EXPENSE FOR PHOTOCOPYING INFORMATION FROM STATE AGENCY IS VND 3,000/A4 SHEET
On May 14, 2018, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 46/2018/TT-BTC on detailing actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying and sending information under Clause 2, Article 12 of the Law on Access to Information.
Specifically, a requester for the provision of information shall pay the actual expenses for printing, copying, photocopying or sending information as follow:
- Photocopying document (includes material): VND 3,000/A4 sheet; with color: VND 18,000/A4 sheet;
- Print from picture (includes material) from VND 36,000/picture to VND 135,000/picture, depends on the size of picture;
- Copy from audio (without material): VND 27,000/minute;
- Copy from document film (without material): VND 54,000/minute.
Also in accordance with this Circular, the expenses for printing, copying, photocopying document from State agency in areas with socio-economic difficulties equals 70 percent of the collection rate above; for areas with extreme socio-economic difficulties, the collection rate equals 50 percent of the collection rate.
Information provision requesters are not required to pay expenses for sending requested information via the Internet or by fax.
This Circular takes effect on July 01, 2018.
