Provinces, ministries and government agencies had allocated VND664.9 trillion (US$26.7 billion) for public investment as of the end of September, showed data from the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

State budget collection from export-import activities reached VND274.03 trillion (US$11.1 billion) in the first eight months of 2024, equivalent to 73.1% of the assigned estimate and up 13.1% year-on-year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) announced on September 10.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly is expected to approve 11 bills and give opinions on 12 other bills at its eighth session in Hanoi later this year, said General Secretary of the National Assembly Bui Van Cuong.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the Steering Committee for reviewing and untangling knots in the legal document system, chaired the first meeting of the committee on July 8.

VOV.VN - The International Budget Partnership (IBP) released its Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2023, noting Vietnam ranks 57th out of 125 countries in terms of budget transparency, up 11 notches from 2021 and 20 notches compared to 2019.

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 disbursement of public investment from the State budget in the first five months of this year was estimated to reach VND190.6 trillion (US$7.44 billion), equal to 26.6% of the yearly target and 5% higher than the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - The 15th National Assembly (NA) reviewed the socio-economic performance and State budget for 2023 and the first months of 2024, as part of the ongoing seventh session in Hanoi on May 29 under the chair of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

The completion of financial-budget tasks requires strong, creative and flexible efforts as well as high determination not only from the financial sector but all sectors, localities and especially people and businesses, stated Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc.

Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) was estimated at over VND406.34 trillion (US$16.34 billion) in the first quarter, a year-on-year increase of 6.54%, the highest growth recorded for Q1 since 2020, heard a meeting of the municipal People’s Committee on April 2.