THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 113/2003/TT-BTC
Hanoi, November 27, 2003
CIRCULAR
GUIDING SUPPLEMENTS TO THE FINANCE MINISTRYS CIRCULAR No. 98/2002/TT-BTC OF OCTOBER 24, 2002 WHICH GUIDES THE TAX EXEMPTION AND REDUCTION FOR SUBJECTS ENTITLED TO INVESTMENT PREFERENCES
Pursuant to the current tax laws and ordinances;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 51/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 detailing the implementation of the (amended) Domestic Investment Promotion Law No. 03/1998/QH10 and Decree No. 35/2002/ND-CP of March 29, 2002 amending and supplementing Lists A, B and C promulgated in the Appendix to Decree No. 51/1999/ND-CP;
Based on the Prime Ministers directing opinions in the Government Offices Official Dispatch No. 5121/VPCP-KTTH of October 20, 2003,
The Ministry of Finance hereby guides supplements to its Circular No. 98/2002/TT-BTC of October 24, 2002 which guides the tax exemption and reduction for subjects entitled to investment preferences under the Governments Decree No. 51/1999/ND-CP of July 8, 1999 detailing the implementation of the (amended) Domestic Investment Promotion Law No. 03/1998/QH10 as follows:
1. To supplement Point 3, Section II of Part B: Tax preferences into new Point 3 as follows:
According to the provisions in Article 26 of Decree No. 51/1999/ND-CP, the production and/or business establishments, which have investment projects belonging to production/business lines prescribed in List A or projects of investment in geographical areas prescribed in List B or List C, of the Appendix promulgated together with Decree No. 35/2002/ND-CP, shall be exempt from import tax on the following commodities which cannot be