Close coordination, effective exploitation of state budget revenue

Positive signal

Right from the beginning of the year, the People's Committee of Can Tho City requested the directors of departments, heads of agencies, branches of the city, and chairmen of district and commune People's Committees to organize and implement well the socio -economic development tasks of the locality in 2025. At the same time, direct and closely coordinate with tax authorities to implement the work of collecting state budget in the area. Synchronously implement solutions, create favorable conditions to encourage organizations and individuals of all economic sectors to promote production and business efficiency, and fulfill their obligations to the state budget.

In the 2025 state budget revenue plan, land revenue continues to be an important source of revenue.

On the Tax sector side, from March 2025, the organization will operate under a new organizational model. Accordingly, from March 3, 2025, the Tax Department of Region XIX will operate under a new organizational model based on the merger of 4 Tax Departments, including: Can Tho City Tax Department, An Giang Provincial Tax Department, Dong Thap Provincial Tax Department and Hau Giang Provincial Tax Department, headquartered in Can Tho City. Mr. Phan Tien Lan, Head of the Tax Department of Region XIX, said: The Department has clearly assigned and divided tasks based on functions and tasks according to the new model; arranged and assigned personnel based on capacity, qualities and actual work needs to ensure fairness and objectivity. Directed smooth coordination between functional departments to resolve work promptly, smoothly, without interruption affecting taxpayers...

With the smooth coordination between the city and the tax authority, the state budget revenue in the first quarter of 2025 in the city achieved positive results and increased compared to the same period last year. According to the Tax Department of Region XIX, in the first quarter of 2025, the state budget revenue in the city managed by the tax authority was more than 3,804.7 billion VND, reaching 31.49% of the estimate, up 18.95% over the same period in 2024, exceeding the average collection progress of 3 months. Notably, some revenue sources reached over 30% and increased compared to the same period, such as other budget revenue reaching 67.16% of the estimate and equal to 244.11% over the same period in 2024; revenue from foreign-invested enterprises reached 39.28% of the estimate and increased by 8.64% over the same period in 2024; The non-state economic sector reached 34.63% of the estimate and increased by 17.32% over the same period in 2024; personal income tax reached 42.81% of the estimate and increased by 24.23% over the same period in 2024; revenue from lottery activities reached 38.77% of the estimate and increased by 19.71% over the same period in 2024; revenue from locally managed enterprises reached 39.56% of the estimate and increased by 5.5% over the same period in 2024...

By locality, 8/9 districts have revenue collection progress in the first quarter of 2025 exceeding the average. In particular, some localities have revenue reaching more than 30% of the estimate and increasing compared to the same period, such as Cai Rang district with revenue of more than 207.5 billion VND, reaching 50.87% of the estimate and equal to 202.65% compared to the same period in 2024; Ninh Kieu district with revenue of nearly 457.3 billion VND, reaching 36.29% of the estimate and increasing by 57.05% compared to the same period in 2024; O Mon district with revenue of more than 52.4 billion VND, reaching 37.44% of the estimate and increasing by 11.57% compared to the same period in 2024; Vinh Thanh district with revenue of nearly 20 billion VND, reaching 31.14% of the estimate and increasing by 4.13% compared to the same period in 2024...

Effective exploitation of revenue sources

To accompany and support businesses to overcome difficulties, since the beginning of the year, the Government has continued to extend and increase programs on tax and fee exemption, reduction and deferral to promote economic growth. Local tax authorities have stepped up propaganda and promptly implemented tax policies such as extending the deadline for payment of value-added tax, corporate income tax, personal income tax and land rent in 2025; reducing value-added tax... to remove difficulties and support the recovery of production and business activities. At the same time, tax authorities have synchronously deployed solutions to ensure correct, sufficient and timely collection to the State budget.

Determined to achieve the task of collecting 55% or more of the estimated state budget revenue in the first 6 months of 2025, Mr. Vo Minh Luong, Head of the Binh Thuy - O Mon Inter-District Tax Team, said: The unit will classify each source of revenue and tax to focus on managing sources and fields that are less affected by economic and policy downturns; for sources and fields that are facing difficulties and impacts, timely assessment and analysis will be conducted to advise on solutions for implementation. Strengthen management and review of units, organizations, individuals, and business households that use electronic invoices to promptly detect and prevent acts of fraud, tax evasion, and illegal use of invoices. Continue to implement measures to collect, handle tax debts, and enforce debts according to regulations...

Mr. Phan Tien Lan said: The Department is determined to carry out the work of collecting the State budget to ensure the progress and tasks of collecting for the whole year of 2025; preventing revenue loss, transfer pricing, and tax evasion. The Department advises the city's leaders to continue to direct departments and branches to closely coordinate with the Department in carrying out the collection work in each locality. At the same time, closely coordinate with local authorities in sharing information and data related to taxpayers, managing business households, and monitoring activities in areas with potential tax risks such as e-commerce, restaurants, retail of goods and services, etc. Strengthen propaganda and support work to ensure maximum support for taxpayers to fulfill their tax obligations. At the same time, the tax authority strengthens discipline in performing official duties.

To ensure the highest completion of the task of collecting the State budget in 2025, Mr. Truong Canh Tuyen, Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, requested the city's departments, branches, and People's Committees of districts to strengthen management, prevent revenue loss; review and exploit new revenue sources. At the same time, the Department of Agriculture and Environment was assigned to coordinate with the Department of Finance and related units to advise on collecting and exceeding revenue from land in 2025 according to the set plan...

Article and photos: T. TRINH

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