extra teaching that violates ethics or professional principles of teachers.

Many readers believe that the story of extra tutoring is a reality not only in Vietnam but also abroad.

Reader Bien tells the story of his family: "My child studies all the main subjects outside, but I tutor him in the secondary subjects that are about to take a test (score 7 or higher, can forget after the test).

If your child is sick and needs to take a day off from school, let them take a day off from school. If they can attend extra classes, they should be given priority.

Reader Lan Le said that tutoring abroad is very normal. However, it must be a facility that has registered with the Ministry of Education or the Department of Education where the facility is located and pays income tax every three months to the tax authority.

Some readers believe that "opening the door" to extra tutoring is in line with reality, because this is a real need of students and also a right of teachers.

As reader Jimmy wrote: "I fully support it. Why are doctors allowed to open a clinic to work part-time but teachers are not allowed?"

According to reader 2lua, if the door is opened for extra teaching, the Ministry of Education and Training needs to specifically list what behaviors are called "extra teaching behaviors that violate ethics or professional principles of teachers" so that parents can see if teachers are involved in any behaviors.

Reader Vo Quoc Trung believes that public school teachers are state employees, and tutoring must comply with the provisions of the civil servant law.

Teachers in non-public schools must comply with the provisions of the labor contract, if any. Thus, the extra teaching of public school teachers must be approved by the management agencies.

According to this reader, tutoring has become a trend and needs to be managed more closely. A legal framework needs to be established for this tutoring activity.

For example, the State needs to organize extra classes for weak students, tutoring for good students and classes for students in need right at school with appropriate tuition fees.

Public teachers are not allowed to teach extra classes for a fee outside of school, but can teach at the school they are working at or another public unit.

"Thus, it reduces the economic pressure on parents. Private tutoring facilities can recruit teachers who are not working at any educational institution, and students can come to study according to their personal needs," wrote reader Vo Quoc Trung.

Similarly, reader Dung Huynh suggested that there should be a mechanism to control teachers' income from extra teaching. Teachers must clearly register to teach extra classes and pay taxes clearly like other professions.

According to this reader, in reality, there are many teachers who earn a "huge" income from tutoring, but they find ways to evade tax liability by asking students to pay tuition in cash or transfer it to someone else, not into their account.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/can-quan-ly-tot-hoat-dong-day-them-nen-buoc-dong-thue-20241121161318735.htm