The figure is equivalent to 34% of the estimate for the whole year.
The MOF stated that domestic revenues rose 14.5%, to VND368.1 trillion (US$16.2 billion), while revenues from crude oil were estimated at VND19.1 trillion (US$840.4 million), up 27% annually and equivalent to 53% of the yearly target.
Customs duty revenues were estimated at VND90 trillion (US$3.96 billion), down 3% over the same period of 2017.
Meanwhile, government expenditure in the first four months of 2018 was VND410 trillion (US$18 billion), up 4.6% from the previous year and equivalent to 26.9% of the 2018 target.
The breakdown shows that recurrent spending rose 5.4% to VND301.5 trillion (US$13.3 billion), while spending on development investment was estimated at VND65 trillion (US$2.9 billion), down 5.2% from the same period last year.
Spending on debt servicing rose 13.7% to VND41.75 trillion (US$1.8 billion), the MOF stated.
