Announcing the decision to audit the local budget in 2019 in Nghe An

The online conference to announce the Decision on auditing the local budget in 2019 of Nghe An was chaired by comrades: Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Phan Van Thuong - Chief Auditor of the State Audit Office Region II. Also attending the announcement ceremony were representatives of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, departments, branches and project management boards, leaders of districts, cities and towns monitoring from the bridge points.

Comrade Phan Van Thuong - Head of State Audit Region II announced the decision to audit the local budget in 2019 in Nghe An. Photo: Thanh Phuc

On behalf of the State Audit, comrade Phan Van Thuong - Head of State Audit Region II announced the decision of the State Auditor General on auditing local budgets in 2019 in Nghe An.

The main purpose of this audit is to check the honesty in compliance with the law on budget establishment, appraisal and construction; establishment, appraisal and construction of budget investment projects; recommendations, synthesis and proposals to competent authorities on relevant policies.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned tasks to relevant departments, branches and units to coordinate well with the audit team. Photo: Thanh Phuc

The audit team consists of 34 members, with a duration of 60 days, starting from July 29, 2020. The audit team representative also announced the detailed work program and plan of the audit teams at the relevant departments, branches, units and districts, cities and towns for the relevant parties to coordinate implementation.

On behalf of the State Audit Office of Region II, Mr. Phan Van Thuong - Head of the State Audit Office of Region II said that the audited units this time have been carefully surveyed, avoiding duplication and reducing inconvenience for the units. At the same time, he requested the districts to coordinate closely, provide documents for focused and quick work, avoiding frequent contact with the audited units during the complicated period of the Covid-19 epidemic. He requested the audit teams to coordinate well with the audited units, comply with the principles and ethical conventions of auditing; and ensure confidentiality according to the Law on Auditing.

Speaking at the conference, comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee thanked the State Auditor General's attention to Nghe An province; assigned the Department of Finance to take the lead in coordinating with departments, branches, units and People's Committees of districts and cities to effectively implement the contents requested by the audit team. At the same time, he requested the audit team to work in a focused, quick, public, transparent and objective manner.

Leaders of the Department of Finance made a number of recommendations and proposals in the audit coordination work. Photo: Thanh Phuc

At the conference, representatives of the audited units made a number of recommendations and proposals to the delegation so that the audit could take place smoothly, quickly, honestly and objectively.

Accordingly, the delegation will audit the following departments and branches: Department of Finance, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Culture and Sports, Provincial State Treasury, Provincial Inspectorate, Provincial Tax Department; 12 districts, cities and towns including: Con Cuong, Nghi Loc, Anh Son, Dien Chau, Yen Thanh, Tan Ky, Do Luong, Quy Chau, Quy Hop, Hoang Mai Town, Cua Lo Town, Vinh City and the following units: Nam Nghe An Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd., Nghe An Livestock Breeding Center, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, Nghe An Traditional Medicine Hospital, Nghe An General Hospital, Nghe An Civil and Industrial Works Investment and Construction Project Management Board, Nghe An Agriculture and Rural Development Project Management Board.