Vietnam’s State budget collection in the first ten months of this year stood at 1.4 quadrillion VND ( 57 billion USD), accounting for 86.3% of the estimate, and down 9.2% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance reported.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s State budget collection in the first ten months of this year stoodat 1.4 quadrillion VND ( 57 billion USD), accounting for 86.3% of theestimate, and down 9.2% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance reported.
Domestic revenue dropped 5.9% from the same period last year to 1.16 quadrillion VND. Notably,the collection from crude oil reached some 51.4 trillion VND, exceeding theestimate by 22.4% and down 19.8% year-on-year.
According to theministry, 24 localities across the country posted domestic revenue over 86% oftheir estimate, seven locꦚalities had higher revenue compared to the same periodlast year, and up to 56 loc൩alities saw a reduction in budget collection.
Minister of Finance HoDuc Phoc said that the financial sector will strive to complete the financialand budget tasks in the two remaining months of this year.
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The tax sector collected more than 1,048 trillion VND (nearly 43 billion USD) for the State budget in the first nine months of 2023, equivalent to 76.3% of the estimate for the whole year and 94.9% compared to the figure in the same period last year, the General Department of Taxation reported on October 4.
The General Department of Customs on October 4 reported that its state budget collection stood at 268.69 trillion VND (10.99 billion USD) between January and September, decreasing by 18.6% compared to the same period last year.
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Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) 
