The Ministry of Finance has requested people’s committee nationwide to collect road use fees for motorbikes, but has not outlined how such a fee should be collected.
The ministry has proposed that people’s committee outline the fee collection programmes and directly instruct the Department of Transport and the Department of Finance on their implementation.
Cities and provinces are required to draft fee levels in line with Circular 197 and submit these to their people’s councils for consideration. The fees must suit the specific socio-economic conditions of their localities.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the fees will be added into the Road Maintenance Fund and the fund use will be tightly supervised.
Under Ministry of Finance Circular 197 which takes effect from January 1, 2013, a fee level of VND130,000-VND1.04 million (USD6-USD47.6) per year will be applied for cars and VND50,000-VND150,000 (USD2.38-USD7.14) to motorbikes.
The regulation will affect around 35 million motorbikes and 1.5 million other vehicles.