Circular No. 17/2013/TT-BTC amends Clause 1 of Article 6 of Circular No. 10/2011/TT-BTC dated January 26, 2011, issued by the Ministry of Finance, concerning the management and use of project management costs for construction projects funded by state budget funds.

CIRCULAR

Amending Clause 1 of Article 6 of Circular No. 10/2011/TT-BTC dated January 26, 2011 of the Ministry of Finance on the management and use of project management costs for construction investment projects funded by state budget funds.

Managing and using project management costs for construction investment projects funded by state budget funds.

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Pursuant to Decree No. 118/2008/NĐ-CP dated November 27, 2008 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of the State Budget Law No. 01/2002/QH11;

Pursuant to Government Decrees: No. 12/2009/NĐ-CP dated February 12, 2009 on project management for construction works; No. 83/2009/NĐ-CP dated September 15, 2009 amending and supplementing certain articles of Government Decree No. 12/2009/NĐ-CP on project management for construction works; No. 112/2009/NĐ-CP dated December 14, 2009 on managing construction work investment costs;

Implementing Circular No. 7092/VPCP-KTTH dated September 11, 2012 of the Government Office on the salary system for project management boards using state budget funds;

After reaching consensus with the Ministry of Home Affairs (Circular No. 4304/BNV-TL dated November 27, 2012), the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (Circular No. 4421/LĐTBXH-LĐTL dated November 28, 2012), the Ministry of Construction (Circular No. 2071/BXD-KHTC dated November 22, 2012), the Ministry of Transport (Circular No. 9948/BGTVT-TCCB dated November 20, 2012), and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Circular No. 5704/BNN-TC dated November 22, 2012).

At the proposal of the Director of the Investment Department,

The Minister of Finance hereby issues this Circular to amend Clause 1 of Article 6 of Circular No. 10/2011/TT-BTC dated January 26, 2011 of the Ministry of Finance on the management and use of project management costs for construction investment projects funded by state budget funds as follows:

Article 1. Amend Clause 1 of Article 6 as follows:

1. Salary expenses:

1.1. Salaries according to the assigned salary fund; long-term contract salaries for individuals receiving salaries from the project based on decisions by competent authorities and current state regulations on salary systems.

1.2. In cases where other expenses (excluding salaries) are saved, after allocating the 18 items in the budget as prescribed in this Article to ensure correct recipients and compliance with regulations; the investor and the project management board may allocate additional income to those receiving salaries from project management costs according to adjustment coefficients as follows:

a) For project management boards for construction works groups B and C not exceeding 1.1 times the salary fund calculated based on the minimum wage applicable to civil servants, public officials, and civil servants;

b) For project management boards for important national construction works and project management boards for construction works managing group A projects not exceeding 1.7 times the salary fund calculated based on the minimum wage applicable to civil servants, public officials, and civil servants.

1.3. Investors and project management boards shall establish regulations on additional income allocation in a manner linked to workload, assigned tasks, completion levels, ensuring attraction of highly qualified labor, and reasonable correlation with the salaries of civil servants within the same unit; report to higher-level management agencies for approval or obtain written consent before issuing such regulations.

Article 2. Effective Date

This Circular takes effect 45 days from the date of signature. During its implementation, if any difficulties arise, please promptly report them to the Ministry of Finance for appropriate amendments and supplements./.