Nghe An: Environmental protection tax collection reaches nearly 500 billion VND
(Baonghean.vn) - As of August 31, the province's domestic revenue balance reached 6,022 billion VND, equal to 74% of the central budget, 67% of the People's Council budget and 117% compared to the same period. Notably, environmental protection tax revenue reached nearly 500 billion VND.
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Collecting environmental protection tax mainly from petroleum business. |
Some revenue items grew strongly compared to the same period, such as: Land use fee revenue in 8 months reached 1,019 billion, equal to 157% of the Central budget estimate, 68% of the People's Council budget estimate and increased by 182% over the same period; revenue from foreign-invested enterprises reached 213 billion, equal to 68% of the budget estimate and 127% over the same period.
14/21 total revenue branches ensured the estimated progress and were higher than the same period in 2015.
Although some revenue items account for a large proportion, the revenue has not met the schedule, such as revenue from central state-owned enterprises in the first 8 months reached 59% of the estimate; revenue from local state-owned enterprises reached 66% of the estimate; revenue from industry, trade - services - non-state enterprises reached 65% of the estimate.
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Export production at Nam Giang - Nam Dan industrial park. |
The main reason for this situation is that hydropower enterprises lost more than 30 billion VND in revenue due to prolonged drought and heat; beer enterprises lost nearly 60 billion VND in revenue due to reduced output (9 million liters); other key enterprises lost nearly 70 billion VND in revenue...
In particular, the unmanaged tax revenue (other budget revenue and fixed revenue at the commune level) in the first 8 months only reached 45% and 58% of the estimate.
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