State budget collection up by 17% from last year

Sep 6th at 14:33
06-09-2014 14:33:34+07:00

State budget collection up by 17% from last year

State budget collections reached an estimated VND576 trillion (US$27.1 billion) in the first eight months, completing 73.7 per cent of the year's budget forecast.

The figure increased by 17 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the Ministry of Finance.

Budget expenditure in the first eight months was estimated at VND681 trillion ($32 billion), or 67.7 per cent of the annual forecast, a year-on-year increase of 11.9 per cent.

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