Amending and supplementing a number of articles on supporting industry development

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Decree 205/2025/ND-CP amends and supplements a number of points and clauses of Article 5 on policies to support technology application and transfer for the production of supporting industrial products.

Accordingly, organizations and individuals conducting applied research, technology transfer, innovation and improvement activities to produce supporting industrial products in the List of supporting industrial products prioritized for development shall enjoy incentives and support from the National Technology Innovation Fund, the National Science and Technology Development Fund, the National High-Tech Development Program, incentives and support for technology transfer and other incentives and support according to current regulations.

The Decree also adds support for technology application and transfer activities to produce supporting industrial products on the List of priority supporting industrial products supported by the Supporting Industrial Development Program.

Specifically, support up to 50% of investment costs for machinery and equipment, sample products, design, software, training, hiring consultants, inventions, transfer of intellectual property rights, industrial property, and testing of results for cooperation projects on applied research and technology transfer between enterprises and scientific and technological organizations.

Support up to 70% of the cost of implementing activities and tasks to improve the quality and quantity of experts and consulting units in the field of technology application and transfer.

Regarding the policy of training human resources for supporting industries, Decree 205/2025/ND-CP supplements Point c, Clause 1, Article 6. Accordingly, students with excellent academic results, lecturers, researchers, experts, managers, technicians, and technical workers are supported with funding for domestic and foreign training and development in techniques and technologies for manufacturing supporting industrial products from the Supporting Industry Development Program and other human resource training programs and projects.

In addition, Decree 205/2025/ND-CP adds Article 6a, Article 6b, Article 6c after Article 6. Specifically:

Article 6a. Support for environmental protection: Investment projects in the development of supporting industrial parks, zones, and industry clusters are given incentives and support for environmental protection in accordance with the provisions of law on environmental protection.

Investors in projects to produce priority supporting industrial products for development in the List of priority supporting industrial products for development specified in Appendix I issued with this Decree shall be supported in accordance with the provisions of the law on environmental protection.

Article 6b. Legal support: Enterprises producing supporting industrial products in the List of supporting industrial products prioritized for development specified in Appendix I issued with this Decree shall receive legal support in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Support for Small and Medium Enterprises.

Article 6c. Support for testing, inspection, appraisal, and quality certification: Enterprises manufacturing products in the List of priority supporting industrial products for development specified in Appendix I issued with this Decree shall receive financial support from the Supporting Industrial Development Program...

In addition, Decree 205/2025/ND-CP also amends Article 12 on preferential policies for projects manufacturing supporting industrial products in the List of priority supporting industrial products for development.

Regarding tax incentives, the project enjoys incentives according to tax laws and implementing guidelines.

At the same time, the project is exempted from or has reduced land and water surface rents according to the provisions of the law on land; and enjoys other investment incentives according to the provisions of the law.

The Decree takes effect from September 1, 2025.