Customs agencies nationwide detected and handled 543 cases violating customs regulations between December 16, 2022, and January 15, 2023, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

State budget collection from export-import activities in January topped VND24.8 trillion (US$1.07 billion), or 5.8% of the estimate, down 42.3% annually, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC).

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Total State budget collection was estimated at over VND1,803 trillion (US$76.6 billion) in 2022, equivalent to 127.8% of the estimate, up 15% year on year, reported the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on January 3.

State budget revenue in 2023 is projected at VND1.62 quadrillion (US$68.5 billion), up 0.4% from 2022, according to a report on state budget, which was exclusively made for the public.

The 11-month state budget revenue is estimated at nearly VND1.64 quadrillion (US$67 billion), equivalent to 116.1% of the target and up 17.4% from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on December 1.

Vietnam’s budget collection in the first 10 months of this year stood at VND1.46 quadrillion (US$58.7 billion), surpassing the estimate by 3.7%, and up 16.2% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance reported.

Budget collection from import-export activities topped VND362.4 trillion (US$14.57 billion) in the first 10 months of this year, equivalent to 86.3% of the set target and up 14.6% year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs.