Decision No. 169/2005/QĐ-TTg On the Implementation of Staffing Quotas and Operating Funds for State Treasury during the Period 2005-2007

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the implementation of personnel quota and operating funds

 for the State Treasury for the period 2005 – 2007

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PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Decree on Thrift and Prevention of Waste dated February 26, 1998;

Pursuant to the Overall Program on Administrative Reform of the State for the period 2001 - 2010 issued together with Decision No. 136/2001/QĐ-TTg dated September 17, 2001 of the Prime Minister;

Pursuant to Decision No. 235/2003/QĐ-TTg dated November 13, 2003 of the Prime Minister on the functions, tasks, authorities, and organizational structure of the State Treasury under the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to the opinion of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly in Circular No. 330/UBTVQH11 dated April 15, 2005 regarding the policy to continue implementing personnel quota and operating funds for the State Treasury sector during the three-year period from 2005 to 2007;

DECISION:

Article 1. Implementing personnel quota and operating funds for the State Treasury under the Ministry of Finance for the three-year period from 2005 to 2007.

Article 2. The implementation of personnel quota and operating funds for the State Treasury must ensure the following objectives and requirements:

1. Effectively perform the function of managing state budget funds, financial funds, and other state funds; complete the task of raising funds for the state budget and managing national precious assets; improve the quality of business operations and service activities through transactions and payments with agencies, organizations, and individuals.

2. Reform the management mechanism of personnel quota and operating funds for the State Treasury; promote the restructuring, organization, and building of a clean, strong, and highly qualified workforce; grant autonomy and responsibility to unit heads in organizing work, utilizing labor, and using financial resources.

3. Create autonomy in the use of allocated operating funds, practice thrift, and prevent waste; focus on modernizing information technology and equipping modern techniques to enhance effectiveness and modernize management technology to fulfill assigned state functions and meet international integration conditions; strengthen training and supplement income for staff.

4. Implement transparency and democracy in accordance with the law, ensuring the legitimate rights of State Treasury staff.

Article 3. Regarding the allocation of personnel quota:

1. The Minister of Finance shall allocate the appropriate number of personnel quotas for the State Treasury based on its assigned functions and tasks in accordance with regulations and on the basis of proactively organizing and restructuring the management system and utilizing labor in accordance with the state's policy of reducing personnel quotas. The number of personnel quotas allocated to the State Treasury shall be within the total number of management personnel quotas allocated to the Ministry of Finance, excluding the personnel quotas of subordinate units under the State Treasury.

2. In cases where additional State Treasuries are established or merged at provincial and centrally-administered city levels or when new functions and tasks are added according to decisions of competent authorities, the Minister of Finance shall coordinate with the Minister of Home Affairs to report.

3. Apart from the allocated personnel quotas, the State Treasury may enter into contractual engagements and labor contracts in accordance with the law.

Article 4. Sources of allocated funds and contents of allocated operating funds:

1. The sources of funds for the allocation to the State Treasury include:

a) State budget funds amounting to 210 billion VND per year.

b) Operating funds derived from the State Treasury's business activities in accordance with the law.

2. Allocated funds shall be used for the following purposes:

a) Regular expenses, including: personnel costs; administrative management costs; business operation costs; costs for incoming and outgoing transactions; costs for implementing and coordinating the execution of tasks. Based on the allocated personnel quota and funding, the State Treasury can allocate an average salary level for the entire State Treasury system that is 1.8 times the salary level prescribed by the state for civil servants and public officials. The State Treasury can autonomously distribute salaries based on performance and quality of work completion, ensuring fairness and reasonableness, linking salaries to work efficiency.

b) Costs for modernizing the industry, strengthening material infrastructure, repairs, and purchases of assets serving professional work.

c) Costs for maintaining and developing, modernizing information technology.

d) Costs for training and professional development for staff in accordance with the program and plan of the State Treasury system. The State Treasury can proactively establish expenditure standards and systems suitable for its special activities based on applying state-prescribed standards and within the scope of allocated funds as stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 4 of this Decision.

Article 5. In addition to the allocated funds specified in Clause 1 of Article 4 of this Decision, the State Treasury can annually utilize the following sources of funds:

1. Funds from the state budget for implementing specific tasks:

a) Capital construction costs.

b) Costs for implementing national-level scientific research projects.

c) Costs for national target programs; training and professional development of civil servants and other programs and projects as planned by the Government.

d) Costs for implementing personnel reduction policies as prescribed by the state (if applicable).

e) Costs for issuing, settling treasury bills, bonds, and treasury notes.

2. Other legitimate sources of funding as provided by law.

Article 6. The State Treasury can autonomously use allocated funds in accordance with actual needs and within the scope of allocated funds. Unspent allocated funds at the end of the year can be carried over to the next year for continued use. Any surplus funds generated from increased revenue or reduced expenditure compared to the allocated funds specified in Clause 1 of Article 4 of this Decision, the State Treasury can use for the following purposes:

1. To set up a fund for developing State Treasury activities to supplement and strengthen material infrastructure, equipment serving professional work, information technology application, and other related tasks of the State Treasury system.

2. To set up a reserve fund for stabilizing income.

3. Additional allowances outside the general policy for those who voluntarily retire during the process of labor restructuring and organization; supplementing income for officials and civil servants of the State Treasury System to create motivation for completing assigned political tasks, but ensuring the actual income ratio within the state civil servant system; funding support for subordinate public institutions under the State Treasury System.

4. Expenditure on rewards and benefits. The annual expenditure on rewards and benefits shall not exceed three months' salary.

Article 7. During the period of implementing allocated operating funds, when the State changes policies and systems, the State Treasury shall cover additional expenditures according to new policies and systems. In cases where objective factors lead to insufficient allocated funds to ensure the minimum operational level of the machinery, the Minister of Finance shall submit to the Prime Minister for appropriate adjustment.

Article 8. Responsibilities of the Minister of Finance:

1. Directing the implementation of this Decision.

2. Leading and coordinating with the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant agencies to perform the following tasks:

a) Regularly organizing inspections, interim reviews, and evaluations to draw lessons from the implementation of the quota system and operating funds for the State Treasury.

b) By the third quarter of 2007, organizing a comprehensive review and evaluation of the results of this Decision's implementation, and submitting recommendations based thereon.

Article 9. This Decision takes effect fifteen days after its publication in the Official Gazette and applies to fiscal years from 2005 to 2007.

Repeal Decision No. 127/2002/QĐ-TTg dated September 30, 2002 of the Government Chairman regarding the pilot implementation of the quota system and operating funds for the State Treasury for the period 2002-2004.

Article 10. The Ministers of Finance, Home Affairs, Planning and Investment, Justice, and heads of relevant agencies are responsible for enforcing this Decision./.