Dr. Hoàng Văn Cường, a member of the National Assembly Committee on Economic Affairs, talks to the Investment Review newspaper on his Committee’s resolve to tighten the management of public debt

The 1,000 biggest tax payers in Việt Nam in 2017 contributed more than VNĐ110 trillion (US$4.72 billion) to the State budget, increasing 8.45 per cent from the previous year, and accounting for 63 per cent of total tax contributions.

Driving forces for Vietnam’s economic growth need to be maintained not only in 2018, but also in the years to come, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at Government’s regular meeting yesterday.

The Government will prioritise licencing broadband networks to develop 4G services in Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has told the central province of  Hà Tĩnh the time is right to strive for self-financing. He praised the province for its good growth and high disbursement of public investment capital in the first half of the year.

The financial sector needs to work on a solution that helps reduce tax rates while still increase the total tax collection, said Deputy Minister Vương Đình Huệ.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on July 9 asked the northern port city of Hải Phòng to build on past achievements by upgrading transport infrastructure and stepping up new rural development and restructure aspects of agriculture.

In a single year, more than 60 public officials and servants working for ward-level agencies of southern Vũng Tàu City have quit their jobs, mostly because they say they aren't making enough to survive.

Almost VNĐ400 trillion (US$17.48 billion) was given out in investment and licences to 71 projects last week. The decisions were made at an investment and development conference in Hà Nội. Mạc Quốc Anh, vice chairman cum general secretary of Hà Nội Association of Small-and-medium sized enterprise (SMEs) told the press about the city’s efforts.

Professor Dr Lê Xuân Trường, a senior lecturer of tax in the Accademy of Finance, speaks to the Hải quan (Customs) newspaper on various ways to prevent losses in the State budget