On January 10, 2023, the Minister of Finance issued Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC stipulating the estimate preparation, use management and expenditure finalization of State budget funds for science and technology tasks (Circular 03). Accordingly, Circular 03 has abolished a number of relevant provisions in Joint Circular 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BHKCN and Joint Circular 27/2015/TTLT-BHKCN-BTC. Although the scope of governance of Circular 03 focuses on the estimate preparation, use management and expenditure finalization of State budget funds for science and technology tasks, the Ministry of Finance encourages organizations to use funds other than the State budget for science and technology tasks as prescribed in this Circular.

On December 30, 2022, the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 20/2022/TT-NHNN guiding one-way money transfer abroad from Viet Nam and payments, remittances for other current transactions of residents being organizations and individuals. This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2023.

On October 30, 2022, the Government issued Decree 91/2022/ND-CP amending Decree 126/2020/ND-CP guiding the Law on Tax Administration. Decree 91 takes effect from the time of promulgation.

On September 30, 2022, the State Bank of Vietnam promulgated Circular 12/2022/TT-NHNN on guidelines for foreign exchange administration in respect of enterprises’ foreign borrowing and repayment, replacing Circular 03/2016/TT-NHNN and its amendments and supplements (Circular 05/2016/TT-NHNN, Circular 05/2017/TT-NHNN). This Circular 12 took effect from November 15, 2022.

On November 7, 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular 67/2022/TT-BTC providing guidelines for tax obligations when enterprises set up and use their Science and Technology Development Funds. Circular 67 amends, supplements, and annuls a number of provisions in Joint Circular 12/2016/TTLT-BKHCN-BTC providing guidelines for the allocation and management of the science and technology development fund in enterprises. Circular 67 shall take effect from December 23, 2022.

Circular 11/2022/TT-NHNN regulating the bank guarantee has been issued to replace Circular 07/2015/TT-NHNN stipulating the bank guarantee and Circular 13/2017/TT-NHNN amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 07/2015/TT-NHNN. Circular 11 will take effect from April 1, 2023.