Expected new road usage fee for cars

The Ministry of Finance said that in Article 5 of Decree No. 90/2023/ND-CP dated December 13, 2023 of the Government stipulating the collection rates, collection, payment, exemption, management and use of road use fees (Decree 90), it is stipulated that: The road use fee rates are specified in Appendix I issued with this Decree.

In Appendix I of the Fee Schedule issued with Decree 90, the fee for civilian vehicles is from 130,000 VND to 1,430,000 VND/month (applied for periods of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months); for vehicles of the national defense and police forces, it is from 1,000,000 VND to 1,500,000 VND/year.

The Ministry of Finance said that the Ministry of Construction has proposed:

(1) Change the concepts: "passenger vehicle with less than 10 seats" to "passenger vehicle with up to 8 seats (excluding the driver's seat)", "passenger vehicle with less than 25 seats" to "passenger vehicle with up to 24 seats (excluding the driver's seat)", "passenger vehicle with less than 40 seats" to "passenger vehicle with up to 39 seats (excluding the driver's seat)" to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024 and detailed regulations.

(2) For public passenger transport vehicles: it is proposed to remove the phrase "like a bus" and add a note at the bottom of Appendix 01 as follows: "- The vehicle owner is responsible for providing the inspection unit with a badge (still valid) proving that it is a public passenger transport bus or documents related to proving that it is a vehicle transporting students, workers and enjoying the subsidy policy". Reason: Currently, public passenger transport vehicles include subsidized vehicles and non-subsidized vehicles. If it is written as it is now, it can be understood that only vehicles enjoying the subsidy policy like buses will be subject to the collection rate of 180,000 VND. On the other hand, the regulation does not clearly stipulate the responsibility of the vehicle owner to provide a badge proving that it is a public passenger transport bus or documents related to proving that it is a vehicle transporting students, workers.

(3) According to Article 42 of the 2024 Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, automobiles participating in road traffic must be inspected in accordance with the provisions of law and the Minister of Transport shall prescribe the order and procedures for inspection, exempting the first inspection for automobiles, accordingly, the inspection cycle of automobiles is 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months and 36 months (the inspection cycle is determined by the type of vehicle and the time of manufacture). Therefore, it is necessary to remove the fee collection rate according to the 18-month inspection cycle and add the fee collection rate according to the 36-month inspection cycle in the Fee Collection Schedule.

Therefore, to ensure compliance with specialized laws and ensure fairness for public passenger vehicles, the Ministry of Finance proposes to amend and supplement a number of phrases as proposed by the Ministry of Construction mentioned above; remove the fee collection rate according to the 18-month inspection cycle and add the fee collection rate according to the 36-month inspection cycle at Point 1 of the Fee Collection Schedule Appendix I issued with the draft Decree.

TT number	Vehicle type subject to charge	Collection level (thousand dong)
TT number	Vehicle type subject to charge	1 month	3 month	6 month	12 month	24 month	36 month
1	Passenger vehicles with up to 8 seats (excluding the driver's seat) registered in the name of an individual or business household.	130	390	780	1,560	3,000	4,320
2	Passenger vehicles with up to 8 seats (excluding the driver's seat) (except for vehicles specified in Point 1 above); trucks, specialized vehicles with a total weight of less than 4,000 kg; all types of public passenger transport buses (including buses transporting students, pupils, and workers that enjoy subsidy policies).	180	540	1,080	2,160	4,150	5,980
3	Passenger vehicles with more than 8 seats (excluding the driver's seat) to less than 24 seats (excluding the driver's seat); trucks, specialized vehicles with a total weight from 4,000 kg to less than 8,500 kg.	270	810	1,620	3,240	6,220	8,970
4	Passenger vehicles with 24 seats (excluding the driver's seat) to less than 39 seats (excluding the driver's seat); trucks and specialized vehicles with a total weight from 8,500 kg to less than 13,000 kg.	390	1,170	2,340	4,680	8,990	12,960
5	Passenger vehicles with 39 seats or more (excluding the driver's seat); trucks and specialized vehicles with a total weight from 13,000 kg to under 19,000 kg; tractors with a total weight plus the permitted weight to be towed of under 19,000 kg.	590	1,770	3,540	7,080	13,590	19,610
6	Trucks and special-purpose vehicles with a total weight from 19,000 kg to under 27,000 kg; tractors with a total weight plus the permitted towed weight from 19,000 kg to under 27,000 kg.	720	2,160	4,320	8,640	16,590	23,930
7	Trucks and special-purpose vehicles with a total weight of 27,000 kg or more; tractors with a total weight plus the permitted weight to be towed from 27,000 kg to less than 40,000 kg.	1,040	3.120	6,240	12,480	23,960	34,570
8	Tractors have a gross weight plus the permitted towed weight of 40,000 kg or more.	1,430	4,290	8,580	17,160	32,950	47,530