Expanding the tax base and increasing the environmental protection tax on non-biodegradable packaging material would be considered with an aim to limit the use of these.
The proposal was included in the draft report by the Ministry of Justice about the law-making program of the 15th National Assembly.
Accordingly, besides plastic bags which were already subject to the environmental protection tax, Styrofoam boxes used for packaging food would be added as subject to this tax under the common name of “non-biodegradable packaging materials”.
The tax rate would also be increased to be equivalent to the rates of countries around the world, aiming to limit the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam boxes.
Source: https://en.vietnamplus.vn/ministry-plans-to-increase-environmental-protection-tax-on-nonbiodegradable-packaging/249505.vnp