Tags government debt Public debt under control: MoF Tuesday, Nov 06, 2018 Viet Nam’s public debt remains under the ceiling limit, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gov't debt on the rise Tuesday, Jul 05, 2016 Government debt reached more than VND1.5 quadrillion (US$66.7 billion) last year, expanding nearly 70 per cent during the 2010-15 period, the Vietnam News Agency reported yesterday.