Tax sector determined to collect budget from the first month and first quarter

(Baonghean) - The estimated state budget revenue, approved by the Provincial People's Council in 2017, is VND11,590 billion; an increase of VND1,003 billion compared to the estimate assigned by the Prime Minister. Therefore, right from the first month and first quarter, budget collection must be drastic to complete the year's tasks.

Nghe An Tax Department officials were assigned tax debt collection targets right from the beginning of the year. Photo: Tran Chau

According to Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hai - Director of the Department of Finance, the domestic revenue estimate for 2017 approved by the Provincial People's Council increased by 1,003 billion VND compared to the estimate assigned by the Prime Minister due to the estimated land use fee increase of 1,000 billion VND and the lottery revenue increase of 3 billion VND.

High revenue estimates require sectors and levels to focus on revenue collection; at the same time, setting high revenue estimates is to contribute to having funds to spend on many urgent tasks.

In recent times, Nghe An has done a good job of investment promotion, calling for many large investment projects such as: Industrial - Service - Urban Complex Project (VSIP 7) of the joint venture BECAMEX/SEMBCORP Group - Singapore; Hoa Sen Steel Factory of Hoa Sen Steel Group; Song Lam Cement Factory 1, 2 of The VISSAI Group; Tuan Loc Textile Industrial Park, etc.

However, the province's budget must be allocated for site clearance to serve very large projects, beyond the province's capacity. In addition, the capital demand according to the commitment to match the construction and installation of ODA projects in the province is very large (water supply and drainage projects, urban environmental treatment in Vinh, Cua Lo, ...) is in need of support from the Central Government... If the revenue collection is good, the above tasks can be performed better.

Clinker products of Song Lam Cement Factory are produced. Photo: Document

To complete the 2017 state budget revenue estimate, the Tax sector determined to effectively implement new tax policies that took effect from January 1, 2017 such as the State Budget Law, amended and supplemented Tax Laws and the State budget collection task according to the National Assembly's Resolution, etc. Strengthen coordination between revenue agencies, financial agencies and functional forces in revenue management, preventing revenue loss and handling outstanding debts.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hoa - Director of the Tax Department said: Based on the State budget revenue estimate assigned by the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee, the revenue target estimate assigned by the General Department of Taxation, Nghe An Tax Department assigned the task of revenue target to departments and branches; launched a movement to combine emulation evaluation with striving to exceed the assigned State budget revenue estimate right from the first month and first quarter of 2017.

Proactively review and evaluate to advise and propose to the Provincial People's Committee solutions on mechanisms, policies, and administrative procedure reforms to encourage and attract investment, develop production and business, promote economic growth, and create revenue for the state budget.

The Tax Department's leaders also said that in 2016, the entire industry conducted inspections at 1,586 business headquarters, equivalent to 105% of the assigned plan, of which 1,393 units completed the plan, reaching 93%.

In 2017, the industry continued to strengthen tax inspection and examination work, striving to complete the inspection and examination plan assigned by the General Department of Taxation.

Focusing on businesses in industries and fields such as: petroleum, electricity, telecommunications, hospitals, credit institutions, construction material manufacturing and trading enterprises, preferential enterprises, enterprises with signs of risks in using and trading illegal invoices; tax refund inspection and examination...

Regarding tax refunds, in 2016, Nghe An Tax Department issued 333 VAT refund decisions with the VAT refunded amount of 1,095 billion VND, equal to 110% compared to the same period in 2015. At the same time, debt collection through VAT refunds of 37.3 billion VND was carried out. In 2017, the industry is determined to continue to do this work well.

The Inter-ward Tax Team of Nghi Phu Commune guides people in paying non-agricultural land tax. Photo: Chau Lan

The industry also continues to effectively implement centralized tax management applications. Effectively coordinate with relevant agencies to review and compare to accurately determine the number of units that are operating, have stopped, ceased business, or absconded...

Strengthen the urging and enforcement of tax debts, review and classify debts; assign debt collection targets to each department and each officer to analyze, evaluate and propose debt collection and tax debt enforcement measures to ensure that the tax debt by December 31, 2017 reaches the rate assigned by the General Department of Taxation.

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