Continue to decentralize and delegate 354 tasks in the financial sector

On the afternoon of June 14, the national training conference on the organization and operation of Party organizations, government, Fatherland Front, and political organizations at the commune level (new) organized by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics in coordination with the Government Party Committee, the Fatherland Front Party Committee, central organizations, and central departments, ministries, branches, and organizations continued its program.

At the conference, comrade Nguyen Van Thang - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Finance introduced two topics on basic contents of decentralization, delegation of authority, and determination of authority in the field of Finance when implementing two-level local government and the issue of asset handling when implementing two-level local government.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang said that the Ministry of Finance has reviewed all 24 fields under state management with 253 legal documents; proposed decentralization and implementation of 412 tasks of two-level local government, reaching a rate of 48.5%.

Of these, 58 tasks have been decentralized and delegated in the laws and resolutions passed by the National Assembly at the 8th Session and the documents guiding their implementation. The remaining 354 tasks and authorities are still being proposed for decentralization and delegation.

Of which, 187 tasks of district-level local government were transferred to commune-level local government; 20 tasks of district-level local government were transferred to provincial-level local government.

For the above tasks, implementing the Party and State's policies, the Ministry of Finance has drafted and submitted to the Government to submit to the National Assembly to amend 13 laws at the 9th session; submitted to the Government to promulgate 5 Decrees; and issued under its authority 7 Circulars to implement decentralization, delegation of power, and division of authority.

The Ministry of Finance has reviewed legal documents related to the authority of local authorities to implement the division of authority according to the 2-level local government model in the financial sector.

Accordingly, 207 tasks and authorities currently performed by the district level have been identified that need to be divided into authorities, including 18 tasks and authorities that will be transferred from the district level to the provincial level and 189 tasks and authorities that will be transferred from the district level to the commune level.

In the state budget sector, there are 2 tasks. In the public investment sector, there are 5 tasks. In the property requisition and confiscation sector; land finance; and management and use of public assets, there are 101 tasks. In the bidding sector, there are 8 tasks; in the fee and charge sector, there are 3 tasks. In the social policy credit sector, there are 5 tasks. In the state enterprise development sector, there are 2 tasks. In the insurance business sector, there are 3 tasks.

The field of state management of business households, cooperatives, cooperatives, and cooperative unions has 38 tasks. The field of management and organization of implementation of national target programs includes 18 tasks. The field of investment under the public-private partnership method has 5 tasks. The field of price management has 3 tasks. The field of industry economics has 1 task. The field of tax management has 13 tasks.

Regarding decentralization and delegation of authority in the financial sector, the state budget sector has 8 tasks. The public investment sector has 4 tasks. The public asset management and use sector has 82 tasks. The planning sector has 5 tasks. The bidding sector has 5 tasks. The public-private partnership investment sector has 5 tasks. The investment sector has 7 tasks. The tax management sector has 9 tasks. The state reserve sector has 6 tasks. The statistics sector has 6 tasks.

Proposing some specific directions for handling assets when arranging administrative units, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang said that, for working headquarters and public service facilities, priority should be given to arranging working headquarters and public service facilities of district-level agencies, organizations and units (after abolishing the district level) for grassroots administrative units where the headquarters are located or other State agencies, organizations and units that have a need to use them as working headquarters and public service facilities.

It is possible to arrange a working headquarters for many agencies, organizations and units to use. At the same time, an agency can arrange to maintain work at many headquarters in the initial stage of administrative unit arrangement.

Carry out the exchange (transfer) of headquarters and public service facilities between provincial, district, commune-level agencies, organizations, units and central agencies in the area with headquarters that have surplus, excess, or lack of area compared to standards and norms to ensure maximum utilization of available facilities, headquarters, and public service facilities in the area.

For the headquarters and facilities of surplus public service activities after the arrangement and reorganization, the asset handling shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on management and use of public assets. In particular, priority shall be given to converting the function to become medical and educational facilities, and to use for other public purposes of the locality (libraries, parks, cultural and sports institutions, etc.).

Revoke to hand over to the local organization with the function of managing and trading houses for management and exploitation, hand over to the local land fund development organization for management, development and exploitation according to the provisions of law.