The Government has proposed raising the annual revenue threshold for defining small and medium enterprises to VND 400 billion, up VND 100 billion from current law, in a draft Law on SME Development presented to the National Assembly by Finance Minister Ngô Văn Tuấn. The draft also sets a criterion of no more than 300 average annual employees, replacing the current 200 social-insurance-enrolled workers, and total capital of no more than VND 150 billion. The group would get a lower corporate income tax rate, a 3-year corporate income tax exemption from the first business registration certificate, and simplified accounting and tax procedures for micro enterprises. The National Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee said the criteria change every year and are hard to apply, and recommended using data from the previous 2-3 years. The National Assembly is expected to adopt the law on November 20.
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