Within the framework of the 31st session, on the morning of March 18, the National Assembly Standing Committee conducted a question and answer session on a group of issues in the financial sector. Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc is mainly responsible for answering questions from delegates.
Ask questions, National Assembly representative Vuong Thi Huong (Ha Giang delegation) said that currently the number of customs declarations using the green channel classification system accounts for a large proportion, the reception and customs clearance time for green channel declarations is very fast, only 1-3 seconds, Procedures are carried out through an automated customs clearance system.
However, this delegate noticed that some businesses take advantage of the quick customs clearance time for green channel declarations to commit acts of smuggling and trade fraud... Therefore, the delegate requested the Minister to inform The Ministry's solution to overcome this situation.
National Assembly representative Vuong Thi Huong questioned.
Answer this question, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that for the green channel, we carry out almost automatic customs clearance, documents are transferred electronically, goods are not inspected, so the customs clearance speed is very fast. fast.
This shows that we are paying special attention and creating all customs clearance conditions for businesses. But we cannot rule out cases where businesses take advantage of the green channel to bring goods into the country that do not comply with regulations.
“The Ministry of Finance has applied science and technology in determining goods flows, using camera systems, financial intelligence forces, and data analysis to minimize the situation of taking advantage of green channels to bring goods incorrectly. regulations to enter our country," Mr. Phoc said.
National Assembly representative Ho Thi Kim Ngan (Bac Kan delegation) added that, according to the report of the financial sector, the entire customs sector has arrested and handled 15.943 violations of customs law compared to the same period in 2022, the estimated value of violated goods is 12.476 billion VND, an increase of 42,6%…
“In general, the situation of law violations is complicated. Therefore, please let the Minister know the causes and solutions to minimize this situation?", delegate Ngan asked.
Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc answered questions.
Reply to delegate, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that in recent times, the customs sector has made efforts to combat smuggling and trade fraud. Last year, over 15.000 cases were arrested and processed with a value of about 12.000 billion, directly prosecuting 48 cases and transferring nearly 200 cases to investigating agencies.
Mr. Phoc said that the General Department of Customs has deployed many solutions for inspection, supervision and intelligence information early and remotely. Using scanner systems, data analysis... early detection and treatment;
At the same time, strengthen coordination with border guard agencies and police agencies to exchange information and coordinate handling, arrests and setting up specialized projects to strictly handle violations.
Participate in questioning National Assembly member Trieu Quang Huy (Lang Son delegation) said that, according to the report of the Ministry of Finance, some shortcomings and limitations in customs inspection and supervision are that the customs electronic data processing system has not met and complied with the requirements. bridge to build e-Government, digital government, and information exchange between state agencies. Therefore, we request the Minister to provide solutions to overcome the above limitations.
Regarding customs procedures and data processing systems, the Minister of Finance stated clearly that agencies of the Ministry of Finance such as treasury, tax, and customs have modern information technology systems and serve customs issues. economic development, customs clearance, import and export, and favorable tax collection.
However, the Customs information technology system has been in use for 10 years now, so it is outdated and cannot handle the large amount of data it is currently, and the system cannot connect with businesses. industry or connecting with other units. Therefore, there is a question of replacing this system.
"The Ministry of Finance proposes that by 2025, the Ministry of Finance will propose to the Government to build another information technology system or that Japan will support a data project," Mr. Phoc said..
