On the afternoon of September 19, at the thematic session, the 11th Session, the 10th Ho Chi Minh City People's Council voted to approve the Resolution on promulgating the temporary fee for using roads and sidewalks in the area, with a fee of 20,000-350,000 VND/m2/month, applicable from January 1, 2024.

Regarding the calculation of rental period, if the number of days using the road or sidewalk is less than 15 days in a month, it is counted as half a month; from 15 days or more in a month, it is counted as 1 month.

The fee is applied according to the average land price in 5 areas (each area will have a central route and the remaining routes). Area 1 includes District 1, District 3, District 4, District 5, District 10, Phu Nhuan, Area A - New Urban Area South of the city, Thu Thiem New Urban Area.

Area 2 includes District 2 (now part of Thu Duc City, except Thu Thiem New Urban Area), District 6, District 7 (except Area A, New Urban Area South of the City), District 11, Binh Thanh, Tan Binh, Binh Tan.

Area 3 includes District 8, District 9 (now Thu Duc City), District 12, Thu Duc District (now Thu Duc City), Tan Phu, Go Vap. Area 4 includes Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Nha Be, Cu Chi districts. Area 5 includes Can Gio district.

Central routes are routes with land prices equal to or higher than the average land price in the area. The remaining routes are routes with land prices lower than the average land price in the area.

The Department of Transport organizes the collection of temporary roadway and sidewalk use fees for routes managed by the Department of Transport; the District People's Committee organizes the collection of temporary roadway and sidewalk use fees for routes managed by the District People's Committee.

All collected fees are paid into the budget and used for the purpose of toll collection and management, maintenance and exploitation of roads and sidewalks.

Hoang Tho