Deputy PM directs 2016 tasks for financial sector
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has asked the Finance Ministry to execute policies favourable for businesses, thereby improving national economic competitiveness, in light of plummeting oil prices.
The ministry forecast that the economy will grow by 6.7%, inflation below 5%, and exports up 10% in 2016.
With the upcoming birth of the ASEAN Economic Community and the signing of free trade agreements, Vietnam is forecast to meet both advantages and challenges, including uncertain weather conditions, epidemic outbreaks, and risks in the global financial market.
The government has submitted to the National Assembly a report on State budget balance for 2016, including a revenue of more than VND1,000 trillion (US$45.4 billion), VND54.5 trillion (US$2.4 billion) of which is sourced from crude oil.
The estimated spending is over VND1.270 trillion (US$57.7 billion), said Deputy Finance Minister Vu Thi Mai, adding that as of December 28, the State revenue was approximately VND957 trillion (US$43.5 billion), or 105% of the estimate.
However, she also raised concern over smuggling and trade fraud, transfer pricing, wasteful allocation of funding, and slow progress of divestment and equitisation.
The Deputy PM, for his part, said a 7%-8% increase in budget revenue collection is enough to offset deficit due to crude oil price slump.
He urged the ministry to overhaul financial mechanism in its units, regulate prices in market mechanism and continue financial reform.
Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung, who was present at the event, directed a number of tasks for 2016, including speeding up restructuring of State-owned enterprises, improving the efficiency of using State budget, contributing to stablising the macro-economy, among others.
With the upcoming birth of the ASEAN Economic Community and the signing of free trade agreements, Vietnam is forecast to meet both advantages and challenges, including uncertain weather conditions, epidemic outbreaks, and risks in the global financial market.
The government has submitted to the National Assembly a report on State budget balance for 2016, including a revenue of more than VND1,000 trillion (US$45.4 billion), VND54.5 trillion (US$2.4 billion) of which is sourced from crude oil.
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The estimated spending is over VND1.270 trillion (US$57.7 billion), said Deputy Finance Minister Vu Thi Mai, adding that as of December 28, the State revenue was approximately VND957 trillion (US$43.5 billion), or 105% of the estimate.
However, she also raised concern over smuggling and trade fraud, transfer pricing, wasteful allocation of funding, and slow progress of divestment and equitisation.
The Deputy PM, for his part, said a 7%-8% increase in budget revenue collection is enough to offset deficit due to crude oil price slump.
He urged the ministry to overhaul financial mechanism in its units, regulate prices in market mechanism and continue financial reform.
Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung, who was present at the event, directed a number of tasks for 2016, including speeding up restructuring of State-owned enterprises, improving the efficiency of using State budget, contributing to stablising the macro-economy, among others.