VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee, at its extraordinary session on July 6, approved the Government’s proposal on additional environmental protection tax cuts on petrol and oil in an attempt to cool down the domestic fuel market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 4 chaired an online meeting with localities and a regular Cabinet meeting to review the socio-economic situation in the first half of this year and seek solutions to implement tasks for the rest of the year.

VOV.VN - Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has raised Vietnam’s projected GDP growth this year to 7% thanks to the country’s impressive economic growth recorded in the second quarter of the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam remains self-sufficient in terms of food, which accounts for 40% of the basket of goods, meaning inflation pressure is not as high as faced by other countries, according to Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc.

VOV.VN - The goal of maintaining inflation at 4% this year will be threatened unless viable solutions are introduced in a bid to rein in rapidly-increasing petrol prices, according to economic experts.

VOV.VN - The inflation rate for 2022 will be within reach of around 2% to 3%, lower than the 4% target set by the National Assembly (NA), according to forecast made by various experts and managers.

VOV.VN - Despite suffering a slowdown in production and business activities as a result of the impact caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Vietnamese economy enjoyed positive annual growth of 2.91% in 2020, according to economic experts.