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In May, the revenue was estimated at 151 trillion VND (5.9 billion USD), of which domestic revenue was 118 trillion VND and revenue from crude oil was 5 trillion VND. Revenue from export-import activities reached 28 trillion VND.
Government expenditure during January-May was estimated at 657 trillion VND (25.8 billion USD), up 0.5% from last year and equivalent to 31% of the full-year target.
Spending on development investment was estimated at 22% of the target set by the National Assembly, while regular spending was equivalent to 37%, up nearly 2% from last year. Spending on loan interest payments reached 42.5% of the target, up 10%.
The Ministry of Finance added that as of May 27, it had issued nearly 126 trillion VND (nearly 5 billion USD) worth of government bonds, with an average maturity of 11 years and yield of 2.24%./.
