Circular No. 14444/TC-HCSN regarding the mid-term review and assessment of the implementation of Decree No. 10/2002/ND-CP and Decision No. 192/2002/QD-TTg.

LETTER

OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE NUMBER 14444/TC-HCSN ON DECEMBER 31, 2002 REGARDING THE INTERIM REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DECREE NO. 10/2002/NĐ-CP AND DECISION NO. 192/2002/QĐ-TTg

Dear: - Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies

- Provincial People's Committees under the Central Government

On January 16, 2002, the Government issued Decree No. 10/2002/NĐ-CP on financial regulations applicable to public service units with income; on December 17, 2001, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 192/2001/QĐ-TTg on expanding the pilot program for staffing quotas and administrative management expenses for state administrative agencies; the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 25/2002/TT-BTC on March 21, 2002, guiding the implementation of Decree No. 10/2002/NĐ-CP of the Government; the Ministry of Finance and the Government’s Organizational Cadre Department (now the Ministry of Home Affairs) jointly issued Circular Jointly No. 17/2002/TTLT-BTC-BTCCBCP on February 8, 2002, guiding Decision No. 192/2001/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister. Ministries, sectors, and localities have actively implemented these documents and achieved some results. To provide a basis for reporting to the Prime Minister on the implementation of Decree No. 10/2002/NĐ-CP of the Government and Decision No. 192/2001/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance requests ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, provincial people's committees under the central government to conduct interim reviews and evaluations according to the following contents:

I. EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION SITUATION
DECREE NO. 10/2002/NĐ-CP AND DECISION
NO. 192/2001/QĐ-TTG:

1. Evaluation of the organization and implementation of propaganda, training, and guidance for specialized management agencies, state administrative agencies, and public service units with income directly subordinate, including aspects such as:

- The number of public service units with income and state management agencies, specialized management agencies that have been trained and guided.

- Forms and methods of propaganda and training for the above documents.

- Evaluation of the awareness of the units.

2. Implementation of classifying public service units with income and granting financial autonomy to these units; establishing and reviewing pilot projects for staffing quotas and administrative management expenses for state administrative agencies; specifically:

a. For public service units with income:

- The total number of public service units and the number of public service units with income of ministries, sectors, and localities: Divided by fields: education and training; health; science and technology; culture information, sports, radio and television; Other public services.

- The number of public service units with income classified and granted financial autonomy in 2002; Among them: the number of units self-financing all regular operating costs and the number of units self-financing part of regular operating costs.

b. For state administrative agencies:

- The number of state administrative agencies of ministries, sectors, and localities.

- The number of state administrative agencies implementing pilot projects for staffing quotas and administrative management expenses (the number of agencies currently building proposals, the number of agencies already implementing quotas).

II. EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS

1. For public service units with income:

- Evaluation of the situation of fulfilling assigned tasks in 2002 by the units.

- Implementation of organizational restructuring, staffing, and labor contracts (if any).

- Revenue realization situation, including: fees and charges; revenue from production and service provision activities (estimated realization in 2002 compared to the budget allocation, additional revenue).

- Expenditure budget realization situation (expenditures from public service revenues, expenditures from state budget funds allocated, expenditure savings).

- Labor income situation (average income paid by the unit to employees compared to the minimum wage set by the State).

- Internal expenditure regulation system construction situation.

2. For administrative agencies implementing cost quotas:

- Evaluation of the situation of fulfilling assigned tasks by administrative management agencies after implementing cost quotas.

- Organizational restructuring and staffing situation. How many staff positions have been reduced and how have surplus staff positions been resolved?

- Budget realization situation, state budget savings (savings in regular expenditures, savings due to staff reduction).

- Labor income situation (average income paid by the unit to employees compared to the minimum wage set by the State).

- Internal expenditure regulation system construction situation.

III. DIFFICULTIES, OBSTACLES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
TO BE RESOLVED; DIRECTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE COMING PERIOD
It is requested that ministries, central agencies, and provincial people's committees clearly state:

1. Difficulties and obstacles encountered during the implementation process, issues requiring resolution, and recommendations for measures to be implemented in the coming period to expand the scope of implementing staffing quotas and administrative management expenses; complete the classification and grant financial autonomy to public service units with income of ministries, sectors, and localities; specifically in terms of:

- Organizational leadership and management operations of ministries, sectors, and localities.

- Awareness and implementation of administrative agencies and public service units with income.

- Existing mechanisms and policies that need to be newly issued or supplemented and amended to be appropriate.

2. Directions for implementation in 2003:

It is requested that ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies direct their subordinate units; provincial people's committees direct relevant departments to direct their subordinate units to promptly report according to the above contents and compile and submit to the Ministry of Finance before January 31, 2003, for compilation and reporting to the Prime Minister.

Ministry (province):...

REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT IMPLEMENTATION

OF ADMINISTRATIVE COST QUOTAS IN 2002
Number of units implementing pilot programs

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COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE UNITS WITH INCOME IMPLEMENTING

ACCORDING TO DECREE NO. 10/2002/NĐ-CP
Total number of units

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