Decision No. 199/2004/QĐ-TTg on the financial regime for Vietnam Television in the 2004 budget year

Pursuant to …;

On financial regime for Television Stations

Vietnamin the 2004 budget year

PRIME MINISTER

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

Pursuant to the Decree on Thrift and Anti-Waste dated February 26, 1998 and the Government's Decree No. 38/1998/NĐ-CP dated June 9, 1998 detailing the implementation of the Decree on Thrift and Anti-Waste;

Based on Decree No. 10/2002/ND-CP dated January 16, 2002 of the Government on financial regulations applicable to public service units with income;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 96/2003/NĐ-CP dated August 20, 2003 stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Vietnam Television Station;

At the proposal of the Minister of Finance and the General Director of Vietnam Television,

DECISION:

Article 1. To regulate the financial regime for the activities of the Vietnam Television Station in the 2004 budget year.

Article 2. The implementation of the financial regime for the Vietnam Television Station must ensure the following objectives and requirements:

1. Fulfilling the main political tasks of the Station as prescribed by the State.

2. Reforming the operational mechanism, labor management mechanism, and management and utilization of operating funds of the Station to enhance efficiency and quality of work; practicing thrift and anti-waste to create conditions for investment and development of the industry, increase income, improve the living standards of staff members, and link responsibility with the interests of staff members in professional activities.

3. Promoting the organization and scientific arrangement of work, slimming down the organizational structure, and enhancing efficiency in carrying out assigned tasks by competent authorities.

4. To comply with the provisions of the Press Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Press Law.

5. Implementing financial transparency in accordance with the provisions of the law.

Article 3. On the use of personnel quotas and labor

1. The Vietnam Television Station may proactively use the personnel quotas allocated by the competent authority; arrange and manage labor in accordance with the functions and tasks of the Station under the Civil Servants Law and the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Civil Servants Law; the State's policy on reducing personnel quotas.

2. The Vietnam Television Station may implement recruitment and hiring of labor in accordance with the Labor Code and within the financial capacity of the Station, ensuring the completion of assigned tasks.

Article 4. On the financial regime

1. Sources of finance:

a) The state budget allocates regular operating funds for the Vietnam Television Station's broadcasting activities in 2004 amounting to 126,373 million VND.

b) Revenues from advertising and other services of the Station, after tax payment as prescribed, shall be retained for operational expenses according to the current regulations of the Government on the financial regime applicable to units with revenue.

c) Sponsorship from organizations and individuals both domestically and internationally for the Station in accordance with the law.

2. Contents of expenditure:

a) Expenditure to ensure regular operations according to the current regulations of the Government on the financial regime applicable to units with revenue, where the salary fund and wage fund shall not exceed 3.5 times the national minimum wage. The remuneration fund shall be extracted according to the provisions of the Government's Decree No. 61/2002/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2002 on the remuneration system.

b) Expenditure to strengthen material infrastructure and purchase equipment for work purposes.

c) Expenditure for the development of the Vietnam Television Station after ensuring regular operating funds for broadcasting activities.

d) The Vietnam Television Station may establish and utilize funds in accordance with Article 17 of the Government's Decree No. 10/2002/NĐ-CP dated January 16, 2002.

The above expenditure items do not include expenditures for: centralized basic construction investment by the State; national target programs; state-level scientific research programs; training costs according to the State's program and plan. These expenditures shall be funded by the state budget according to the approved budget by the competent authority.

Financial resources specified in Clause 1 of this Article, if unused in the year, may be carried over to the next year for continued use.

Article 5. The Vietnam Television Station is responsible for establishing and implementing a system of standard norms and internal expenditure regulations suitable for its operational characteristics and within the scope of the Station's financial resources, including determining the income of workers based on the salary and wage funds and the remuneration fund as stipulated at point a, Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decision.

Article 6. The Ministry of Finance is tasked to coordinate with the Vietnam Television Station and relevant agencies to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision on the self-management financial regime for the Vietnam Television Station during the period from 2005 to 2007 in accordance with the law.

Article 7. This Decision takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette. The financial regime for the Vietnam Television Station stipulated in this Decision shall apply in the 2004 budget year.

Article 8. This Decision replaces Decision No. 87/2001/QĐ-TTg dated June 5, 2001 on piloting revenue and expenditure allocation for the activities of the Vietnam Television Station and Decision No. 84/2003/QĐ-TTg dated May 6, 2003 of the Prime Minister amending and supplementing Decision No. 87/2001/QĐ-TTg. All previous documents contrary to this Decision are abolished.

Article 9. The Minister of Finance, the Minister of Planning and Investment, the General Director of the Vietnam Television Station, and the heads of relevant agencies are responsible for implementing this Decision./.