Request tax collection immediately with Temu e-commerce platform

NDO - On October 26, on the sidelines of the National Assembly's group discussion on the socio-economic situation, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc directed the General Department of Taxation to immediately conduct an inspection and prepare tax collection records for the Temu e-commerce platform.

The e-commerce platform Temu has just appeared, advertising quite loudly to Vietnamese consumers and is also subject to tax like Google, Facebook... (Illustration: TRUNG HUNG)

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the group meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said that he had heard and received many comments from many sides, including opinions from National Assembly deputies about the Temu e-commerce platform, established by PDD Holdings (China). The Deputy Prime Minister pointed out that the Temu platform has just appeared in Vietnam but has advertised widely, attracting the attention of many consumers. Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc said that after receiving many comments from National Assembly deputies and people's opinions about cheap products from this platform, he immediately asked the General Department of Taxation to check the progress of filing and tax collection for this platform. He said that Temu is also among foreign suppliers that must pay taxes like large technology enterprises such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft... If Temu does not fully fulfill its tax obligations according to regulations, the tax authority will conduct an inspection and handle violations. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, there are currently 102 entities registered to pay taxes in Vietnam, including many cross-border enterprises. In Hanoi alone, the tax sector has collected 33 trillion VND from taxes paid by these enterprises.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc.

Deputy Director General of the General Department of Taxation Mai Son also said that Temu has registered for tax and will fulfill its obligations according to the law. The General Department of Taxation is implementing a post-audit process to closely monitor the tax declaration activities of the Temu platform as well as other foreign suppliers. At the National Assembly discussion session on the same day, delegate Hoang Van Cuong (Hanoi) expressed concern that the influx of cheap goods from cross-border e-commerce platforms into the market could weaken domestic production and even "suffocate" domestic enterprises. Delegate Cuong said that it is necessary to have measures to control the quality and origin of goods, and at the same time review the policy of exempting import tax for items under 1 million VND, in order to prevent cheap goods from abroad from dominating the domestic market. In the face of the above situation, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized that in order to protect and develop domestic production, the Government has been implementing many strong solutions to prevent tax losses and profiteering. Measures such as implementing electronic invoices, connecting cash registers, controlling suspicious transactions or regulating the issuance of sales invoices are all important steps towards more effective tax management. As a result, the budget revenue has recently exceeded VND940 trillion in 4 years, thanks to these creative solutions. The Deputy Prime Minister also emphasized that, along with the efforts of management agencies, domestic enterprises also need to proactively rise up and innovate to adapt to the new context, contributing to promoting the domestic economy to mature and become self-reliant in competition.

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