Continuing on the 15th National Assembly (NA)'s fourth session, on the afternoon of November 15, 2022, at the National Assembly Building, under the chairmanship of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, the Law on Money Laundering Prevention and Control (amended) was officially approved with 483 the votes, reaching 96.99%. The law shall come into effect officially on March 1, 2023.
The promulgation of the Performance Measurement Framework for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI PMF) is the basis for the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV) to self-assess its performance according to international standards and good practices. Simultaneously, the evaluation results will be used by the SAV for strategic planning, capacity development, performance monitoring and increased accountability.
During the first working day of the 15th Session of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly (NA), under the direction of Deputy Chairman of the NA Nguyen Duc Hai, the Standing Committee listened to Deputy State Auditor General in charge of the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV) Ngo Van Tuan presented the Report on the performance of 2022 and the audit plan for 2023 of the State Audit; listened to the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Budget of the National Assembly. Chairman of the NA Vuong Dinh Hue attended and spoke at the working session
On September 15, 2022, the delegation of the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV) led by Deputy Auditor General Vu Van Hoa paid a working visit to the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation (CAAF), the Office of the Auditor General of Canada and the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. The mission lies within the framework of cooperation between the SAV and the CAAF in order to share experiences and improve the capacity of SAV in performance auditing.
With the legal status as an agency established by the National Assembly that exclusively inspects public finance and public assets, the State Audit office of Viet Nam (SAV) is one of the agencies that have direct responsibility for detecting and implementing coordinated approaches to handle corruption, and effectively manage public finance and public assets. In order to enhance the preemptive actions against corruption, wastefulness and negativity within audit activities as well as SAV's own internal affairs, SAV’s departments are alleged to execute solutions with regard to fundamental factors, namely such as legal frameworks and human resources.
According to the orientation of developing the Audit Plan for 2023 and for medium-term 2023-2025, budget audit continues to be a priority of the State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAV). The key orientations and notes when performing this type of audit will bring important information, helping audit units and auditors to have an insight to apply in practice, thereby improving audit quality and efficiency.