Directive 26/1998/CT-TTg

DIRECTIVE No. 26/1998/CT-TTg of July 11, 1998 on enhancing the popularization and education of the tax legislation

The Prime Minister requests all levels and branches to concentrate on well performing a number of following important tasks:

- The tax agencies of different levels should take initiative in closely coordinating with central and local information and propaganda agencies to work out detailed programs and plans, aimed at enhancing the work of popularization and education of the tax legislation.

- The Ministry of Culture and Information shall direct the mass media organizations to study the increase of transmission and broadcasting hours as well as the number of writings on the tax legislation; open columns on taxes in order to promptly reflect problems and proposals of organizations and individuals.

- The Ministry of Finance shall direct the taxation service to promptly promulgate and explain new tax policies; organize the collection of opinions of various enterprises when drafting legal documents on taxes.

- The People's Committees of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government shall direct and create favorable conditions for coordination between the tax agencies and local mass media organizations in tax legislation popularization and education.- (Summary)