A sharp fall in the import value and number
of cars sold caused a drop in the State budget revenue in first months of the
year, the Ministry of Finance said.
The
State budget was hit by falling imports of products with high import revenue
and tax, including petroleum, cars and motorbikes.
Customs
statistics showed the value of imported cars in the first quarter tumbled by 51
per cent, causing a loss of VND4.36 trillion ($207.6 million) to the State
budget revenue. The decline in the import value surged to 57.6 per cent by the
end of April.
Domestic
auto production and trading also brought a hefty loss to State budget revenue.
The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said the auto market has been
falling with only 17,890 cars sold in the first quarter, down 37 per cent over
the same period last year. The decline means tax collected from locally
manufactured cars also dropped.
The
General Department of Customs forecast the import value of cars would continue
to fall in the wake of Government restrictions on the import of luxury goods.
The State budget revenue therefore would continue decreasing.
Besides
cars, all products with high import values and taxes dropped in import value in
the first four months. Oil and petrol declined 34 per cent, crude oil and coal
by 14.7 per cent and 5.5 per cent, respectively.
The
Ministry of Finance said four-month import-export revenue reached VND63.5
trillion ($3.02 billion), down roughly VND1.3 trillion ($61.9 million) against
the same period last year.
In the
review period, the State budget revenue was mostly generated from domestic
sources. By the end of April, the total State budget revenue hit VND234.39
trillion ($11.16 billion), or 31.7 per cent of the estimate. Of the total,
domestic revenue was VND152.81 trillion ($7.27 billion), rising 2.1 per cent
year-on-year.
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