Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issued a number of new regulations on price management.
The Provincial People's Committee has just issued Decision No. 57/2024/QD-UBND on a number of regulations on State management of prices in Nghe An province.
On price stabilization:
- In case the market price level of goods and services in the List of goods and services subject to price stabilization fluctuates abnormally in the province according to the provisions of Point b, Clause 2, Article 20 of the Law on Prices; Departments managing sectors and fields of goods and services shall assess the actual developments and market price levels of goods and services in the area to prepare a price stabilization report (including the contents as prescribed in Point b, Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree No. 85/2024/ND-CP dated July 10, 2024 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Prices (hereinafter referred to as Decree No. 85/2024/ND-CP)), together with a written request for price stabilization (including the contents prescribed in Point b, Clause 2, Article 6, Decree No. 85/2024/ND-CP) to send to the Department of Finance for synthesis, submission to the Provincial People's Committee for consideration, decision on policies, measures, appropriate price stabilization period and assignment of implementation.
- The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reports on price stabilization for rice; nitrogen fertilizer, DAP fertilizer, NPK fertilizer; animal feed, aquatic feed; vaccines for livestock and poultry; and pesticides.
- Department of Industry and Trade reports on price stabilization for finished gasoline and oil products; liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
- The Department of Health reports on price stabilization for milk products for children under 6 years old; included in the list of essential drugs used at medical examination and treatment facilities.
- The Department of Industry and Sector Management reports on price stabilization for goods and services added to the List of Price-Stabilized Goods and Services. In urgent cases, the Department of Finance shall proactively send documents to the Departments of Industry and Sector Management so that the Departments of Industry and Sector Management can assess the actual developments and market price levels of goods and services according to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article. Departments, branches, sectors, and district-level People's Committees are responsible for organizing the implementation of price stabilization as assigned by the Provincial People's Committee.
* Agencies and units performing price plan appraisal:
- Price framework for typical forests, protective forests, and production forests owned by the entire people under local management: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development appraises price plans.
- Specific prices for public irrigation products and services for irrigation works using state capital within the scope, management authority and ordering authority of the locality: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development appraises the price plan.
- Specific prices for other irrigation products and services for irrigation works using state capital within the scope and authority of local management: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development appraises price plans.
- Specific prices for surveying and cadastral mapping services in cases where competent state agencies allocate land, lease new land or permit the conversion of land use purposes in places where there is no cadastral map with coordinates: Department of Natural Resources and Environment shall preside over and coordinate with Department of Finance to appraise the price plan.
- Maximum price for collection, transportation and treatment of domestic solid waste applicable to investors, facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of domestic solid waste: Department of Natural Resources and Environment presides over and coordinates with Department of Finance to appraise price plans.
- Specific prices for collection, transportation and treatment of domestic solid waste applicable to agencies, organizations, production, business and service establishments, concentrated production, business and service areas, industrial clusters, households and individuals: Department of Natural Resources and Environment presides over and coordinates with Department of Finance to appraise price plans.
- The price frame for ferry services is invested with state budget capital and managed by the locality: The Department of Transport appraises the price plan.
- Maximum price for ferry services invested from non-state budget sources, managed by local authorities: Department of Transport appraises price plan.
- Specific price of car parking service invested by state budget: Department of Finance appraises price plan.
- Maximum price for services entering and exiting bus stations: Department of Transport reviews price plans.
- Specific prices for passenger and luggage transport services on urban railways: Department of Transport appraises price plans.
- Maximum price for road use services of road construction investment projects (except for expressway use services) for business purposes, managed by local authorities: Department of Transport appraises price plans.
- Maximum price for services using ports and stations (including ports and inland waterway wharves, except fishing ports) invested from state budget capital, managed by localities: Department of Transport appraises price plans.
- Maximum price for services using fishing ports invested from state budget capital, managed by local authorities: Department of Agriculture and Rural Development appraises price plan.
- Specific prices for drainage and wastewater treatment services (except for drainage and wastewater treatment services for industrial parks and industrial clusters invested with non-state budget capital): Department of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with Department of Construction to appraise price plans.
- Specific prices for cemetery services and cremation services of crematoriums invested from state budget capital: Department of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with Department of Construction to appraise price plans.
- Specific price for renting shared technical infrastructure works invested from the state budget: Department of Construction presides over and coordinates with Department of Finance to appraise the price plan.
- Specific price for clean water: Department of Finance presides over and coordinates with Department of Construction and Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to appraise price plans.
- Maximum price for requested services related to notarization: Department of Justice assesses the price plan.
- Specific price for services using sales area at the market invested from state capital: Department of Industry and Trade appraises price plan.
- Specific prices for medical examination and preventive medicine services at public health facilities: The Department of Health reviews the price plan.
- Specific prices for opioid addiction treatment services at public service units: The Department of Health appraises the price plan.
Price framework, maximum price, specific price depending on service for public career services using state budget, calculating price according to the collection schedule of service users: Department of industry and sector management appraises price plan. Specific price of public products and services (public career services and public utility products and services) in the list issued by competent authorities, using state budget and under the ordering authority of local agencies and organizations: Department of industry and sector management appraises price plan.
* This Decision takes effect from November 25, 2024; replaces Decision No. 57/2015/QD-UBND dated October 8, 2015 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on promulgating regulations on price management in Nghe An province and Decision No. 23/2023/QD-UBND dated September 27, 2023 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on partially abolishing Decision No. 57/2015/QD-UBND dated October 8, 2015 of the People's Committee of the province.
The Provincial People's Committee assigns the Chief of the Provincial People's Committee Office; Heads of departments, branches, organizations and units under the province; Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities and towns; Heads of relevant agencies, organizations and units to be responsible for implementing this Decision.
