Tax sector determined to exceed state budget revenue in 2017

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 11, under the chairmanship of General Director of the General Department of Taxation Bui Van Nam, the General Department of Taxation held an online conference with 63 provinces and cities across the country to summarize tax work in 2016 and deploy tax work tasks in 2017.

At Nghe An bridge, comrade Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Director of Tax Department chaired.

View of the online conference at Nghe An bridge.

In 2016, the General Department of Taxation thoroughly implemented solutions according to the Resolutions of the National Assembly and the Government. Right from the beginning of the year, the General Department of Taxation directed tax authorities at all levels to resolutely implement solutions to increase revenue, prevent budget losses, and urge the collection of tax arrears.

The 2016 State budget revenue managed by the Tax sector is estimated at VND884,399 billion, equal to 109.3% of the ordinance estimate, equal to 109.9% compared to the same period. 59/63 localities completed and exceeded the estimate, while 4/63 localities did not complete the estimate, including Ba Ria Vung Tau, Quang Ngai, Kon Tum, and Ca Mau.

In 2016, the entire inspection sector inspected and examined 84,472 enterprises, with a total tax increase through inspection and examination of 17,164 billion VND; During the year, the Tax Departments urged the collection of 42,075 billion VND in tax arrears, an increase of 12.1% over the same period in 2015.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Director of Nghe An Tax Department, spoke at Nghe An bridge.

Speaking at Nghe An bridge, comrade Nguyen Dinh Hoa - Director of Nghe An Tax Department said that by December 31, 2016, the total state budget revenue in the province reached 11,005 billion VND, reaching 107% of the plan.

In addition to the general difficulties of the whole country, in 2016 Nghe An faced difficulties due to severe drought affecting hydroelectric plants, causing a loss of over 200 billion VND; the marine environmental incident affected tourism business.

However, thanks to the implementation of solutions to prevent revenue loss in petroleum business activities through the sealing of total meters at gas stations in the area, the entire sales volume has been controlled; the output of the petroleum company sold to agents in 2016 increased by 24%; environmental protection tax increased by over 200 billion VND. Thanks to this revenue, along with 260 billion VND collected through inspection and examination, Nghe An Tax Department has completed the assigned budget.

Nghe An Tax Department hopes that the General Department of Taxation needs to study, supplement and amend a number of provisions in tax collection. Especially tax collection in the fields of cement production and resource exploitation; exemption of land use fees and land use conversion fees for projects on renovation and reconstruction of apartment buildings; collection of tax on imported cars in the form of gifts, etc.

In 2016, Nghe An Tax Department deployed sealing stamps on total meters at gas stations in the area to prevent tax loss on gasoline business.

Implementing the tax tasks in 2017, the whole industry thoroughly implemented the Government's macro-regulation policies on key solutions focusing on stabilizing the macro-economy and controlling inflation. Striving to exceed the assigned State budget collection task in 2017 of VND 968,580 billion. The whole industry also agreed to synchronously implement 4 groups of solutions and 28 specific measures to complete the task beyond the highest level.

Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan requested the Tax sector to promptly and effectively implement the Government's directives on key solutions to stabilize the macro-economy, control inflation, improve the business environment, and encourage start-ups.

At the same time, the Tax Departments, Tax Branches and all officers and employees are required to uphold the spirit of patriotic emulation, strive, be united in determination, overcome difficulties and challenges to excellently complete the tax work tasks in 2017.

Quynh Lan