Total state budget revenue in the first quarter of 2026 is estimated at VND820 trillion (US$31.1 billion), equivalent to 32.4% of the annual target and up 10.2% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance reported.
Economists have underscored the necessity of tax and fee reductions to support business recovery and sustain growth in the current context which, however, are placing increasing short-term pressure on the state budget balance.
VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has approved in principle the use of the state budget to support the country’s fuel price stabilisation fund, amid concerns over potential shortfalls as global energy markets remain volatile.
Vietnam collected VND70.085 trillion (US$2.66 billion) in state budget revenue from import – export activities in the first two months of 2026, fulfilling 15.5% of the annual target and marking a 12.3% increase from the same period last year, according to the Customs Department of Vietnam.
The standing boards of the National Assembly (NA) Party Committee and the Government Party Committee convened a conference in Hanoi on March 9 to discuss agenda for the 16th NA’s first session.
Vietnam’s state budget revenue in the first two months of 2026 was estimated at VND601.3 trillion (about US$24.4 billion), equivalent to 23.8% of the annual estimate and up 13.1% year on year, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Cumulative state budget revenue in Ho Chi Minh City reached VND800.04 trillion (US$30.42 billion) as of December 31, up 19.1% from the government’s target and 14.7% above that set by the municipal People’s Council.
State budget revenue reached approximately VND2.47 quadrillion (US$94 billion) by December 15, 2025, exceeding the target for the whole of 2025 by 25%, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Since its launch in March 2022, the eTax Mobile application has recorded more than 13 million downloads and processed over 17.2 million transactions, with more than VND26.5 trillion or US$1.1 billion paid into the state budget.
The Department of Customs reported on December 9 that State budget revenue from import–export activities in the first 11 months of this year reached VND420.63 trillion (US$15.95 billion), equivalent to 102.3% of the annual estimate and 89.5% of the sector’s target.