Regulations on coordination between the State Audit Office and the provinces bring practical results
The conference was held to evaluate the achievements, limitations and remaining problems in the coordination between the State Audit Office and localities, and at the same time propose directions and solutions to better implement the coordination between the parties in the coming time.
Speaking at the opening of the Conference, Deputy State Auditor General Tran Minh Khuong said that in recent years, the coordination between the State Audit Office and the Standing Committees of the People's Councils and People's Committees of provinces and cities has contributed to improving the effectiveness of each side's work. Through audit activities, the State Audit Office has on the one hand pointed out the advantages and contents that have been done in accordance with regulations, on the other hand, the State Audit Office has also pointed out the shortcomings, limitations and errors that need to be overcome and corrected in the management and use of public finance and public assets of the audited localities and units; at the same time, every year, the State Audit Office also gives its opinions on the work of preparing and assigning local budget revenue and expenditure estimates of the provinces; opinions on the honesty, correctness and legality of the provincial budget management reports help the provincial People's Councils have more grounds and bases to decide on the local budget revenue and expenditure estimates and approve the local budget management reports.
Agreeing and sharing the contents presented at the Conference, representatives of local leaders made comments clarifying the results achieved in implementing the Regulations on coordination of work between the parties in the past as well as the direction of coordination work in the coming time.
Mr. Nguyen Truc Son - Permanent Vice Chairman of Ben Tre Provincial People's Committee affirmed: The signing of the coordination regulations in the new period is very practical for Ben Tre province, which is the basis to help the direction, operation and use of the province's state budget continue to be in order, in accordance with the provisions of law, contributing to the successful implementation of socio-economic development tasks and goals; strengthening and improving the effectiveness of the work between the State Audit Office and the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee.
Mr. Lu Quang Ngoi - Chairman of Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee hopes: "In the coming time, Vinh Long province hopes that the State Audit Office will continue to guide, share experiences, and contribute effective measures through budget audits and thematic audits; especially in the context of rapidly changing socio-economic conditions, new legal regulations are issued and regularly amended and supplemented to meet the development requirements of the country in the new period".
Localities coordinate effectively in implementing audit conclusions and recommendations.
Speaking at the Conference, Member of the Party Central Committee, State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan said that after many years of implementing the Regulations on coordination between the State Audit Office and the Standing Committees of the People's Councils and People's Committees of the provinces, the coordination regulations between the State Audit Office and the Standing Committees of the People's Councils and People's Committees of the provinces have been put into practice, promoting work efficiency, helping the agencies better fulfill their assigned political tasks.
Highly agreeing with the contents, tasks and solutions stated in the Coordination Regulations, in the Interim Report on Coordination Work as well as the opinions of localities at the Conference, the State Auditor General requested that the State Audit Office of Region IX should perform well 4 tasks in the coming time.
Firstly, do a good job of auditing local budget settlement reports, promptly provide information to provincial People's Councils for approval of local budget settlements and synthesis to build state budget estimates.
Second, closely coordinate in the development of local budget estimates, thereby improving the quality of opinions on state budget estimates and central budget allocations sent to the National Assembly.
Third, closely coordinate in implementing audit recommendations, avoid backlogs, and promptly share difficulties and problems with localities.
Fourth, be ready to closely cooperate with localities to participate in the monitoring delegations of elected bodies as well as to give opinions on important local programs and projects if trusted by the locality; pay attention to ideological and political ethics education for cadres and auditors when participating in activities in the locality; become an organic part of the local apparatus, helping localities to excellently complete political tasks and thereby complete their own political tasks.
On the local side, the State Auditor General emphasized 6 contents and asked localities to coordinate well in the coming time.
Firstly, closely coordinate with the State Audit Office in developing an audit plan based on the principles of streamlining, compactness, quality, efficiency, no overlap, and no impact on the operations of localities and audited agencies and departments; closely coordinate in preparing documents and files; provide information to help the audit team collect information better.
Second, closely coordinate in performing audit tasks, prepare complete records and documents according to legal regulations; select knowledgeable staff who have a firm grasp of the issue to coordinate with the audit team, discuss frankly, help improve the quality of audit reports, enhance the effectiveness of audit conclusions and recommendations; help the State Audit Office perform well its role of consulting, preventing and stopping waste and negativity from afar and early on.
The State Auditor General also particularly emphasized and requested localities to closely coordinate in supervising the activities of the Audit Team, helping the Industry in preventing and combating harassment and negativity in auditing activities.
Third, effective coordination in implementing audit conclusions and recommendations. “Based on a good audit plan and audit activities, I believe that the implementation of audit conclusions and recommendations will be more effective, practical and faster from implementing recommendations on financial handling, responsibilities of organizations and individuals and especially close coordination in recommending with competent authorities to promptly amend legal documents that hinder development” – the State Auditor General emphasized.
Fourth, closely coordinate in updating knowledge for elected representatives, especially in updating new knowledge, new documents, knowledge on public finance management, public assets, legal framework on State Audit...
Fifth, coordinate, share information and databases, contribute to innovation in auditing methods and audit methods.
Sixth, create conditions for the regional State Audit Office to directly participate in the People's Council's supervision delegations and inspection delegations in areas related to public finance and public asset management to serve auditing activities.
"I really hope that with the Regulation signed this time, in the coming time there will be a qualitative change in the coordination between the State Audit Office and the People's Councils and People's Committees of localities" - the State Auditor General said.
Within the framework of the Conference, the Signing Ceremony of the Coordination Regulations with the Standing Committee of the People's Council and the People's Committee of the provinces took place on the basis of amending and supplementing the signed Regulations to suit the new regulations and situation.
On the occasion of this Conference, the State Audit also awarded the Medal "For the cause of the State Audit" to the comrades who are provincial leaders and leaders of departments and branches of 06 provinces: An Giang, Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Vinh Long who have made many contributions to the cause of building and developing the State Audit.
