Ministry of Finance requests continued support for businesses

The Ministry requested the General Department of Taxation and Customs to promote the simplification of administrative procedures to remove difficulties for production and business.

According to the forecast of the Ministry of Finance, the ability to collect the State budget will continue to be difficult in the coming time. However, the Ministry will continue to make efforts to support production and business development, promptly removing difficulties for enterprises.

In a recent document, the Ministry of Finance requested the General Department of Taxation and the General Department of Customs to continue to promote the simplification of tax and customs administrative procedures to remove difficulties for production and business, creating favorable conditions for enterprises.

At the same time, focus on managing to collect correctly, fully, promptly, and in accordance with the law the revenues arising in the second quarter of 2013, and urge timely collection and payment of extended and due revenues.

In addition, strengthen revenue management, promote anti-loss and debt collection, especially for large revenues and key areas. Organize full implementation and timely collection of revenues according to audit and inspection results.

Require units not to issue new policies or increase norms that increase state budget expenditures without guaranteed sources; minimize additional spending outside the budget; Ministries, branches and localities proactively arrange and allocate within the assigned budget to handle unexpected tasks arising during the year.

In addition, the Ministry of Finance requires strict management of central budget reserves; focusing on handling urgent tasks arising from prevention, control and overcoming consequences of natural disasters, epidemics, and national defense and security.

In 2013, the operating budget will be used within a maximum of 50% of the reserve level allocated at the beginning of the year.

According to the Ministry of Finance, total revenue balance by the end of the first quarter reached 167,710 billion VND, equal to 20.6% of the estimate, down 2.6% compared to the same period in 2012.

Of which, domestic revenue reached 114,040 billion VND, equal to 20.9% of the estimate, approximately equal to the same period in 2012.

Crude oil revenue reached 25,770 billion VND, equal to 26% of the estimate.

Budget revenue from import-export activities was 41,150 billion VND, equal to 17.3% of the estimate.

Total state budget expenditure was VND 218,385 billion, equal to 22.3% of the estimate, up 6.0% over the same period in 2012./.

According to (vov.vn) - LT