Supplementing many regulations on asset declaration in corruption prevention and control
The new Law has amended and supplemented regulations related to asset and income control agencies as well as regulations on asset value and income levels that must be declared.
On the morning of January 7, the Office of the President held a press conference to announce the President's order on 12 laws passed by the 15th National Assembly at the 10th Session, including the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Anti-Corruption; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Receiving Citizens, the Law on Complaints, and the Law on Reprimand.
These laws take effect from July 1, 2026.
Introducing new contents of the laws, Deputy Inspector General of the Government Le Tien Dat said that the law has amended and supplemented regulations on criteria for assessing anti-corruption work in the direction of general regulations on assessment contents to suit the State management functions of ministries, branches and localities.
The Law assigns the Government to stipulate assessment criteria to ensure proactiveness and responsibility of ministries and provincial People's Committees in corruption prevention and control.
Regulations on accountability are also amended and supplemented to ensure the institutionalization of Directive 53 dated October 26, 2025 of the Politburo.
Accordingly, agencies, organizations, units and individuals are responsible for explaining their decisions and behavior in performing assigned tasks and public duties when requested by agencies, organizations, units and individuals directly affected by those decisions and behaviors.
The Deputy Inspector General of the Government added that the regulations on asset and income control agencies have also been amended and supplemented.
This is to overcome difficulties and obstacles in controlling assets and income and institutionalize Decision No. 56 on the Regulations on coordination between asset and income control agencies and Regulation No. 296 on inspection, supervision and discipline of the Party.
Notably, this law has amended and supplemented regulations on asset value, income level to be declared and supplemented to suit current actual conditions.
The law stipulates that the value of each type of asset that must be declared is from 150 million VND or more and the value of assets and income that must be declared additionally is from 1 billion VND or more - said the Deputy Inspector General of the Government.
The Law also amends and supplements regulations on the scope of subjects subject to declaration of assets and income in State-owned enterprises; stipulates that people assigned to participate in managing and operating State-owned enterprises holding more than 50% of charter capital are required to declare assets and income.
The Government is assigned to regulate cases where assets and income must be declared at state-owned enterprises.
Many new regulations on receiving citizens, handling complaints and denunciations
At the press conference, Deputy Inspector General of the Government Le Tien Dat informed about the new points of the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Receiving Citizens, the Law on Complaints, and the Law on Reprimand.
The law has added many important regulations, notably: adding regulations on online citizen reception; temporarily suspending and suspending complaint settlement; partially withdrawing complaint content.
The law has allowed continued settlement when the complaintant does not attend the dialogue; at the same time, it has added the principle of determining the authority to settle complaints in cases not yet regulated by law.
The Law has amended and supplemented regulations on subjects exercising the right to complain and many regulations to clarify the authority and responsibility of subjects related to citizen reception, complaint and denunciation settlement.
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