Is reducing prices on outdated items considered a promotion?

Ms. Ly Minh Hanh (Hanoi) is in the business of selling electronics and home appliances. Companies frequently update their models and technologies, causing older items to quickly become outdated in terms of consumer preferences. Therefore, she wants to apply the method of "Discounting items for Sales" to clear inventory and introduce new products.

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12 Beneficiaries of Social Housing Support Policies

According to Mr. Doan Xuan Duong, the regulation on beneficiaries of social housing support policies in Clause 6, Article 76 of the 2023 Housing Law is unclear: "Workers and laborers currently employed at enterprises, cooperatives, and cooperative unions both inside and outside industrial zones."

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Is Direct Contracting Allowed for Consulting Services on Planning Using Public Funds?

According to feedback from Ms. Le Thi Phuong Thao (from Vinh Long), many localities in the province are currently facing difficulties in determining the method for selecting contractors for consulting packages on construction planning using public funds, with a value ranging from 100 million VND to under 500 million VND.

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Do sports businesses need a license?

Ms. Huynh Thi Ngoc Lan (Kien Giang) asked, do sports services for tourists staying at hotels, including swimming pools, gyms, etc., need to carry out procedures to request a Certificate of eligibility to conduct sports activities?

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Instructions for registering a business online

Mr. Le Viet Khuong (Hanoi) wants to register a business household, however, he does not have information on the online registration website or instructions on displaying online business household registration. Mr. Khuong requests the competent authority to provide instructions.

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Can enterprise A deduct input VAT on the input invoice for the construction of that house?

Answering questions about the input invoice for the construction of a house by enterprise A.

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There will be a set of criteria for evaluating smart cities.

Voters in Lang Son province requested competent authorities to develop a set of criteria to evaluate urban areas as smart cities, and to have incentive mechanisms for urban areas developing according to the smart city model. Voters also requested to develop and promulgate a set of criteria to evaluate the results of implementing climate change response goals of provinces and cities.

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Does the consulting fee include professional liability insurance?

Ms. Nguyen Thi Giang (Hanoi) asked, for consulting contracts for surveying, preparing feasibility study reports or economic-technical reports of construction works of level II or higher, is the contractor required to purchase professional liability insurance?

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Can Repair Projects Under 500 Million VND Hire Consultants?

Mr. Vuong Tho (Kon Tum) works at an administrative unit under the district-level People's Committee. His unit repairs construction works with a total budget of less than 500 million VND and over 100 million VND.

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What is Waste Reuse and Recycling?

Mr. Truong Vinh Phuoc's company in Long An transfers surplus fabric to specialized units for pre-processing and blending to create synthetic fabric fibers. The company also generates a non-hazardous component containing copper, which is handed over to a specialized unit for separation and smelting to recover pure copper.

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Do branches have to issue their own labor regulations?

Employers with branches, units, production and business establishments located in different locations must send the registered labor regulations to the specialized labor agency under the provincial People's Committee where the branch, unit, production and business establishment is located.

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Secured transactions receive reduced registration fees

Circular No. 43/2024/TT-BTC stipulates the collection rates of a number of fees and charges to continue to remove difficulties and support production and business activities, including applying a reduction in the fee for registration of secured transactions (the collection rate is 80% of the rate prescribed in Circular No. 61/2023/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance).

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Conditions for sending digitally signed documents instead of paper documents

S. Joint Stock Company often sends documents to state agencies in paper, with red stamps and fresh ink signatures. According to the Government's digital transformation policy, the Company drafts digitally signed documents instead of printing them on paper as before.

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Look up personal information eligible for medical equipment technical consulting

Currently, the Ministry of Health (Department of Infrastructure and Medical Equipment) has received and published a list of individuals qualified to provide technical advice on medical equipment on the Electronic Information Portal on Medical Equipment Management (https://dmec.moh.gov.vn/).

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Guidelines for Adjusting Projects with Only a Technical-Economic Report

Mr. Bui Vu's unit in Bac Kạn manages several small-scale transportation projects (only requiring a technical-economic report), implemented in the highland districts of the province. During construction, some adjustments, such as relocating drainage structures, reducing excavation volumes, and earthwork, were required due to objective factors.

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Investment Limit for Projects Requiring Only an Economic-Technical Report?

Annually, Mr. Yen Giang's unit (HCMC) carries out dredging and maintenance projects for inland waterways. Mr. Giang asked whether, according to Decree 57/2024/NĐ-CP, dredging and maintenance projects for inland waterways with a total investment of over or under 15 billion VND require only the preparation of an economic-technical report for construction investment.

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Proposed Speed Lane Division on Highways

According to Mr. Pham Minh Tuan from Đong Nai, the current speed lane division on the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet highway for two lanes is set at 60-120 km/h, and on the Phan Thiet-Nha Trang highway, it's set at 60-90 km/h for two lanes. The identical speed limits for both lanes lead to situations where vehicles traveling at 60 km/h drive parallel to each other, causing congestion for vehicles behind them and preventing the rear vehicles from maintaining the minimum required speed.

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Car transferred to new owner, is insurance still valid?

Mr. Nguyen Nam Ha participated in compulsory civil liability insurance for motor vehicle owners, then sold the vehicle to a new owner, the new owner transferred the registration and changed the license plate. Mr. Ha asked, is the insurance he previously purchased still valid?

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