(sav.gov.vn) – Member of the Party Central Committee, Auditor-General Ngo Van Tuan has just signed the Decision No. 1445/QĐ-KTNN promulgating 2024 Annual Audit Plan.
According to the Decision, in the field of state budget, the State Audit Office of Việt Nam (SAV) will organize 01 audit of the State Budget Final Account Report and Public Debt Report in 2023; 24 audits of the 2023 State Budget Final Account Reports at ministries and central agencies including: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Information and Communications, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, Ministry of Science and Technology, Supreme People's Court, Government Inspectorate, Office of the Government, Office of the National Assembly, Office of the President, Academy of Social Sciences of Việt Nam, Academy of Science and Technology of Việt Nam, Hanoi National University, Voice of Việt Nam, Việt Nam News Agency, Central Việt Nam women’s union, Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union, General Confederation of Labor of Việt Nam, General Department of State Reserves.
In addition, SAV will conduct an audit of the management and use of public finance, assets and the 2023 final account reports at 07 central agencies, ministries and branches, including: The Supreme People's Procuracy of Việt Nam, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Health; Audit the management and use of public finance, assets in 2023 at 03 agencies including: General Department of Customs, General Department of Taxation, State Treasury. At local level, SAV shall conduct audits the 2023 local budget final account reports in 35 provinces and cities; of 2023 local budgets in 04 provinces and cities; of 2023 local budgets and local budget final account reports in 22 provinces and cities.
Regarding the performance audit, SAV shall conduct 07 performance audits, focusing on issues of public concern such as management, environmental protection, and waste treatment, combating climate change, public passenger transportation, monuments and heritages preservation and development, etc.
Regarding thematic audit, SAV shall carry out 24 thematic audits, of which some are at large-scale and wide-ranging such as: The management and leasing of public land in the period 2022-2023 in the following provinces and cities: Hanoi, Bac Giang, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh; The arrangement and reorganization of public service units according to Resolution No. 19-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 for the period 2021-2023 at the Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and provinces, cities named: Can Tho, Dong Nai, Ba Ria Vung Tau.
Notably, the State Audit will audit electricity price management in the 2022-2023 period. This is one of the "hot" issues that has recently received special attention from public.
In the field of construction investment, programs and projects: SAV shall conduct 22 audits of investment projects, including large and key projects under the National Assembly's supervision program namely: Eastern North-South Expressway Project, Long Thanh International Airport Construction Investment Project Phase 1; investment projects to build ring roads; Coastal roads connecting inter-regions and economic zones and large coastal urban areas according to Decision No. 129/QD-TTg dated January 18, 2010 by the Prime Minister; infrastructure projects in coastal economic zones, environmental improvement projects, etc.
Regarding the field of businesses, financial and banking institutions: In addition to auditing financial statements, activities related to the management and use of 2023 state capital and assets of the State Bank, SAV will also carry out 12 audits of the same subject matters at 8 state-owned corporations, groups and 4 banking organizations.
Furthermore, there will also be matters related to the fields of defense, security, and Party agencies subject to the SAV’s audit plan in the various audit types such as performance and thematic audits.
In 2024 Audit Plan, SAV tends not to increase the total audit engagements in 2024 in comparison with that of 2023 and ensure the roadmap to realise the SAV development strategy by 2030 regarding enhancing the audits of the state budget final account reports at localities, ministries, central agencies, the thematic audit, performance audit, environmental audit, IT audit.
Nevertheless, SAV select large audit topics associated with the management and administration of the state budget; the key issues, areas with high risks negativity, corruption and waste. Such selection is expected to help support the National Assembly in their discharge of legislation, supervision and making nationally important issues. |