The conference was held on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the State Audit's Traditional Day (July 11, 1994-11.7.2025). State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan chaired the conference.
According to the Draft Report on the assessment of work in the first 6 months of the year and the implementation of work tasks in the last 6 months of 2025, in the first 6 months of the year, the whole industry has been proactive, focusing on implementing many synchronous and drastic solutions, completing comprehensively and qualitatively work tasks according to plan with many results, notably in auditing activities.
The 2025 auditing plan (AAP) prepared by the State Audit Office has closely followed the major orientations of the Party, State, National Assembly, National Assembly Standing Committee, areas prone to negativity, corruption, waste and issues of public concern.
In particular, the State Auditor General issued a document directing the focus on auditing areas prone to corruption, waste, negativity, and public concern (management and use of public finance, public assets; management and use of land, environment, resources, and minerals). During the audit process, it is necessary to pay attention to projects that use ineffective capital or waste, are behind schedule, are slow to be put into use, are slow to be implemented, have difficulties, problems...

During the audit process, the State Audit has flexibly adjusted un audited units and units that have been inspected and inspected by the Government Inspectorate and the Central Inspection Committee to avoid overlap and duplication; minimize inconvenience for audited units.
In particular, in the context of ministries, branches and localities implementing the arrangement, streamlining of the apparatus, merging and reorganizing administrative units at all levels, the State Auditor General has directed units in the entire industry to adjust the audit plan (AAP) and the audit organization plan to both ensure the comprehensive completion of the AAP in 2025 and create conditions for ministries, branches and localities to carry out the arrangement and organization of the apparatus. The State Audit has reduced a number of audits at ministries, branches, and audits related to district levels, while adjusting the audit organization plan, prioritizing the focus on auditing provincial budget settlement reports to be completed before June 30, 2025.
Synthesizing the preliminary audit results for 43 draft auditing reports (ABS), 16 ABS issued under the 2025 ABS, the State Audit recommended increasing and decreasing state budget revenue and expenditure by VND 8,344 billion (increasing state budget revenue by VND 2,410 billion, decreasing state budget expenditure by VND 5,934 billion), and other recommendations of VND 9,288 billion. The audit has also discovered and recommended timely correction and handling of responsibilities for shortcomings, limitations and inadequacies in the management, operation and use of public finance and public assets of audited units.
Results of the implementation of the 2024 audit recommendation (for the 2023 budget year), as of June 15, 2024, the total number of financial handling recommendations and other recommendations that have been implemented is 3,533/31.538 billion VND, reaching a rate of 11.2%.
During the audit process, the State Auditor General regularly directs to strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption and negativity in auditing activities. As of June 30, 2025, the State Audit has transferred 02 cases with signs of law violations to the police investigation agency for investigation and clarification; is carrying out procedures to transfer 01 case with signs of law violations to the police investigation agency.
Based on a comprehensive assessment of the Industry's activities in the first 6 months of the year, the State Audit identified key tasks and solutions, proposed solutions to overcome shortcomings and limitations to successfully and comprehensively complete the 2025 Work Plan.
Directing at the conference, State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan highly appreciated the efforts of the entire industry in implementing the Work Plan for the last 6 months of 2025.
According to the State Auditor General, in the first 6 months of 2025, in a very special context, the entire industry has united and strived to achieve remarkable results. The State Audit has adapted very quickly and flexibly in the context of restructuring the apparatus. Up to now, the entire industry has basically completed audits of local budget settlement reports.
Determining that entering the last 6 months of the year with many tasks, the State Auditor General requested the entire industry to review, research, and adjust the work plan to ensure compliance with the new context and arising tasks.