Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch requiring the swift distribution of gifts to the people on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.

The state budget revenue topped VND1.8 quadrillion (US$71 billion) in the first 11 months of this year, equivalent to 106.3% of this year's target and up 16.1% from the same period from 2023, the Ministry of Finance reported on December 4.

The Government has proposed the National Assembly (NA) allow the use of VND18.22 trillion (US$715.6 million) sourced from the increased sum of the 2023 central budget collection for 14 public investment projects.

The total amount of social investment capital disbursed in the first quarter of 2021 was estimated at VND562.2 trillion (US$24.6 billion), up 8.9% year-on-year, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly (NA) held on November 13 adopted a resolution relating to the central budget allocation plan for 2022 as part of its second session, with 473 out of 475 legislators voting for the proposal.

Vietnam spent VND45.6 trillion (nearly US$2 billion) from its budget on pandemic prevention and control and supporting people who face difficulties due to COVID-19, as of October 15, according to the Ministry of Finance.

Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc has affirmed that the State budget is enough for expenditures planned by the National Assembly (NA) and the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister has decided to add VND11.58 billion (US$500,000) from the central budget reserve in 2021 to the Ministry of Health to make contributions to the COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access) Facility.

Vietnam has to date spent more than VND8 trillion (some US$347 million) on implementing policies for COVID-19 prevention and control, the Ministry of Finance announced on June 2.