Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Thuy - Chief Inspector of Can Tho City - signed and issued Inspection Conclusion No. 1296/KL-TTr dated August 14, 2024 on the responsibility of the Head of the Management Board of Can Tho Export Processing and Industrial Zones in complying with the provisions of law on corruption prevention and control and the management of financial revenue and expenditure. Implementation of legal provisions on corruption prevention and control from 2022 - 2023.
According to the Can Tho City Inspectorate, the Management Board is an agency under the City People's Committee, performing the function of direct state management over industrial parks and export processing zones in Can Tho City; managing and organizing the implementation of the function of providing public administrative services and other support services related to investment, production and business activities for enterprises in industrial parks and export processing zones in Can Tho City.
In addition to the achieved results, Can Tho City Inspectorate pointed out the limitations and shortcomings of the Head of the Management Board of Can Tho Export Processing and Industrial Zones.
The conclusion of the Can Tho City Inspectorate pointed out that the arrangement and assignment of the number of deputies did not comply with Decree No. 82/2018/ND-CP dated May 22, 2018 of the Government on the management of industrial parks and economic zones.
The period for periodic job transfer of civil servants is not ensured according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 25 of the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption; the development of a job transfer plan for people with positions and powers has not specifically stated the rights and obligations of those who must transfer jobs according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 26 of the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption.
Some cases with the obligation to declare assets and income did not declare in accordance with the instructions in Decree No. 130; the Centre determined that the control authority of the asset and income control agency was not correct in 2 cases.
Regarding financial revenue and expenditure management, the Management Board of Can Tho Export Processing and Industrial Zones synthesized the settlement report with missing data from the Centre; settlement in some cases did not comply with the prescribed norms and regimes, did not have the correct funding source, and did not set aside a fund to supplement income.
As for the Centre for infrastructure construction of Thot Not Industrial Park, some expenditure contents have not been strictly ensured, with full payment documents according to internal expenditure regulations; for holiday and Tet expenses, the unit does not use the welfare fund but spends from operating expenses.
In addition, the depreciation of fixed assets has not been ensured at the correct rate, the original price has not been updated and added to the career development fund as prescribed.
Can Tho City Inspectorate also pointed out the subjective cause is that the relevant organizations and individuals lacked inspection and supervision during the implementation process; and did not thoroughly and fully research the legal regulations on anti-corruption and finance.
Regarding objective reasons, the responsible department is related to limitations and shortcomings due to having to take on many tasks, limited experience; there are no regulations on economic-technical norms, cost norms for public career services using the state budget in the field of natural resources and environment.
