Need to review and clarify savings in many areas

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Inspection Committee, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council chaired the inspection. Photo: Minh Chi

Based on the Draft Report on the results of thrift practice and anti-waste in 2018 and tasks for 2019 presented by the Department of Finance, meeting participants raised many issues.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong suggested that the Department of Finance should review and clarify the savings in regular spending in state administrative agencies and public service units; management of public assets, including land, vehicles, equipment; savings in investment management, including consumption.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council said that it is necessary to deeply assess the current situation of waste in a number of key and sensitive areas, thereby proposing specific solutions in construction investment when many works, projects and investment programs are unfinished and not completed on schedule; in the use of public assets, use of land resources; waste in training and post-training human resources...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong proposed to deeply assess the current situation of waste in a number of key and sensitive areas. Photo: Mai Hoa

Pointing out the current situation of organizing many meetings and conferences at the provincial level, Chief of the Provincial People's Council Office Pham Van Hoa suggested that the province should study to "integrate" provincial meetings and conferences to avoid wasting time and travel for localities.

In addition, the Chief of the Provincial People's Council Office also said that the organization of festivals in localities is currently causing waste; therefore, it is necessary to rearrange and reorganize, only festivals should be organized that are converging, spreading, unique, and attract the attention of tourists.

Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Nguyen Ngoc Duc clarified a number of issues at the audit. Photo: Minh Chi

Some opinions also proposed solutions to combat waste in the use of health insurance funds; waste in the use of counterfeit and fake goods; and at the same time effectively implement Resolution 6 of the Central Committee (12th tenure) to reorganize the apparatus and streamline the payroll, reduce expenses for the apparatus and people.

Concluding this content, in addition to requesting the Department of Finance to absorb the opinions of the delegates to supplement the report, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council Le Hong Vinh also emphasized that the report should clearly indicate which agencies and units are not serious in practicing thrift and fighting waste, and avoid making general statements.

Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council Le Hong Vinh concluded at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regarding a number of reports and drafts related to the budget, the Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council requested the Department of Finance to review and compare the data to ensure accuracy; at the same time, it is necessary to develop a plan to use the budget to compensate for revenue shortfalls, to avoid the situation where each locality uses it in a different way or does it wrongly; pay attention to allocating budget resources to overcome environmental protection for a number of areas and localities that are greatly affected.

During the remaining time of the review, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council also reviewed the draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council approving the investment policy for the project to upgrade and expand Binh Minh road and a number of routes in Cua Lo town.