Outstanding direction and management of the Government and Prime Minister last week

(Baonghean.vn) - The main solutions to direct and manage socio-economic development in 2017; Urgently completing compensation for damages caused by marine environmental incidents; Cases where accounting is not allowed; Developing non-cash payments;... are the outstanding directions and management of the Government and Prime Minister last week.

1. Main solutions to direct and manage socio-economic development in 2017

Vietnam's economy continues to maintain the necessary stability. Photo: vov.

The Government has just issued Resolution 01/NQ-CP on key tasks and solutions to direct and implement the socio-economic development plan and State budget estimates for 2017.

To successfully complete the socio-economic development goals and targets and the state budget estimates for 2017 and the tasks set out in the National Assembly's Resolutions, the Government requests all levels, sectors and enterprises with the 2017 theme "Strengthening discipline, promoting responsibility, competing creatively, developing rapidly and sustainably" to focus on synchronously and effectively implementing tasks and solutions.

The first task and solution of the Resolution is to stabilize the macro-economy and control inflation. In particular, the Government requests the Ministries of Planning and Investment, Finance, Industry and Trade, Foreign Affairs and the State Bank of Vietnam, according to their assigned functions and tasks, to closely monitor developments in the international and domestic economic, trade and financial situation to proactively have timely response plans and solutions; closely coordinate in directing and administering policies to ensure inflation control, stabilize the macro-economy and promote growth. Timely propose to the Government and the Prime Minister policies to respond to new developments in the world and domestic situation.

2. Urgently complete compensation for damages caused by marine environmental incidents

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The Government Office has just issued a document conveying the direction of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on urgently completing tasks related to support and compensation for damage caused by marine environmental incidents.

To ensure the effectiveness and efficiency in the first payment of compensation and support for damages to people in four central provinces due to the marine environmental incident and the settlement of seafood inventories, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to direct, inspect and supervise the People's Committees of four provinces to speed up the progress of the first payment of support and compensation to people to ensure completion before the Lunar New Year, and report the implementation results to the Prime Minister before January 25, 2017.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the People's Committees of 04 provinces to urgently carry out the tasks assigned in Notice No. 432/TB-VPCP dated December 25, 2016 related to handling the quantity of seafood in stock but not ensuring food hygiene for human consumption, and report the results to the Prime Minister before January 12, 2017.

Other relevant ministries, branches and agencies, according to their assigned functions and tasks, shall promptly implement the Prime Minister's direction in Notice No. 432/TB-VPCP dated December 25, 2016.

3. Cases where accountants are not allowed

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The Government has just issued a Decree detailing a number of articles of the Law on Accounting, which clearly stipulates who is not allowed to work as an accountant and accounting service business activities.

People who are not allowed to work as accountants are in the following cases:

1- Cases specified in Clause 1 and 2, Article 52 of the Law on Accounting.

2- Biological father, biological mother, adoptive father, adoptive mother, wife, husband, biological child, adopted child, brother, sister of the legal representative, head, director or general director and deputy head, deputy director or deputy general director in charge of finance and accounting, chief accountant in the same accounting unit, except for private enterprises, limited liability companies owned by an individual, enterprises of other types without state capital and are micro-enterprises according to the provisions of law on support for small and medium enterprises.

3- People who are working as managers, executives, warehouse keepers, cashiers, people assigned to regularly buy and sell assets in the same accounting unit, except in the case of the same private enterprise, limited liability company owned by an individual and other types of enterprises without state capital and are micro-enterprises according to the provisions of law on support for small and medium enterprises.

4. Developing cashless payments

The Prime Minister approved the Project on developing cashless payments. Illustrative photo: VNA.

The project to develop non-cash payments in Vietnam for the period 2016 - 2020 has been approved by the Prime Minister with the goal that by the end of 2020, the proportion of cash in total means of payment will be lower than 10%.

Promote electronic payments in e-commerce, implementing the goals of the Master Plan for e-commerce development for the period 2016 - 2020 (100% of supermarkets, shopping centers and modern distribution facilities have card acceptance devices and allow consumers to make cashless payments when making purchases; 70% of electricity, water, telecommunications and media service providers accept bill payments from individuals and households through non-cash payment methods; 50% of individuals and households in large cities use non-cash payment methods in shopping and consumption).

Focus on developing a number of new and modern payment methods and forms to serve rural, remote and isolated areas, contributing to promoting Financial Inclusion; sharply increasing the number of people with access to payment services, raising the proportion of people aged 15 and over with bank accounts to at least 70% by the end of 2020.

5. Checking antibiotic prescriptions in medical facilities

Vietnam is among the countries with high rates of antibiotic resistance in the world. Illustrative photo

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the Ministry of Health to focus on inspecting compliance with regulations on prescription and antibiotic use in medical facilities. Take measures to effectively monitor compliance with these regulations and strictly handle violations.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to conduct an inspection and assessment of the implementation of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance for the period 2013 to 2020. There are solutions to effectively implement this plan.

At the same time, organize inspections and checks of pharmacies regarding compliance with regulations on prescription drug sales and take drastic measures to effectively manage the implementation of these regulations, focusing first on antibiotics.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to strengthen the management of the production, import, trade and use of antibiotics in livestock and aquaculture; and to develop a roadmap for the use of animal feed containing antibiotics to stimulate growth and prevent diseases in livestock and poultry.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinates with the Ministry of Health in managing the import of antibiotic raw materials used in the production and use of veterinary drugs.

6. Review and improve social policies

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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam requested relevant ministries, branches and localities to review and supplement and perfect social policies.

In particular, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and branches to review, propose amendments and supplements to policies to avoid duplication, promote administrative procedure reform, and apply information technology in statistics, monitoring and payment of regimes and policies to beneficiaries.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs closely follows the National Assembly Standing Committee's review and decision on the Ordinance amending and supplementing the Ordinance on preferential treatment for people with revolutionary contributions to provide timely additional explanations when requested; prepares and builds a Decree detailing the Ordinance to ensure quality and on time.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense continue to do a good job in searching for and collecting martyrs' remains; identifying the remains of martyrs with missing information...

7. Handling existing projects in the Industry and Trade sector

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The Government Office has just announced the conclusion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Government Standing Committee meeting to discuss handling the existing weaknesses and inefficiencies of a number of projects and enterprises in the Industry and Trade sector.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested that in the coming time, existing shortcomings, weaknesses, and inefficiencies of projects and enterprises be handled promptly, thoroughly, and with minimal loss of state assets, according to market principles. Failure to let collapse affect the efficiency of other enterprises.

Classify each project for appropriate handling, do not use the state budget, do not continue to invest directly in projects, Corporations and General Companies proactively balance resources to resolve difficulties and problems of projects and take responsibility for efficiency.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade as the specialized state management agency responsible for presiding over and coordinating with relevant agencies to direct each unit to handle projects, carefully and comprehensively consider all aspects to have the earliest, synchronous and effective handling plan to avoid loss of state assets.

8. Reduce 1.5-2% of staff each year

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To promote the implementation of the policy of streamlining the payroll, the Prime Minister directed Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Government agencies and Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to focus on the task of strengthening the propaganda work on the policy of streamlining the payroll: Organizing the implementation and thoroughly grasping the spirit of Resolution No. 39-NQ/TW, Decision No. 2218/QD-TTg and Decree No. 108/2014/ND-CP to all cadres, civil servants and public employees.

Regarding the development of the staff streamlining project, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, and People's Committees of centrally-run provinces and cities (ministries, branches, and localities) that have not yet developed a staff streamlining project must urgently develop and approve a staff streamlining project and a staff streamlining plan from now until 2021 and for each year, in which the staff streamlining rate must be clearly determined.

Ministries, branches and localities have approved the Project on streamlining staff, but the implementation results are still low. Solutions are needed to effectively implement the approved plan on streamlining staff.

9. Create fundamental changes in implementing the National Single Window Mechanism

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From now until 2018, the requirement and goal is to create fundamental changes in the implementation of the National Single Window Mechanism. The Deputy Prime Minister requested that ministries and branches proactively implement the solutions and tasks set out in Decision No. 2185/QD-TTg dated November 14, 2016 of the Prime Minister approving the Master Plan for the implementation of the National Single Window Mechanism for the period 2016 - 2020.

It is necessary to focus on issuing specific action plans and programs and organizing the implementation of plans and tasks within the scope of the Ministry and sector in charge, with a roadmap and specific steps to be sent to the Standing Agency in January 2017; organizing the expansion of administrative procedures that have officially connected to the National Single Window Mechanism.

At the same time, continue to review legal documents on specialized inspection of import and export goods, especially 73 groups in the List issued with Decision No. 2026/QD-TTg dated November 17, 2015 of the Prime Minister to amend in the direction of simplification, facilitating import and export activities; socialize some specialized inspection stages and procedures; raise awareness and importance of implementing the National Single Window Mechanism, ASEAN Single Window Mechanism and trade facilitation.

10. Regulations on forest, garden and water surface area contracts

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According to the Decree, the contracting party must ensure the following criteria: Being allocated land by the State, leasing agricultural land and assets attached to the land according to the provisions of the law on land and the law on forest protection and development; having a plan to organize production and business in accordance with the planning and project on forest protection and development or a project approved by a competent state agency according to current regulations of the State.

The contractor must ensure the following criteria:

a- The individual receiving the contract must have full civil act capacity and be of working age, be able to perform the contract and not be a member of the household or village community that has received the contract as prescribed in points b and c;

b- The contracting household has members with full civil act capacity and of working age, ensuring the performance of the contract and not being members of the village community that has received the contract as prescribed in points a and c of this clause;

c- The village community receiving the contract must ensure sufficient conditions in terms of organization, human resources, and material resources to implement the contract;

d- In case the number of individuals and households requesting to receive the contract is greater than the contract demand, the contracting party shall give priority to individuals and households of ethnic minorities and poor Kinh individuals and households.

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