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Finance ministry mulls raising income threshold for taxing household businesses

Finance ministry mulls raising income threshold for taxing household businesses

The Ministry of Finance is considering raising the income threshold for value-added tax for household businesses by 50% to account for inflation.
Wives shame husbands for making less money

Wives shame husbands for making less money

60% of manufacturing workers cut living expenses as incomes shrink

60% of manufacturing workers cut living expenses as incomes shrink

Hanoi housing prices outpace people’s income

Hanoi housing prices outpace people’s income

Housing prices in Hanoi have grown at twice the rate of people’s incomes since 2019, according to real estate consultancy Savills Vietnam.
August 3, 2023 | 03:41 pm PT
Average incomes in Binh Duong higher than Hanoi, HCMC

Average incomes in Binh Duong higher than Hanoi, HCMC

The average monthly income in Binh Duong Province was the highest nationwide last year at VND8.08 million ($345).
May 8, 2023 | 03:27 pm PT
Rich’s income 7.6 times that of poor: survey

Rich’s income 7.6 times that of poor: survey

Vietnam’s richest people have an average income of almost eight times that of the poorest, a government survey has found.
May 6, 2023 | 05:00 am PT
Live streaming fetches handsome income for women who dare to bare

Live streaming fetches handsome income for women who dare to bare

Ngoc Duong live-streams for at least two hours a day, and sometimes attracts thousands of viewers by striking sexy poses and gets nude on occasion.
October 11, 2022 | 10:30 pm PT
Half of Vietnamese to make more than $20 a day by 2030: HSBC

Half of Vietnamese to make more than $20 a day by 2030: HSBC

Forty eight million Vietnamese, or nearly half the population, will have an income of more than US$20 a day by 2030, British lender HSBC has forecast.
September 13, 2022 | 07:44 pm PT
Retirees can't retire, pensions don't cover basic needs

Retirees can't retire, pensions don't cover basic needs

Retirees in Vietnam say their monthly pensions are far below living costs and they are having to continue working to make ends meet.
June 8, 2022 | 06:50 pm PT
Budget deficit sees 34-pct surge

Budget deficit sees 34-pct surge

Vietnam’s budget deficit widened by 34 percent in 2020 but remained within the limit set by the National Assembly, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc has said.
May 24, 2022 | 09:48 pm PT
HCMC factory workers eke out a living with additional jobs

HCMC factory workers eke out a living with additional jobs

Many HCMC workers are having to take on extra work outside their factories in order to meet daily expenses and take care of other needs like children's education.
May 22, 2022 | 07:22 pm PT
Covid success reaped in job recovery, rising incomes: report

Covid success reaped in job recovery, rising incomes: report

The General Statistics Office (GSO) has reported a gradual quarter-on-quarter job recovery and a VND1 million ($43.69) increase in average monthly income in the first quarter.
April 12, 2022 | 09:22 pm PT
Independent agency should assess, quantify minimum living standards: experts

Independent agency should assess, quantify minimum living standards: experts

The current calculation of minimum living standards on which the nation's minimum wage is based is not appropriate. Officials and experts agree this should be done by an independent agency.
April 11, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Amid reduced incomes, rising prices make it a double whammy for working class

Amid reduced incomes, rising prices make it a double whammy for working class

With prices rising while incomes are shrinking due to the Covid-19 lockdowns, working people are struggling to afford the barest necessities.
December 21, 2021 | 09:16 pm PT
Less income, more prudence: Covid-hit Vietnamese world-class in tightening purse strings

Less income, more prudence: Covid-hit Vietnamese world-class in tightening purse strings

Forty-eight percent of people have seen their incomes fall this year due to the impacts of Covid-19, and more than half have cut spending, a survey by YouGov found.
November 12, 2021 | 11:19 pm PT
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