Impressive Figures

• Total state budget revenue: Reached 1,408,486 billion VND, exceeding the legal estimate by 94.8%.
• Domestic revenue: Reached 1,359,629 billion VND, increasing 117.3% compared to the same period.
• Revenue from crude oil: Reached 48,857 billion VND, increasing 106.2% compared to the estimate.
• Revenue from the non-state sector: Reached 94.3% of the estimate.
• Personal income tax: Reached 98.7% of the estimate.

Effective Solutions 

To achieve these results, the General Department of Taxation has synchronously implemented many solutions, including:

• Administrative procedure reform: Simplifying procedures, strengthening the application of information technology in tax management, and creating favorable conditions for taxpayers.
• Strengthening inspection and audit: Detecting and strictly handling tax evasion, ensuring fairness in law enforcement.
• Effective tax debt management: Urging and enforcing tax debt recovery, limiting the situation of arrears.
• Deployment of electronic invoices: Improving tax management efficiency and preventing revenue loss.
• Supporting enterprises: Implementing tax exemption and reduction policies, creating favorable conditions for enterprises to recover and develop.

Director General Mai Xuan Thanh’s Direction 

Director General Mai Xuan Thanh highly appreciated the achievements of the tax sector and emphasized the importance of continuing efforts in the last months of the year. He also outlined a number of key tasks to focus on, such as:

• Strengthening communication: Raising awareness of tax obligations among people and businesses.
• Improving technical infrastructure: Investing in information technology to enhance tax management efficiency.
• Coordinating with relevant agencies: Strengthening cooperation to combat tax evasion and protect the state budget.
• Promoting tax reform: Continuing to simplify administrative procedures, reducing the burden on taxpayers.
• Focusing on new tax areas: Such as personal income tax, value-added tax on digital services, property tax,…

Conclusion 

With the achieved results and clear development orientation, Vietnam’s tax sector is becoming increasingly perfect and professional. The success of the tax sector contributes significantly to stabilizing the macroeconomy and achieving the country’s development goals.