This is the content stated in the draft Decree on determining the authority of the internal affairs sector when organizing local governments at two levels. The draft is chaired by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is being appraised by the Ministry of Justice.
In the draft Decree, the Ministry of Home Affairs clearly states the principles of decentralization of authority and direction of the Steering Committee, the draft decentralizes authority in the direction of:
The commune level mainly implements policies issued by the central and provincial levels, focusing on tasks of serving the people, directly solving the problems of the community, providing basic and essential public services to the people in the area.
The new commune-level government assumes the tasks and powers of the local government at the commune level and the tasks and powers of the current district-level local government.
Provincial authorities will manage, inspect and supervise the activities of local authorities at the commune level.
Notably, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposes the authority to handle procedures regarding the fund.
Accordingly, the Chairman of the Commune People's Committee has the authority to grant a license to establish and approve the regulations; allow the merger, consolidation, division, division, dissolution, and renaming; suspend operations for a limited period of operation;
Allow the fund to operate again after a period of suspension; expand the scope of fund operations; recognize funds that meet operating conditions; recognize members of the Fund Management Board;
Re-issuing the establishment license; accepting amended and supplemented regulations; revoking the establishment license for operating funds within the commune level; except for funds with foreign organizations and individuals contributing assets as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 18 of Decree 93/2019/ND-CP dated November 25, 2019 of the Government on the organization and operation of social funds and exchange-traded funds (amended and supplemented by Decree No. 136/2024/ND-CP dated October 23, 2024).
