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CUSTOMS TO UPDATE OPERATIONS
Tuc said that the customs authorities would enhance co-operation with relevant ministries to accelerate the simplification of import-export related administrative procedures, such as national and ASEAN single window mechanisms and special checks on imported and exported products.
The effort aimed to reduce the customs clearance time for imported and exported goods equal or even lower to ASEAN-4's average, following the Prime Minister's Decision 253/QD-TTg issued recently about thrift practice and waste combat.
This was one of the four major tasks of the Customs General Department this year – the first year of a new five-year customs modernisation plan, in addition to fulfilling budget collection targets, enhancing customs supervision and developing a healthy customs staff.
Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung urged the customs authorities to enhance the efficiency of smuggling prevention, seeing the important role of the customs departments in the battlefield against smuggling.
Official statistics revealed that last year, the customs authorities handled more than 19,700 violation cases, worth VND462.5 billion (US$20.6 million) of goods, and collected VND232.5 billion ($10.3 million) of fines to the budget.
At the end of last year, the customs authorities signed up with 28 commercial banks to collect the budget through banks to make it convenient for tax-payers.
Last year, the customs departments collected more than VND261.8 trillion ($11.64 billion) to the State budget, equal to 100.7 per cent of estimate.
Source: VNS
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