(ĐN) – According to reports from Department of Planning and Investment of Dong Nai province and provincial relevant agencies, the province has carried out investment and construction projects worth well in excess of VND 684 billion in the first half of this year, representing 47.9 percent of the year’s target, a rise of 16.4 per cent over the same period of last year.
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The Provincial Department of Finance also reported that total budget collection of Dong Nai reached more than VND 3,837 billion in the first six months of the year, or 44 percent of the year plan, 8 percent higher than figure of the same period of 2005 while spending was about VND 1,272 billion or 37 per cent of the year’s target. Especially, revenue collection from import and export tax stood at VND 1,333 billion, a more than 1 per cent increase against the same period last year. However, the budget collection of 4 localities in Dong Nai province including Vinh Cuu,
Dong Nai needs to obtain increase in collections from domestic sales of 5 per cent and from import and export tax of 3 per cent from estimated target in the remaining months of the year to achieve the year’s target. Besides, stronger actions are also needed from local authorities in fighting against smuggling and custom law violations etc.
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