Provincial People's Council reviews draft resolution promulgating list of public service using budget

Scene of the review meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Comrade Chu Duc Thai - Standing Member, Head of the Culture - Social Committee, Provincial People's Council chaired the review meeting.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; leaders of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, the Provincial People's Committee Office and a number of related departments.

Based on the Proposal of the Provincial People's Committee, the list includes 53 public services, of which 32 are in the field ofculture, 3 family services, 6 physical education and sports services and 12 other services in culture, family, physical education and sports.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council requested the Provincial People's Committee and the sector to take the lead in advising on clarifying the legal basis in the draft resolution. Photo: Mai Hoa

The classification of public services is determined according to the provisions of Resolution No. 19, dated October 25, 2017 of the Central Executive Committee on continuing to innovate the organization and management system, improving the quality and efficiency of public service units and Decision No. 156, dated January 29, 2022 of the Prime Minister.

At the meeting, delegates focused on discussing and clarifying the authority of the Provincial People's Council in reviewing and approving the list of public career services using the budget in the fields of culture, family, physical education and sports as well as assigning tasks, ordering or bidding for the provision of public products and services; how to implement them to ensure compliance with regulations...

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council proposed that the Provincial People's Committee review the list submitted to the Provincial People's Council to ensure it is correct, complete and consistent with reality. Photo: Mai Hoa

Accordingly, at Point B, Clause 3, Article 4, Decree 160, dated June 21, 2021 of the Government stipulates that the authority to promulgate the list of public career services using the State budget belongs to the Provincial People's Council.

However, the assignment of tasks, ordering or bidding for the provision of public products and services using the State budget from regular funding sources is the responsibility of the Provincial People's Committee as stipulated in Decree No. 32, dated April 10, 2019 of the Government and Clause 2, Article 2, Decision No. 156, dated January 29, 2022 of the Prime Minister.

Comrade Lo Thi Kim Ngan - Standing Member, Head of the Ethnic Committee, Provincial People's Council proposed to add tourism sector to the list. Photo: Mai Hoa

Comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports received and explained some issues raised by delegates. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regarding the implementation method, in principle, the issuance of the list of public career services using the State budget is the initial basis for performing the tasks; after the Provincial People's Council issues the list of services, it continues to develop technical and economic norms and develop unit prices for the list, then assign tasks, place orders or bid for the provision of public products and services.

The regulation of implementation methods is to avoid the case where, after the Provincial People's Council issues the list, it immediately proceeds with assigning tasks, placing orders or bidding for the provision of public products and services without carrying out the stages of establishing technical norms and unit prices.

Comrade Chu Duc Thai - Standing Member, Head of the Culture - Social Committee, Provincial People's Council requested the Provincial People's Committee and the sector to advise on drafting a resolution to absorb opinions at the meeting to build a quality draft resolution. Photo: Mai Hoa

Some opinions also raised concerns and suggested that the agency drafting the draft resolution carefully review the lists submitted to the People's Council to avoid duplication of programs and lists of regulations on budget use issued previously related to programs, topics, projects, and tasks on science - technology, resources - environment, etc. In addition, it is necessary to research and supplement the list in the tourism sector.

At the end of the review, the Committee for Culture and Society, the Provincial People's Council requested the Provincial People's Committee and the sector to advise on drafting a resolution to absorb the opinions at the meeting to develop a quality draft resolution.