HCMC – The Government has issued eight resolutions aimed at cutting administrative procedures and simplifying business conditions across multiple sectors, as part of broader efforts to improve the business climate and spur innovation.
The resolutions, numbered from 17 to 24/2026/NQ-CP, focus on reducing and decentralizing administrative procedures, while streamlining business requirements nationwide.
In the agriculture and environment sector, procedures are being reduced and simplified across 15 key areas, including fisheries, forestry, land, and environmental management. Notably, business conditions for land survey and land-use planning consultancy services have been abolished.
In culture, sports, and tourism, 16 administrative procedures have been delegated to provincial authorities, while 10 procedures related to advertising, social media, and publishing have been simplified. Four business conditions tied to artistic performances and beauty and modeling contests have also been removed.
In the industry and trade sector, reforms target 10 business lines, with a focus on petroleum. Authorities have scrapped procedures for reissuing or amending certificates for fuel trading general agents operating across multiple provinces, while easing conditions for distributors and retail fuel businesses.
In science and technology, reforms span six areas, including standards and metrology, radiation safety, telecommunications, and the internet, with the aim of fostering a transparent and competitive environment for tech enterprises.
The health sector will see expanded decentralization, with provincial-level People’s Committee chairpersons authorized to grant and renew licenses for medical practice and healthcare services. Several business conditions related to laboratory biosafety, vaccination services, and health workforce training will also be removed.
In public security, management of smart transport systems will be decentralized to provincial police, while procedures for collecting DNA and voice biometrics, as well as integrating data into ID cards, have been scrapped at both central and provincial levels.
In education and training, business conditions have been reduced across all types of institutions, from preschool to higher education and vocational training, including overseas study consultancy services. Regulations for foreign-invested education providers in Vietnam have also been eased.
Across multiple sectors, administrative procedures under seven ministries, including defense, home affairs, finance, construction, foreign affairs, justice, and the State Bank of Vietnam, will also be streamlined.
Most of the resolutions took effect on April 29 and will remain valid until March 1, 2027. Provisions on decentralization in the health sector will take effect from July 1, while the removal of healthcare-related business conditions will come into force on July 1, 2027. In the industry and trade sector, some business condition provisions will take effect 30 days after the issuance of the resolutions.
