Decision No. 77/2008/QD-BTC on the issuance of tuition fee levels and management and utilization regulations for vocational training, upgrading, and issuing certificates for seafarers and inland waterway vessel operators; supplementary tuition fees for upgrading ranks of inland waterway vessel masters and chief engineers

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the issuance of tuition fee levels and management and usage regulations for training, upgrading, and issuing vocational certificates for seafarers and inland waterway vessel operators; supplementary tuition fees for upgrading ranks of inland waterway vessel masters and engineers

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THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic dated June 15, 2004, and Decree No. 21/2005/NĐ-CP dated March 1, 2005, detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Inland Waterway Traffic;

Pursuant to the Education Law dated June 14, 2005, and Decree No. 75/2006/NĐ-CP dated August 2, 2006, detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Education Law;

Pursuant to Decree No. 57/2002/NĐ-CP dated June 3, 2002, and Decree No. 24/2006/NĐ-CP dated March 6, 2006, amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 57/2002/NĐ-CP dated June 3, 2002, detailing the implementation of the Ordinance on Fees and Charges;

Pursuant to Decree No. 77/2003/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2003, stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to the opinion of the Ministry of Transport in Circular No. 2887/BGTVT-TC dated May 6, 2008, regarding the amendment of Decision No. 178/2000/QĐ-BTC dated January 9, 2000, of the Ministry of Finance;

At the proposal of the Director of the Tax Policy Department.

DECISION:

Article 1. Attached hereto is the Tuition Fee Level Table for training, upgrading, and issuing vocational certificates for seafarers and inland waterway vessel operators; supplementary tuition fees for upgrading ranks of inland waterway vessel masters and engineers.

Article 2. Individuals studying at vocational training institutions under the public education system managed by the Ministry of Transport must pay supplementary tuition fees for seafarers and inland waterway vessel operators according to Article 1 of this Decision. Cases involving children of martyrs, children of first-class and second-class disabled veterans, children of first-class war invalids; individuals from poor households, and individuals residing in communes, wards, towns classified as difficult areas under Decision No. 30/2007/QĐ-TTg dated March 5, 2007, of the Prime Minister shall be subject to a tuition fee level of 50% of the prescribed rate under this Decision.

Article 3. Vocational training institutions providing supplementary training for seafarers and inland waterway vessel operators shall collect and manage supplementary tuition fees for seafarers and inland waterway vessel operators in accordance with Circular Joint No. 54/1998/TTLT-BGDĐT-TC dated August 31, 1998, of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Finance guiding the collection, expenditure, and management of tuition fees at public educational and training institutions within the national education system; Decree No. 43/2006/NĐ-CP dated April 23, 2006, of the Government stipulating the autonomy and responsibility of public service units in performing their tasks, organizational structure, staffing, and finance; and other guiding circulars.

Article 4. This Decision takes effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Decision No. 178/2000/QĐ-BTC dated November 9, 2000, of the Minister of Finance concerning the issuance of supplementary tuition fee levels for inland waterway vessel masters and engineers is hereby repealed.

Article 5. During the implementation, if there are any difficulties, organizations and individuals are requested to promptly report them to the Ministry of Finance for research and supplementary guidance./.