Jan-February State Budget Revenue Estimated at US$2.5Bln

2:56:49 PM | 3/9/2007

Vietnam’s state budget revenue is estimated to have reached roughly VND40 trillion (US$2.5 billion) in the first two months, up 17.5 per cent on year, local Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper reported Tuesday.
 
Finance Minister Vu Van Ninh spoke at the National Assembly’s 47th working session, emphasizing that the country’s state budget revenue and expenditures continued witnessing progressive results.
 
Total state budget expenditures were estimated at VND51.5 trillion (US$3.2 billion), an on-year rise of 16 per cent.
 
This year, Ministry of Finance is set to achieve state budget revenue growth of 1.2 per cent, Ninh said. (Customs)