Total retail sales of consumer goods and services hit VNĐ524.6 trillion ($21.4 billion) in September, up 2.4 per cent month-by-month, indicating a recovery in demand.
The situation is getting worse in the last months of 2022 as many firms are bending under the pressure of raising interest rates, mounting fuel costs, and falling customer orders. Those firms need the extended VAT cuts to make it through...