Director General Nguyen Van Tho: Customs sector strives to excellently complete 2025 tasks

	Deputy Director General Nguyen Van Tho has courtesy meeting with Korea Customs Counselor
	Deputy Director General Nguyen Van Tho worked with the WCO working group
	Deputy Director General Nguyen Van Tho works with FedEx leader

The Customs sector is pleased and honored to have comrade Nguyen Van Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee, Minister of Finance attend and give a speech at the Conference summarizing the work in 2024 and deploying the tasks in 2025 of the Customs sector.

First of all, on behalf of all civil servants, public employees, and workers in the Customs sector, I would like to congratulate comrade Nguyen Van Thang on being trusted and entrusted by the Party, State, and people with the important responsibility of Minister of Finance.

The Customs sector would like to wish comrade good health, happiness, and success in his new position, leading the Vietnamese Finance sector to develop in the new era of the nation.

On behalf of the Customs sector, I would like to sincerely thank the Minister for attending the Conference to summarize the work in 2024 and deploy the tasks in 2025.

At the Conference, the Minister gave his opinions and acknowledged the results achieved by the entire sector in 2024; pointed out the shortcomings, limitations. At the same time, he also pointed out the major directions and solutions for 2025 and the following years.

On behalf of the civil servants, public employees and workers of the entire Customs sector, I would like to seriously accept the Minister's instructions and orientations to include them in the Customs sector's key work program in 2025.

In 2024, despite many difficulties, the entire Customs sector has united and determined to carry out the work. As a result, in 2024, the entire sector has successfully completed the assigned tasks, increased budget revenue by 12%, and continued customs reform, contributing to creating favorable conditions for businesses and people.

In addition, the anti-smuggling work has also been effective, helping protecting national interests and sovereignty, ensuring public security and safety.

In 2025, it is forecasted that the world and domestic situation will continue to have fluctuations, the workload will increase, requiring the fast responses. Based on the comments and suggestions of the Minister, in 2025, I propose that the heads of units under the General Department of Customs, together with all civil servants, public employees and employees in the Customs sector, join hands and overcome difficulties and focus on the following tasks:

First, do a good job of political and ideological education, promptly encourage cadres, public employees and employees in the whole sector to feel secure in their work, trust in the leadership and direction of the Party, the Government, the Ministry of Finance and the programs and plans of the Customs sector, so that in 2025 the whole sector will successfully implement all set goals and tasks.

In addition, continue to maintain discipline and administrative discipline, especially discipline in professional work.

Second, soon complete the organizational apparatus to operate according to the new model, it is recommended that the collective leadership of the General Department and units focus on assessing the impact on legal policies, operations, information technology systems, organizational apparatus, personnel policies and financial and logistics work. Thereby, proposing synchronous measures and solutions so that the new apparatus can operate in accordance with the direction of the Party, the Government and the Ministry of Finance.

Third, focus resources on performing well the tasks and plans set for 2025, paying special attention to leading, directing and completing well the administrative reform work, facilitating trade activities; budget collection work in 2025 and the fight against smuggling and trade fraud, focusing on the fight against drug trafficking and transportation.

Fourth, focus on building and ensuring stable operation of the VNACCS/VCIS and satellite information technology systems, ensuring requirements for facilitating trade activities, shortening customs clearance time, and minimizing costs for businesses and people.

At the same time, report to the Ministry to accelerate the progress of building information technology systems to implement Digital Customs and Smart Customs.

Fifth, focus on completing the project of building the Customs headquarters at Long Thanh International Airport on schedule and ensuring quality. Along with that, prepare the human resources to deploy tasks as soon as Long Thanh International Airport comes into operation from the beginning of 2026.

In 2025, it is forecasted that Vietnam's economy will have many optimistic prospects, but there will still be difficulties and challenges arising from the impact of the global economy.

The task set for the Customs agency is very heavy, but with the attention and close direction of the Government and the leaders of the Ministry of Finance, together with the consensus, determination and enthusiasm of the collective of cadres and civil servants, the entire Customs sector will strive to excellently fulfill the political tasks and responsibilities assigned by the National Assembly, the Government and the Ministry of Finance.

On the occasion of entering the new year of 2025, I would like to wish the Minister and the leaders of the units under the Ministry of Finance good health, happiness and success.

The General Department of Customs wishes and requests the Minister, leaders of the Ministry, departments, bureaus and units under the Ministry to continue to pay attention, direct and support the Customs sector to successfully complete its tasks in 2025, contributing to the overall results of the Finance sector.

On this occasion, on behalf of the collective leadership of the General Department of Customs, officers, civil servants and employees of the Customs sector, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Nguyen Van Can, former Secretary of the Party Committee of the General Department of Customs, and Mr. Hoang Viet Cuong, former Deputy Director General of the General Department of Customs for their dedication, devotion, responsibility and working until their retirement. This is a source of encouragement for generations of officers, civil servants and employees of the Customs sector to continue to strive and contribute to the overall development of the sector.

I would like to thank all leaders, cadres, civil servants, and the Customs sector for overcoming difficulties and challenges so that the whole sector can successfully complete all assigned tasks in 2024.

The General Department of Customs would like to express its sincere thanks to the leaders of the Party, State, Government, ministries, departments, branches, and authorities for their attention, leadership, direction, and support for the Customs sector to successfully complete all tasks in 2024.

I would like to sincerely thank the press agencies for always accompanying and supporting the Customs sector to successfully complete its assigned tasks.

I wish you and your families a new year of health, peace, happiness, and success!