Vietnam: tax cut on animal feed
Deputy Minister of Finance, Do Hoang Anh Tuan, has signed an agreement to lower the import tax of some ingredients for animal food production.According to reports, the import tax on whey and whey powder has been cut from 10% – 2%, while soybean has been lowered from 2% to zero.
Relieve difficulties for farmers
The Deputy Minister’s
decision is in aid of solving some difficulties for farmers, following 20% – 50%
increases in the price of animal feed ingredients in months recently. And also,
the decision is aimed at strengthening the development of animal husbandry in
Vietnam.
The Deputy Minister’s
decision is in aid of solving some difficulties for farmers, following 20% – 50%
increases in the price of animal feed ingredients in months recently. And also,
the decision is aimed at strengthening the development of animal husbandry in
Vietnam.
Imports – due to shortage
Vietnam is now being
urged to import many ingredients for animal feed – this is due to a shortage of
domestic supplies.
Vietnam is now being
urged to import many ingredients for animal feed – this is due to a shortage of
domestic supplies.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Animal
Husbandry Department, almost 40 domestic feedstock-production enterprises for
cattle, pigs, poultry and even fish have temporarily close down.
Husbandry Department, almost 40 domestic feedstock-production enterprises for
cattle, pigs, poultry and even fish have temporarily close down.
Hoang Kim Giao, director of the department, said growth in animal
husbandry was only a weak 0.03% in the first half of the year.
husbandry was only a weak 0.03% in the first half of the year.
“To reach the annual growth rate of 4% -5 % in the second half of the
year, the industry must grow by at least 8% -10%,” he stated.
year, the industry must grow by at least 8% -10%,” he stated.
It is expected that demand for these products should rise to 8% in the
next 10 years.
next 10 years.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has been urging the
Government to place animal-food products and ingredients on the list of
essential commodities and reduce import tax to zero per cent.
Government to place animal-food products and ingredients on the list of
essential commodities and reduce import tax to zero per cent.
