On December 12, according to the Government Office, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc just held a meeting on streamlining the apparatus of the Ministry of Finance.
Reporting at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said that the total number of units under the organizational structure of the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance before the arrangement was 56 units (each ministry had 28 units), including 47 administrative units (6 general departments, 14 departments, 27 offices, offices, inspectorates), and 9 public service units.
After the rearrangement of the two ministries into the Ministry of Economy and Finance, there will be 35 units, of which 34 units will be arranged from the merger of the two ministries (17 departments, 13 offices, offices, inspectorates, 4 public service units) and 1 additional unit is a public service unit due to the merger of Vietnam Social Security. Accordingly, the total number of units will be reduced by 22/56 units.
For the 9 public service units outside the organizational structure of the Ministries, for now, they will remain as they are, then they will be arranged according to general targets, only retaining units under ministries and branches serving political tasks at leading units associated with the functions and tasks of the ministry.
For higher education institutions, arrange according to the network planning of education and training institutions, associated with improving the level of financial autonomy in accordance with the roadmap for calculating full public service prices by industry and field.
For public service units under departments under ministries and general departments under ministries, we will continue to review and reorganize to improve operational efficiency and financial autonomy.
Regarding the transfer of personnel from the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises and the National Financial Supervision Committee to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Chi said that the Ministry will review each specific case in relation to the assigned tasks, in accordance with the job position and the situation of organization arrangement and streamlining.
The Ministry of Finance agrees with the policy of merging and organizing Vietnam Social Security into a public service unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, ending the current model of Vietnam Social Security under the Government.
This unit has the function of advising the Minister on organizing the implementation of social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and supplementary pension insurance policies, and managing these funds to ensure smoothness and system-wide connectivity.
After listening to the reports and comments of leaders of ministries and branches, the Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated the positive and proactive coordination with relevant agencies to develop plans and said that the arrangement of the Ministry of Finance is relatively reasonable.
Regarding the name of the new ministry after the merger, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc suggested that it needs to be researched to be consistent with international practices and the role of taking on macroeconomic advisory orientation.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized the requirement that the summary of Resolution 18-NQ/TW, the arrangement and streamlining of the apparatus requires drastic and quick action, but must ensure the normal operation of the apparatus, must be completed in December 2024 and put into stable operation before February 25, 2025.
Along with the merger, it is necessary to consider the construction and submission to the competent authority to issue a decree on the functions, tasks and scope of work of the Ministry.
In February 2025, the National Assembly will meet to give opinions on regulations on the apparatus, so that the new apparatus operates in accordance with the law.
