Vietnam mandates 100% electronic processing for land financial procedures

Vietnam's Ministry of Finance is pushing for a fully digitized process for all land-related financial procedures, requiring a 100% electronic handling of land tax obligations. This directive aims to significantly shorten processing times and create a more convenient environment for citizens and businesses.

Currently, while 34 provinces have established electronic connections between tax and land registration agencies, approximately 15% of hồ sơ (applications or records) are still not being transmitted electronically. To address this, the Ministry has urged provincial People's Committees to ensure seamless data exchange between relevant departments, including the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, land registration offices, and public service centers.

A key requirement is that all notifications determining land financial obligations must be transmitted electronically. The land registration agency will then confirm and process land procedures based on the financial obligation status recorded in the interconnected database. This eliminates the need for accompanying paper hồ sơ when information is transferred.

Furthermore, the Ministry emphasizes that land procedures must adhere to a one-stop, interconnected mechanism. Citizens and businesses will not be asked to submit any documents beyond those already listed in the officially published administrative procedures. The directive also calls for increased public awareness campaigns about the new electronic procedures and guidance on how to track financial obligation notices and make payments via the administrative procedure resolution system or the eTax Mobile application.