Circular No. 05/2001/TT-BVHTT guides the Steering Committee of the mass movement "All People United for Cultural Life Construction" in the planning and utilization of state budget funds.

CIRCULAR

OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION DECREE NO. 05/2001/TT-BVHTT
DATE OF ISSUE: FEBRUARY 13, 2001 GUIDING THE DIRECTORATE
OF THE MOVEMENT "THE WHOLE PEOPLE UNITE TO BUILD A CULTURAL LIFE" IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AND USE OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE BUDGET

Implementing Decision No. 235/1999/QĐ-TTg dated December 23, 1999 of the Prime Minister on the establishment of the Directorate for the movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life";

Based on Circular No. 3913/TC-HCSN dated September 21, 2000 of the Ministry of Finance regarding comments on the draft circular guiding the provision of financial support from the state budget for the movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life"; After consultation with the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Culture and Information guides the development of plans and the use of funds from the State budget for the Directorate of the movement, specifically as follows:

2. Individuals who have registered as the principal investigator of a Research Project or Pilot Production Project and those participating in its implementation shall not participate in the Evaluation and Selection Council for that Research Project or Pilot Production Project (hereinafter referred to as the Council). In necessary cases, members of the Council may be staff members of the organization registering as the principal investigator of the Research Project or Pilot Production Project, but not more than one person and they cannot serve as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or reviewing member.

1. The movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life" is a political-social campaign with a large scale, aiming to promote propaganda and education to implement cultural tasks in the new period, educate patriotism and socialism closely linked with the patriotic emulation movement and the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.

The movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life" is organized and implemented by ministries, agencies, mass organizations at the central level and localities, and is supported by the state budget for activities of guidance, information, propaganda, inspection, urging, and rewarding.

2. The state budget supports activities to fulfill the tasks set out in Point 1 according to the current principles of state budget decentralization.

- The central budget supports funds for activities of the Central Directorate and activities carried out by the Directories of ministries, agencies, and mass organizations at the central level.

- Local budgets support funds for activities of the Directories at various levels such as provincial cities, districts, towns; communes, wards, towns, and Directories organized and implemented by departments, agencies, and mass organizations at the local level.

3. The annual plan for financial support for the activities of Directories of ministries, agencies, and mass organizations will be prepared by the Central Directorate and submitted to the Ministry of Finance for consolidation in the central government budget proposal for approval by the Government and allocated in the budget assigned to central ministries, agencies, and mass organizations. The plan for financial support for the activities of Directories at the provincial city, district, town; commune, ward, town levels and Directories of departments, agencies, and mass organizations in provinces and cities will be prepared by the Directories and submitted to the Department of Finance and Price for consolidation in the provincial city budget proposal for approval by the People's Council and People's Committee of the province or city and allocation in the budget assigned to local authorities; departments, and mass organizations, and sent to the Central Directorate for consolidation and reporting to the Ministry of Finance the state budget expenditure plan for the movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life". The Directories of the movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life"

at all levels are responsible for managing and using the supported funds according to the current financial expenditure regulations. At the end of each quarter, year, and conclusion of each campaign phase, the Directories must settle accounts for the funds used together with the quarterly and annual settlement of their respective agencies, units, and mass organizations to the finance authority at the same level in accordance with current regulations. 1. Contents of expenditures for the movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life":

II. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

Expenditures for the activities of the Central Directorate and Directories at various levels in localities:

a) - Expenditures for the work of directing study, implementation of the plan to launch the movement "The whole people unite to build a cultural life", and the program of work of the Directorate

- Expenditures for information, propaganda, publicity, printing of materials to make all social strata fully understand the purpose, requirements...of the movement, thereby mobilizing a large number of people to actively participate in the movement.

- Expenditures for meetings, inspections, preliminary summaries, final summaries, commendation of campaigns, and support for exemplary models and patterns.

b) Expenditures for the activities of Directories of ministries, agencies, and mass organizations:

- Expenditures for the work of directing and implementing the plan for the movement.

- Expenditures for information and propaganda work to mobilize the public to participate in the movement.

- Expenditures for inspection, urging, and organizing the implementation of the movement.

- Preliminary summaries, final summaries, commendation of specific movements, and support for exemplary models.

For the movements of Directories of ministries, agencies, and mass organizations; and the Directories of the movements of provinces and cities, annual preliminary conferences and commendation conferences every three years are organized.

+ For each special campaign, one launching conference and one concluding conference are organized.

+ - Expenditures for commendation of collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in campaigns.

2. Preparation, execution, and settlement of state budget support

- Other expenses (if any).

The preparation, execution, and settlement of the state budget are carried out in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Circular No. 103/1998/TT-BTC dated July 18, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the decentralization of budget preparation, execution, and settlement.

a) For the Central Directorate

Along with the preparation of the budget estimate for the next year, the Ministry of Culture and Information (the permanent body of the Directorate) prepares the budget estimate for supporting the activities of the Central Directorate based on the consolidation of the budget estimates of the Central Directorate and the Directorate of the movement of ministries, agencies, and mass organizations submitted to the Ministry of Finance and reaching agreement with the Ministry of Finance on the budget support for the activities of local Directories based on the consolidation of the budget estimates of the provincial city Directories submitted to the National Assembly and the Government for approval and allocation in the annual budget assigned to central ministries, agencies, and mass organizations

and in the annual budget assigned to provincial cities. b) For Directories of ministries, agencies, and mass organizations at the central level:

Annually, along with the preparation of the budget estimate for the agency for the next year, the Directorate of ministries,

Hàng năm, cùng với việc xây dựng dự toán kinh phí ngân sách của cơ quan cho năm sau, Ban chỉ đạo của các Bộ, central agencies, sectors, and mass organizations shall prepare budgets in accordance with the expenditure items outlined in Section II - Point 1, Clause b of Circular No. 103 issued by the Ministry of Finance, to be submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Information (the Central Steering Committee's Executive Office) and the Ministry of Finance for consolidation into the budget proposal to be submitted to the Government and the National Assembly for approval.

c) For provincial and centrally-administered city steering committees at all levels

Annually, while preparing the budget for the following year, the Provincial Departments of Culture and Information (or the Executive Office of the Mass Cultural Life Improvement Movement Steering Committee) shall, based on the expenditure budget of the steering committees of provincial departments, sectors, and mass organizations, compile the financial budget according to the expenditure items outlined in Section II - Point 1, Clause b of Circular No. 103 issued by the Ministry of Finance, and consolidate it into the unit's budget to be submitted to the Department of Finance and Prices. The finance authority shall be responsible for consolidating it into the budget expenditure report to be submitted to the People's Councils and People's Committees of the provinces and cities for approval.

d) For district, county, town, and commune-level steering committees

Based on the expenditure items outlined in Section II - Point 1, Part a of this Circular, the Executive Office of the district, county, town, and commune-level steering committees shall prepare the financial budget for the steering committee's activities to be reported to the same-level finance authority for submission to the People's Councils and People's Committees at the same level for approval.

đ) For emergency activities of the steering committees

Based on the directives of the Party and the Government regarding emergency activities, the expenditure items for the movement will be prepared according to the guidelines set out in Section II - Point 1, Clause b of Circular No. 103 issued by the Ministry of Finance. The steering committees at all levels shall prepare supplementary budgets for these activities and submit them to the same-level finance authorities. The same-level finance authorities shall promptly review and submit supplementary funding requests to the competent authorities for approval to support these activities.

III. IMPLEMENTATION

This Circular takes effect from the date of issuance and applies from the 2001 fiscal year. During implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, they should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Culture and Information and the Ministry of Finance by central and local agencies, sectors, and mass organizations for coordination and resolution.