Nghe An will allocate 141 billion VND to purchase equipment and serve digital transformation for new communes.

On the afternoon of July 10, at the 31st Session, the People's Council of Nghe An province passed a Resolution adjusting the State budget revenue estimates in the area, local budget expenditures and local budget allocation plan for 2025 after rearranging and reorganizing administrative units at all levels and building a 2-level local government organization model.

Attending the working session were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province, and members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee.

Comrades: Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Standing 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 chaired the meeting.

During the discussion, some delegates commented: In the allocation of budget estimates for commune level, it is recommended to add funding items for investment in purchasing information technology equipment, digital transformation, etc. Regarding the content, the Provincial People's Committee has directed the Department of Finance to issue a document requesting localities to fully report the funding needs for purchasing equipment, repairing, renovating, and upgrading working headquarters, including funding for purchasing information technology equipment. In the immediate future, the province will allocate 141 billion VND from the central budget to support communes.

For larger needs such as: Investment in information technology equipment, headquarters renovation, digital transformation, etc., the Department of Finance is synthesizing and classifying in order of priority to propose additional support from the Central Government, while balancing the provincial budget to support according to the principle of focused investment, avoiding spreading.

After the reorganization of commune-level administrative units, Nghe An reduced 282 commune-level administrative units, from 412 to 130 communes/wards.

Based on the explanation of the drafting agency, the Provincial People's Council approved the draft Resolution adjusting the State budget revenue estimates in the area, local budget expenditures and local budget allocation plan for 2025 after rearranging and reorganizing administrative units at all levels and building a 2-level local government organization model.

Accordingly, the adjusted State budget revenue estimate with the total State budget revenue in the area is more than 17,726 billion VND, of which the provincial budget is more than 10,075 billion VND, the commune budget is more than 7,650 billion VND.

At the same time, the Provincial People's Council agreed to adjust the local budget allocation plan with total local budget expenditure of more than VND 41,991 billion, of which the provincial budget is more than VND 26,096 billion and the commune budget is more than VND 15,895 billion.

Pursuant to this Resolution, the Provincial People's Council assigns the Provincial People's Committee to implement; assigns detailed estimates of State budget revenue in the area, local budget expenditures and local budget allocation plans for 2025 adjusted after rearranging and reorganizing administrative units at all levels and building a 2-level local government organization model for communes, wards and provincial-level budget units, relevant units and organizations to implement (details according to each objective and task); at the same time, assigns provincial-level departments, branches, sectors, People's Committees of communes, wards and budget-using units to organize implementation according to regulations.

The People's Committees of communes and wards shall submit to the People's Councils of the same level for decision on the State budget revenue estimates in the area, local budget expenditures, and decide on the allocation of the budget estimates at their level according to the provisions of the State Budget Law and guiding documents.

Provincial departments, branches, sectors, People's Committees of communes, wards and budget-using units shall hand over and receive finance and budget after the arrangement (including the remaining balance, source transfer...) to carry out tasks according to the assigned estimates in accordance with regulations; ensure the normal, continuous and smooth operation of the State administrative apparatus, without interrupting work, without affecting people and businesses; not allowing the situation of regime and policy debt to occur, especially for social protection beneficiaries, vulnerable groups and affected groups in the process of arranging and organizing the apparatus; strive to complete the highest level of the State financial and budgetary tasks in 2025.