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Viet Nam News Đinh Tiến Dũng, Minister of Finance, talks to Thời báo Kinh tế (Việt Nam Economic Times) about Việt Nam’s plan to pay back its foreign debts in 2019 How do you respond to the State Audit of Việt Nam’s report saying that State revenue in 2018 came mainly from the housing, land and crude oil sectors? We have fulfilled our duty in collecting for the 2018 State budget by surpassing the set target by 7.8 per cent while tax collection in the central sector surpassed the target by 4.2 per cent. These two figures are indications that the structure of our State budget collection has become more sustainable. In 2018, domestic tax collection accounted for 81 percent of State budget collection. From 2011 to 2015, the rate was about 68 per cent. The State budget’s reliance on crude oil and import-export activities has been gradually reduced. In 2018, contributions to the State budget from the three main economic … [Read more...] about The plan to pay back public debt in 2019

Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến DũngViet Nam News Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng speaks to Hải Quan (Customs) online newspaper about plans to develop e-Government in the near future. Can you tell us about the positive and negative sides of IT development in Việt Nam? The idea of building an e-Government started in 2000. After 18 years, quite a lot of positive changes in technology application have been reported in most administrative offices nationwide. Information technology has been applied in public administrative service centres in 39 out of 64 cities and provinces across the country. In these localities, State agencies now share data with each other, most notably in the fields of taxation, customs services, social insurance and healthcare. However, it is still not at the desired level. Sharing data is not a new issue, but a very important one as it enables us to form close links … [Read more...] about E-Government is the right choice for Việt Nam

The ceremony to celebrate the 15 million international tourist arrivals to Việt Nam was held in Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh Province late December last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung NguyênViet Nam News Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện talks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s 2018 performance and plans for the new year.   2018 was a successful year for Việt Nam’s tourism industry with 15.5 million foreign arrivals, 80 million domestic tourist trips and total revenue of VNĐ620 trillion (US$26.6 billion). What do you think the main factors were behind this success? The tourism sector enjoyed favourable conditions in 2081. Legislation and policies regarding the management and development of tourism have taken shape, and the impetus for growth from tourism investors and businesses remains strong. Việt Nam continues to push for deeper regional and international integration, … [Read more...] about Development based on culture sustainable: minister

President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front, Trần Thanh MẫnViet Nam News Trần Thanh Mẫn, President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front, speaks to Thời báo Kinh tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times) newspaper on the Front’s tasks of supervision and encouraging public debates. In your opinion, how should Party organisations at all levels help the Việt Nam Fatherland Front perform its tasks of supervision and encouraging public debates? To accomplish its assigned tasks, the Việt Nam Fatherland Front needs strong support from Party organisations and people’s administrations at all levels. Of course, people working in the Việt Nam Fatherland Front should have high political ethics and be knowledgeable. An important role of the Fatherland Front is to act as an advisory agency to local People’s Committees, the central Government and the Party Central Committee. Another important mission of the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam Fatherland Front needs high quality staff

Nguyễn Tuấn AnhViet Nam News Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, Deputy Auditor General of the State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV), talks to Vietnam News Agency on his office’s key missions in 2019 Will you please tell us some of the SAV’s major tasks for 2019? In 2019, the SAV will focus its auditing missions on the country’s major projects in the forms of build-operate-transfer (BOT) and build and transfer (BT) like the construction of the Đà Nẵng-Quảng Ngãi expressway, the Nội Bài- Lào Cai expressway, the Bung River hydro-power plant, the Thái Bình thermo power plant No 1 and many others. An overall objective of our auditing missions is to assess the legal compliance of the projects. Following the release to the public of the 2019 State audit plan, the SAV has assigned specific tasks for its agencies nationwide to conduct auditing missions in accordance with their assignments. During their … [Read more...] about State auditors embrace tech, move into 21st century