At the event, Deputy PM Hue briefed participants of the teleconference between the Government and localities to realise the 14th National Assembly’s Resolution on socio-economic development 2020.
He said 2019 was the second consecutive year that all the 12 key targets had been met, with seven of them surpassed. The gross domestic product grew by 7.02%, higher than the target set by the legislature, placing the country among the highest growing economies in the region and the world.
Amid declining global trade, exports-imports hit an all-time high of US$518 billion, with exports up 8.1%. The total retail of goods and services increased by 12% while over 138,000 new enterprises were established during the year.
It was also the second year in a row that the State budget collection hit nearly VND32 trillion (US$1.39 billion) and all the 63 cities and provinces completed revenue collection targets, he said.
The Deputy PM asked ministries, agencies and localities to continue abiding by laws regarding debt management and waiver, late tax payment, and use technological advances in budget collection and spending, among others.
They were also required to deal with difficulties confronting businesses, provide all possible support for them, and continue conducting post-custom clearance inspections.
At the same time, they must step up the fight against trade frauds and smuggling, and build budget for the next five years to ensure the fulfillment of the socio-economic development goals in the future.
As of December 31, the total State budget collection surpassed VND1.53 quadrillion, up 9.1% from the estimate.
This year, the Finance Ministry uncovered 17,300 violation cases in customs field and suggested reclaiming VND25.1 trillion to the State budget.
The total amount of tax debt was over VND80.8 trillion as of the late December, up 5.9% year-on-year.
The State budget overspending was reduced to below 3.4% from 3.7% and public debts brought down to 56.1% from 63.7% in late 2018.
