The sum includes over VND53.3 billion of tax and fines for slow tax payment.
In September 2017, the department requested Uber to pay VND66.68bn (USD2.94 million) in tax arrears by December 23 the same year, but the company only paid VND13.3bn (USD586,000).
Uber then filed a lawsuit against the HCM City tax department after the decision to forcibly collect the tax, saying that it had fulfilled its tax obligations under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement signed between the Netherlands and Vietnam.
However, Uber withdrew the lawsuit on July 26 this year at the Ho Chi Minh City People's Court.
A representative from Grab told the Lao Dong Newspaper that Grab was not responsible for Uber's tax obligations after buying Uber's business in Vietnam, but the two companies had discussed the problems and Uber agreed to withdraw the lawsuit and pay the tax arrears.
Grab paid VND198 billion (USD8.72 million) in tax to the state budget in the first half of this year, which was four times higher compared to last year's figure. It is expected that the company will contribute VND500 billion in tax in 2018.
