The budget surplus was also contrary to the estimated budget overspending of VND 220,000 billion, equivalent to 3.6% of GDP.
Over the past years, State budget continually had overspending rates at 6.1% in 2015; 3.7% in 2016; and 3.46% in 2018.
In the January-July period, domestic collection accounted from 61.8% of total budget collection, higher than the rate of 58.4% in the same period last year.
State budget collection from trade activities met 68.2% of the preset goal, much higher than the rate of 17.9% in the same period last year despite declined export and import tariffs in accordance with CPTPP.
Budget collection from crude oil accounted for 77% of forecast as total quantity of crude oil exported increased 8.7%.
(Source: VGP)