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 2 topics on basic contents of decentralization, delegation of authority, and determination of authority in the field of Finance when implementing 2-level local government and the issue of asset handling when implementing 2-level local government.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang said that the Ministry of Finance has reviewed all 24 areas under state management with 253 legal documents; proposed decentralization and implementation of 412 tasks of 2-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 policies of the Party and State, the Ministry of Finance has developed and submitted to the Government to submit to the National Assembly to amend 13 laws at the 9th session; submitted to the Government to issue 5 Decrees; 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 assigned authority, 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 fees and charges 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, cooperative groups, cooperatives, and cooperative unions has 38 tasks. The field of management and organization of implementation of national target programs has 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 management and use of public assets has 82 tasks. Regarding the planning sector has 5 tasks. The bidding sector has 5 tasks. The investment sector has 5 tasks under the public-private partnership model. 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 in need of 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 forms of asset handling shall be implemented according to the provisions of the law on management and use of public assets. In particular, priority shall be given to converting functions to medical and educational facilities, and to other public purposes of the locality (libraries, parks, cultural and sports institutions, etc.).

Recover to hand over to local housing management and business organizations for management and exploitation, hand over to local land fund development organizations for management, development and exploitation according to the provisions of law.