On May 13, Deputy State Auditor General Tran Minh Khuong and Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Van Dung chaired a conference to announce the Decision on auditing and implementing the local budget audit plan and 2024 budget settlement report of Ho Chi Minh City.
At the conference to deploy auditing tasks, Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuc - Chief Auditor of the State Audit Region IV - announced the decision to audit and implement the local budget audit plan, and report on budget settlement in 2024.
According to the plan, the audit team will conduct inspections at 22 units in Ho Chi Minh City such as the Department of Finance, Department of Construction, Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Home Affairs; State Treasury Region II, Tax Department Region II; District 1, District 7, District 8, District 11, District 12, Tan Phu and Cu Chi, Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Can Gio districts.
In addition, some units are also subject to audits such as Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City Television, Saigon University, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine and Ho Chi Minh City Housing Business Management Company Limited.
The objective of the audit is to verify the honesty and reasonableness in the financial statements, the budget settlement of the units; At the same time, assessing the observance of law and efficiency in managing and using public finance and public assets. The audit content will focus on the process of making, allocating and implementing budget estimates; manage and use revenues -chi and public assets; The same compliance with the legal provisions related to finance - accounting.
In his speech, Deputy State Auditor General Tran Minh Khuong requested the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to direct the audited agencies and units to closely coordinate and provide full records and related documents. At the same time, it is necessary to arrange responsible staff to regularly work with the audit team to clearly explain the arising contents, creating conditions for the audit work to be completed on schedule.
The Deputy State Auditor General requires members of the audit team to strictly comply with procedures, regulations and professional ethics. Auditors must not cause trouble, harassment or exceed the approved audit scope, and must fully absorb and consider the explanatory opinions from the audited unit to ensure objectivity and transparency in State audit activities.
