NA Standing Committee discusses State Audit Office’s performance, work plan
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee gave opinions on the 2021 performance report and the 2022 audit plan of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) on September 14 morning.
NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai addresses the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on September 14 morning (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee gave opinions on the 2021 performancereport and the 2022 audit plan of the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) onSeptember 14 morning.
As of August 31, auditagencies nationwide had deployed 144 of the 211 planned audit teams, with 108 teamsfinishing their tasks and 83 audit reports issued. The audits were basicallycarried out on schedule and achieved the set targets, according to Chairman ofthe NA’s Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs Nguyen Phu Cuong.
The SAV discovered andproposed settlement of many violations related to the management and use ofpublic finance, transferred five cases showing crime signs to police for investigation,and proposed the amendment of 205 documents that don’t match legal regulationsor the reality.
It has also achievedencouraging outcomes in enhancing cooperation with foreign partners andperforming many other tasks.
The September 14 sitting of the third session of the 15th NA Standing Committee (Photo: VNA)
However, the Financial andBudgetary Affairs Committee also pointed out that the issuance of the 2021 planon corruption prevention and control was slower than expected while the implementationof some focal duties for this year has yet to be fully analysed or reported.
It requested the SAV to boostIT application, build a database with sufficient and precise information forthe audit sector, improve the quality of auditing activities, and reformworking methods as required in the strategy for SAV development by 2030.
Regarding the orientationsand tasks for 2022, the committee asked the SAV to build and issue solutions,farm out tasks, and specify a road map for duty performance right from the year’sbeginning.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Huespoke highly of the SAV’s report and the committee’s verification report,asking for more attention to the mobilisation, allocation, and use of resourcesfor the COVID-19 fight, along with the preparation, distribution, anddisbursement of capital sources for basic construction at the central and locallevels./.
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Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai addresses the meeting of the NA Standing Committee on September 14 morning (Photo: VNA) 
The September 14 sitting of the third session of the 15th NA Standing Committee (Photo: VNA) 
