The Government has just issued Decree No. 10 regulating high-tech zones. This is considered a policy for high-tech research and development activities, high-tech business incubation and high-tech human resource training.
Accordingly, the State prioritizes the use of official development assistance (ODA) capital, preferential credit capital and technical support in accordance with other laws, resources from national programs on science and technology development, high technology, support capital sources and other legal capital sources to invest in building high-tech research and development facilities, high-tech incubation facilities, high-tech human resource training facilities; support projects and activities of high-tech research and development...
As for export processing enterprises in high-tech zones, when meeting the conditions for customs inspection and supervision, regulations applicable to non-tariff zones, and regulations in the law on import tax and export tax, separate regulations for export processing enterprises operating in industrial zones and economic zones shall be applied according to the provisions of the law on industrial zones and economic zones.
But the reality is demanding a “special mechanism” for export processing enterprises in high-tech zones. Because enterprises are considered the “backbone” in the process of producing high-tech products. Mr. Tran Van Lam - Standing Member of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee said that we currently have preferential policies for enterprises investing in high-tech zones. Therefore, to have a stronger incentive mechanism, we need to pay attention to the issue of land incentives, land access rights, land rental prices for high-tech zones...
According to Mr. Lam, currently, high-tech investment enterprises are enjoying preferential tax policies, but when the global minimum tax is issued, there will be a need for support policies to replace the global minimum tax for enterprises investing in high-tech zones.
“Recently, when issuing the resolution on global minimum tax, the National Assembly assigned the Government to study the establishment of a Fund to support investors and strategic enterprises, including high-tech enterprises, to attract investment. These funds can support enterprises in the initial stages of project implementation, especially in supporting human resource training, and even supporting support services for the workforce in enterprises in high-tech zones,” Mr. Lam suggested, saying that this is an issue that needs specific research, because the National Assembly is also asking the Government to study and establish a fund to support enterprises with strategic investments, including high technology.
In addition, according to Mr. Lam, in addition to direct support policies for enterprises, it is necessary to pay attention to indirect policies such as: increasing the attractiveness of the investment environment; administrative procedures; developing planning for supporting industry and services, social services for laborers, workers, and experts. Indirect support policies aim to create an attractive environment for investors to implement their projects, which is part of the country's overall investment attraction strategy.
Dr. To Hoai Nam - Permanent Vice President and General Secretary of the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, said that the support policy for enterprises investing in high-tech zones is very necessary and urgent. Because in the transformation and restructuring of global production and business, products are required to have very high standards. For high-tech products, in addition to the quality of technological goods, they must also meet clean and safe production requirements. Production in high-tech zones itself, from solid waste, wastewater, and emissions, must also meet stricter standards.
Therefore, according to Mr. Nam, if enterprises meet that requirement, they can overcome market "barriers" in developed countries in export, and it is especially important to create a brand for Vietnam, so it is necessary to have policies to encourage and support high-tech enterprises.
Mr. Nam emphasized that enterprises need access to capital because investing in new generation production requires higher costs. Therefore, in addition to commercial banks, state funds are needed to provide maximum support for innovation so that enterprises can organize production in high-tech zones.
“The State uses the budget to support enterprises. But when enterprises export goods and create jobs, they indirectly contribute to the State by paying taxes. In the current conditions, domestic innovation may be the most creative, but compared to international standards, they are already ahead. However, we must prioritize encouraging the use of domestic enterprises’ products because in the long run, that is the foundation to help us become self-sufficient in the economy and in science and technology,” said Mr. Nam.
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