Decision 11/2026/QD-TTg: Issuing the List of National Databases

On March 28, 2026, the Prime Minister issued Decision 11/2026/QD-TTg promulgating the List of National Databases, effective from May 19, 2026. The decision lists 20 national databases that ministries and agencies must build, manage, and connect through mandatory data-sharing under Decree 278/2025/ND-CP, covering population, land, health, education, civil servants, social security, state archives, administrative procedures, construction activities, climate change, artificial intelligence, exit-entry, administrative violation handling, asset and income control, electronic identity, and location identification. For businesses and accountants, the two most relevant entries are the National Finance Database and the National Business Registration Database, both managed by the Ministry of Finance. Consolidating specialized finance-sector databases (which include tax, customs, and business registration data) into one integrated national data warehouse is groundwork for future automated data-sharing between tax authorities, the business registration agency, and other state bodies, which could eventually change how businesses declare and verify information when completing administrative procedures. The decision does not impose any new direct compliance obligations on businesses; responsibility for building, updating, and connecting the data rests with ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and provincial People's Committees. This is a foundational document on national data architecture that businesses and accountants should track, since it shapes the data infrastructure that tax, customs, and business registration authorities will rely on in the coming years.