Strengthening solutions to boost state budget revenue

In 2026, Dong Nai aims to collect VND100.4 trillion in state budget revenue. Of this amount, domestic revenue is expected to reach VND76.9 trillion, while revenue from import-export activities is projected at VND23.5 trillion.

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To achieve this goal, Dong Nai’s Tax Department, the Customs Sub-Department Region XVIII, and relevant agencies are stepping up efforts to ensure full and accurate collection while preventing revenue losses.

Positive results at the beginning of the year

In the first two months of 2026, total state budget revenue in the province exceeded VND23 trillion, reaching nearly 23% of the estimate assigned by the Provincial People’s Council and rising more than 36% compared with the same period in 2025. Of the total, domestic revenue was estimated at more than VND20 trillion, while revenue from import-export activities surpassed VND3 trillion.

According to data from the Dong Nai Statistics Office, several major revenue sources in the first two months of 2026 recorded notable increases. Revenue from state-owned enterprises exceeded VND1.7 trillion, up by more than 29%; revenue from the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector reached over VND7.1 trillion, up nearly 37%; and revenue from the non-state economic sector surpassed VND3.2 trillion, up by more than 45%. Notably, revenue from housing and land exceeded VND3.6 trillion, nearly four times the level recorded in the same period last year.

The Dong Nai Statistics Office said the results provide a positive foundation for the province’s fiscal tasks in 2026. The outcome reflects continued recovery and growth in production and business activities across the province, along with improved export orders compared with the same period last year. Revenue management, anti-loss measures, and tax collection enforcement were also implemented decisively from the beginning of the year. In addition, several major revenue sources arose early, particularly those related to land.

As the unit responsible for tax administration in 13 key wards and communes of the province, including Tran Bien, Tan Trieu, Bien Hoa, Tam Hiep, Long Hung, and Tam Phuoc, with a revenue target of over VND6.2 trillion in 2026, Base Tax Office No. 3 under the Dong Nai Tax Department recorded positive results in the first two months of the year, with total budget revenue reaching nearly VND1.7 trillion.

Le Huu Nghia, Head of Tax Office No. 3, said that since the beginning of the year, the office has closely followed directives from the Government, the Ministry of Finance, the General Department of Taxation, and the Dong Nai Tax Department. It has implemented key tasks and solutions with urgency and determination, thanks to strong coordination and the efforts of tax officials across the system, thereby achieving important and encouraging results.

“To fulfill revenue collection tasks in the coming period, Tax Office No.3 will continue reviewing and expanding revenue sources, strengthening tax inspections, and promoting digital transformation in tax administration. At the same time, it will tighten management of the natural resources and land sectors, while encouraging residents and businesses to strictly comply with tax regulations and obligations,” Nghia added.

Strengthening oversight and management of revenue sources

In 2026, Dong Nai has set 36 socio-economic and national defense and security development targets. Among them, state budget revenue remains one of the most important targets, with the province striving to collect VND100.4 trillion.

To meet the 2026 budget revenue target, this year also marks the first year of implementing the Resolution of the 1st Provincial Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term, which sets a goal of double-digit economic growth. Aiming for rapid and sustainable development while improving growth quality and the economy's competitiveness, departments, agencies, and sectors in the financial field are pooling their efforts and determination to implement solutions and fulfill their tasks at the highest level.

To realize the double-digit growth target in 2026, on February 27, Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee issued the province’s economic growth scenario for 2026 and assigned growth targets for each sector and field. Under the plan, heads of departments, agencies, and local authorities, along with leaders of relevant units and enterprises, are responsible for translating these targets into specific tasks and solutions to ensure their sectors achieve the assigned growth goals, thereby contributing to the province’s overall growth target of 10% in 2026.

Speaking at the conference reviewing customs operations in 2025, Head of the Customs Sub-Department of Region XVIII Le Van Thung noted that 2026 will continue to pose many difficulties and challenges. According to him, the requirement is not only to fulfill professional responsibilities but also to closely align customs operations with the province’s socio-economic development goals, facilitate trade and investment, and ensure a stable and transparent business environment in the locality. Therefore, in 2026, the Customs Sub-Department Region XVIII will continue reviewing procedures and step up the application of information and digital technologies in customs operations, while proactively receiving and promptly handling difficulties and obstacles that arise to ensure that customs procedures are carried out in a consistent, transparent, and proper manner.

Regarding domestic revenue collection, Head of the Dong Nai Tax Department Nguyen Toan Thang said that from the first days of the year, the department instructed its affiliated tax units to report on the results of task implementation, as well as the difficulties and obstacles encountered. At the same time, the department reviewed the targets and tasks to be carried out in 2026, focusing discussions on state budget collection, management of revenues from real estate project transfers, management of household businesses, inspections at taxpayers’ premises, and tax refund procedures.

Based on feedback from local tax offices, Thang said that to strive to fulfill and exceed assigned political tasks, the Dong Nai Tax Department has directed its divisions and subordinate units to strictly and fully implement directives from the Ministry of Finance, the General Department of Taxation, the Provincial People’s Committee, and the Dong Nai Tax Department from the beginning of the year. Units are also required to promptly report difficulties to the Provincial Tax leadership, strengthen coordination among departments, and ensure compliance with internal regulations. In addition, divisions and local tax offices have been asked to proactively develop work plans aligned with their assigned functions and responsibilities, translate revenue-collection solutions into specific actions, and ensure effective implementation to help fulfill revenue targets and improve the efficiency of tax administration.

By Ngoc Lien – Translated by M.Nguyet, Minho