Specifically: Beer, alcohol with a concentration of 20 degrees or higher is subject to a tax rate of 65%; alcohol under 20 degrees subject to the tax rate of 35%; motorhome regardless of cylinder capacity is subject to a tax rate of 75%; Passenger cars of 9 seats or less and a cylinder capacity of over 2,500 cubic meters to 3,000 cubic meters are subject to a tax rate of 60%, excluding vehicles (gasoline-electric vehicles, bio-fuel vehicles ( gasoline using no more than 70% of the energy used, cars powered by biofuels, electric cars of 9 people or less, between 10 and under 16 seats, from 16 to less than 24 seats and designed for both passenger and cargo.
 

In addition, for vehicles of 9 seats or less with cylinder capacity of 1,500 cm3 or less, the excise tax will be reduced from 40% to 35%; those with a capacity of over 1,500cm3 to 2,000cm3 shall be reduced from 45% to 40% from 01/01/2018.

According to economic experts, the increase of SST on alcohol, beer, cigarettes ... has a certain impact on the community. Experts said that the price of cigarettes and alcohol in Vietnam is too cheap and the SCT rate is too low compared to the recommendations of the public health sciences. Because the rate of increase of SCT of the above items is very low. This will not reduce the number of people using tobacco and alcohol. On the contrary, it will increase economic costs to the State budget and the people.

By THAO TRANG