National Assembly delegation supervises thrift practice and waste prevention in Yen Thanh

Save, prevent waste on many contents

On the morning of March 17, the Provincial National Assembly Delegation had a working session in Yen Thanh district under the program of supervising the implementation of policies and laws on practicing thrift and combating waste in the period of 2016 - 2021 in Nghe An province. Comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation chaired the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the meeting, through the report of Yen Thanh District People's Committee, it was shown that in the period of 2016-2021, the Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws on practicesave, anti-waste is thoroughly understood and implemented by localities.

Results in management, operation, and use of budget,asset, means and equipment are implemented in accordance with regulations, standards and norms. Agencies and units have proactively cut down on unnecessary activities; increased the application of information technology in document processing and public service management; proactively allocated and used finance, labor and assets more reasonably and appropriately to work requirements, thereby saving and effectively using funds.

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Ha - Vice Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee reported to the delegation on the implementation of policies and laws on practicing thrift, fighting waste and corruption in the area. Photo: Mai Hoa

In the 3 years of 2019 - 2021, through the review of the resolution on allocating the budget revenue and expenditure estimates, 39 communes, towns and districts have reduced and contributed to saving more than 30 billion VND in budget expenditure.

In the field of public investment, the district has implemented many measures to speed up construction progress, properly implement investment procedures; allocate investment capital for the right purposes, prioritize debt repayment for completed projects, transitional projects, and projects serving the district's socio-economic goals.

Strengthen measures to prevent revenue loss and recover tax arrears; in the period 2016-2021, nearly 36 billion VND in tax arrears were collected.

By saving 10% of regular expenses, 40% of tuition fees as a source for salary reform according to regulations, and 1% of regular expenses as a source for emulation and rewards according to regulations, in the period 2016-2021, the whole district has saved more than 77 billion VND.

Delegate Tran Nhat Minh speaks at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

The district has completed the assignment of autonomy to 129 administrative units and public service units, contributing to streamlining staff and reducing the burden of regular expenditures on the budget.

The district also focuses on implementing thrift and combating waste in the preparation and appraisal of the 5-year medium-term financial plan for the 2016-2020 and 2021-2025 periods (provincial level); preparation, appraisal, approval, assignment, and implementation of the 5-year medium-term public investment plan for the 2016-2020 and 2021-2025 periods; preparation, appraisal, and implementation of projects using public investment capital.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, member of the monitoring delegation, is interested in the implementation rate of works and projects with land acquisition. Photo: Mai Hoa

During the period 2016-2021, through the establishment, appraisal and approval of 1,501 projects, an average of more than 16.3 billion VND/year was saved. Through annual bidding, an average of 420 million VND/year was saved. Through the examination and approval of the final settlement of 769 projects, nearly 34 billion VND was saved, the reduction rate accounted for 2.53% compared to the number of investors requesting final settlement approval.

The district also pays attention to practicing thrift and fighting waste in managing and using state budget capital for national target programs, target programs and some specific tasks and fields.

Comrade Phan Van Tuyen - Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Committee explained and clarified the issues raised by the monitoring delegation. Photo: Mai Hoa

Continue to pay attention to saving and fighting waste

Based on the report of the District People's Committee, the members of the monitoring delegation raised a number of concerns. That is, in the period of 2016 - 2021, the district implemented thousands of investment projects, the issue of key and central investment, ensuring development.

In addition, clarify projects that are behind schedule or prolonged; constructions and projects that have land acquisition but slow investment; whether or not there is a situation of investors "holding" land.

How are savings used in budget management and regular and investment expenditures? What is the effectiveness after restructuring the apparatus and streamlining the payroll?

Comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation concluded at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

The issue was also of interest to the provincial National Assembly delegation. Yen Thanh district is a key district in agriculture. How to save and fight waste in this field; how to implement digital transformation in agriculture, avoiding "good harvest, low price, good price, bad harvest"? The effectiveness after restructuring the apparatus and streamlining the payroll.

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation highly appreciated the implementation of policies and legal regulations on practicing thrift and combating waste.

Provincial National Assembly delegation surveys investment efficiency of irrigation projects. Photo: Mai Hoa

The development of a program to practice thrift and combat waste needs to attach specific functions and tasks to each unit and assign tasks to responsible officers; determine the focus, key points, and quantify the work that needs to be done, avoiding generalities. For example, how many percent should meetings be cut; how many percent should construction start and ground breaking be cut, on that basis, to evaluate closely to reality.

Strengthen and organize the budget management, effectively manage the budget and public assets; focus on managing and using sources mobilized from the people's contributions.

Provincial National Assembly delegation surveys Tho Thanh water plant project. Photo: Mai Hoa

The Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation also hopes that the district will continue to strengthen propaganda, raise awareness, consciousness and responsibility among cadres, civil servants, workers, agencies and units in practicing thrift, fighting waste and corruption.

Focus on managing investment in projects and works with focus and key points, avoiding spreading out. Pay attention to managing facilities and land of organizations after merger, avoiding waste and desertion.

Strengthening administrative reform, improving the application of information technology in management and operation...

The provincial National Assembly delegation surveyed the investment in construction of a number of works and projects in the district. Photo: Mai Hoa