In July and August 2025, the State Auditor General directed the issuance of many documents, promptly guiding audit activities in accordance with the situation of reorganization and streamlining of the new government apparatus and problems arising in audit activities such as: Instructions on sending audit results to district levels in local budget audits; Instructions on organizing monitoring of the implementation of conclusions and audit recommendations for units after the merger, reorganization of organizations and apparatus...
In addition to auditing the budget settlement reports of 37 ministries, central agencies (reaching a rate of 90% of the number of focal points), 57 localities (reaching a rate of 90%), in 2025, the State Audit will organize audits on a number of topics closely following the audit tasks according to the requirements of the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee as well as issues of public concern.
According to the 2025 auditing plan (AAP), the State Audit will carry out 116 auditing tasks with 161 auditing delegations. By August 30, 2025, the State Audit Office had approved 140 audits, deployed 128 audit teams (reaching 79.5% of the annual audit plan), and officially issued 105 audit reports (Aores).
Summarizing the preliminary audit results from 105 issued administrative procedures, the State Audit has recommended handling the financial situation of VND 20,098 billion and USD 16,676,890.83, of which VND 951 billion was increased to the state budget (NSNN) and VND 8,774 billion was reduced to the state budget and USD 143,391.999, and other recommendations of VND 10,373 billion and USD 16,533,498.84.
The State Audit Office proposed to cancel, amend, supplement and issue new contents that were not in accordance with 62 legal documents and management documents; recommended rectifying the operations of audited units and the responsibilities of related individuals and organizations in the management, operation and use of public finance and public assets.
Notably, the State Audit Office has transferred 4 case files to the Investigation Police Agencies of provinces and cities to investigate and clarify acts showing signs of violating the law.
It is expected that the State Audit will complete 100% of the 2025 administrative procedures on schedule, in which the key audit task at the end of the year is to audit the budget settlement reports of ministries and central agencies in 2024, on that basis, audit the 2024 State Audit settlement report to submit to the National Assembly for approval at the National Assembly Session in early 2026.
For the 2026 audit plan, the State Audit plans to carry out 129 tasks, auditing 100% of the budget settlement of ministries, central and local agencies. Of which, there are 7 topics of auditing activities, 24 audits of investment projects, and joint audits of financial statements, capital, and state assets at the State Bank, 10 corporations, general companies, and 5 financial institutions and banks.
In his speech, State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan requested units to ensure the quality and progress of the remaining audits in 2025, and carefully prepare for the 2026 plan. He emphasized that the State Audit Office needs to continue to improve laws, strengthen the apparatus, improve staff capacity, and focus on applying information technology to ensure network safety and security.
According to the Auditor General, 2026 will be the first year that the State Audit will comprehensively audit 100% of ministries, branches and localities, requiring careful preparation and synchronization of solutions to both deploy and learn from experience, aiming to improve the quality of audits in the new context.
