Firms need tax help to overcome hurdles
October 16, 2012 | 13:49
Vietnam Tax Consultant Association chairwoman Nguyen Thi Cuc suggested the government soften tax rates during upcoming National Assembly sessions to help firms overcome investment expansion hurdles.
MoF gets economy moving
July 09, 2012 | 13:53
The Ministry of Finance (MoF), as part of Resolution 01/ND-CP, has released many solutions to control inflation, offer macro economy stability and social security assurance. Deputy Minister MoF Do Hoang Anh Tuan gives his general view of the national finance picture in the first six months of this year.
Thinking on the bright side
December 30, 2011 | 14:25
The Ministry of Planning and Investment forecasted around 12,000 firms will be dismantled in 2012 against 7,000 dissolved firms in 2011.
Curtain drops on budget
November 13, 2011 | 00:32
The National Assembly has just ratified its 2012 budget estimation.
The curly question of budget spending
November 12, 2011 | 18:00
The 2012 budget plan is currently a hot topic at the National Assembly agenda. Its Finance and Budget Committee senior expert Bui Duc Thu sheds some light on the issue.
State budget at the crossroads
November 02, 2011 | 19:12
State budget allocation is hot on the National Assembly’s agenda. National Assembly Economic Committee deputy chairman Mai Xuan Hung sheds some light on the issue.
Issues weigh heavily on nation’s shoulders
October 31, 2011 | 20:08
Budget spending, public investment and economic restructuring are big macroeconomic issues grabbing the headlines these days. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh digs into these issues with VIR.
Sharp eyes needed to watch spending
October 31, 2011 | 07:01
Heavy-weight state expenditure this year underlines the need for transparency and strategic further spending.
Making spending count
October 08, 2011 | 12:32
In the National Assembly’s second session slated to open on October 20, deputies will dig down into budget collection and expenditure in 2011. National Assembly Finance and Budget Committee deputy chairman Bui Dang Dung gives us a preview.
Recalibration of policy needed
October 03, 2011 | 08:00
As the spectre of stagnation appears on the horizon, it may be time for Vietnam to consider a different policy direction.
EU powers go to battle with Brussels over budget
September 12, 2011 | 07:41
A band of EU powers including Britain, France and Germany plan to do battle with Brussels over its next budget Monday, saying "we need to spend better, not spend more," diplomats said.
France's balanced budget rule too complicated say economists
August 29, 2011 | 08:05
French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to push through a balanced budget amendment, dubbed the "golden rule", to reassure rattled markets, but economists complain the measure is too complicated.
Brussels eyes EU sales tax, financial tax in budget overhaul
June 30, 2011 | 08:48
The European Commission on Wednesday urged the introduction of an EU sales tax and financial services tax as part of an overhaul of the next EU budget that brought instant criticism from Britain.
Economy’s fragile juggling act
May 03, 2011 | 06:15
In terms of surmounting the negative influences of the global financial crisis and economic downturn from 2008 to 2010, Vietnam was quite successful in regulating macro-economic instruments and policies, especially financial and monetary policies.
EU budget bid angers cash-strapped states
April 21, 2011 | 06:46
The European Commission defied calls from cash-strapped states to freeze spending as it requested Wednesday a 4.9-per cent increase in the 2012 EU budget, setting the stage for heated negotiations.
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