Circular No. 223/2010/TT-BTC on the preparation of budgets, management and use of funds, and settlement of expenses for implementing the Project to comprehensively reform statistical indicator systems.

CIRCULAR

Regulations on the preparation of budgets, management, utilization, and settlement of funds for implementing

 the Project to comprehensively reform statistical indicator systems

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Pursuant to Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on State Budget;
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;
Implementing Decision No. 312/QĐ-TTg dated March 2, 2010 of the Prime Minister approving the Project to comprehensively reform statistical indicator systems; Decision No. 668/QĐ-TTg dated May 27, 2009 of the Prime Minister regarding the establishment of the Steering Committee for building the Project to comprehensively reform statistical indicator systems;
The Ministry of Finance hereby stipulates regulations on the preparation of budgets, management, and utilization of funds for implementing the Project to comprehensively reform statistical indicator systems (hereinafter referred to as Project 312) as follows:

Article 1. Scope of regulation, subjects of implementation:

2. Applicability:

This Circular guides the preparation of budgets, management, utilization, and settlement of funds to ensure activities related to the construction and implementation of Project 312, including activities such as constructing, reviewing, and approving Project 312; disseminating and organizing the implementation of the contents of Project 312.

2. Subjects of implementation:

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated agencies, People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities, and the Steering Committee for building Project 312 are assigned the tasks of constructing and implementing Project 312.

Article 2. Sources of funds:

The sources of funds for constructing and implementing Project 312 shall be guaranteed by the state budget (including investment and recurrent expenditures), allocated according to the current分级任务的原因是确保翻译的准确性和一致性，同时避免一次性处理大量文本可能带来的错误。每个段落单独翻译可以更好地保持原文的结构和法律术语的准确性。以下是按照您的要求格式化的翻译结果：

1. The funding for implementing Project 312 at the central level (centralized statistical system and ministry-level statistics) shall be guaranteed from the central budget.

2. The funding for deploying and implementing the contents of work under Project 312 within the scope of local responsibility shall be guaranteed from the local budget.

3. Article 3. Contents of expenditures for activities related to the construction and implementation of Project 312:

1. Expenditures allocated from regular budget funds:

1.1) Expenditures for the construction and approval of the project, including:

a) Construction of the project outline.

b) Approval of the project.

c) Expenditures for constructing special topics of the project.

d) Expenditures for obtaining written reviews and appraisals of the project from experts and managers.

1.2) Expenditures for implementing the project:

a) Expenditures for organizing specialized conferences, seminars; meetings to resolve issues arising during the construction and deployment of Project 312; expenditures for interim and final evaluations, awards throughout the implementation process of the project.

b) Expenditures for organizing statistical surveys (including: Regular statistical surveys; National census).

c) Expenditures for drafting legal normative documents.

d) Expenditures for promoting the project.

đ) Translation and interpretation expenses.

e) Training and capacity building expenses for officials and civil servants.

g) Expenses for hiring experienced experts during the construction, deployment, and implementation of the project: Based on the necessity of deploying activities and the available budget, the Minister; Head of a ministerial-level agency, government agency; Chairman of the People's Committee of provinces and centrally-administered cities (or their authorized representatives) shall decide on hiring experts.

h) Expenses for applying information technology and computerization to serve Project 312 (including: Collection, synthesis, analysis of statistical information, organization of databases, statistical forecasting, establishment of electronic information websites, research and application of electronic statistics).

i) International cooperation expenses to enhance statistical work capacity and implement synchronized reform activities of statistical indicator systems (including: Departure and arrival expenses; human resource training expenses; expert provision cooperation expenses...).

k) Travel expenses for implementing and inspecting the project.

l) Expenses for purchasing and repairing transportation means and working equipment for the centralized statistical system according to the approved project content.

1.3) Other expenses related to the construction, deployment, and implementation of the project (electricity, water, fixed-line telephone charges of the direct implementation unit, office supplies, fuel, overtime work...).

1.4) Allowance for concurrent positions.

2. Allocation from investment construction budget funds:

Construction of offices for the centralized statistical system.

Article 4. Funding Levels:

1. Funding levels from regular operating funds:

The funding levels for activities under Project 312 shall be applied according to the current financial expenditure standards and norms for state administrative agencies, as detailed in the annex attached to this Circular.

2. Investment construction funding:

Implementation shall be carried out according to each approved investment construction project in accordance with the Construction Law, Bidding Law, economic and technical norms, and state financial regulations on investment management and construction.

3. The funding levels specified in this Circular are the maximum levels. Based on actual circumstances, the complexity of each task, and budget capacity, the Minister, head of a ministry-level agency, government-affiliated agency, Chairman of the People's Committee of a province or centrally-administered city shall specify specific funding levels that are appropriate and ensure they do not exceed the levels stipulated in this Circular.

Article 5. Budget Preparation, Allocation, Transfer, Settlement, and Reporting Procedures:

The preparation, allocation, transfer, management, utilization, and settlement of funds for implementing the Project shall be carried out in accordance with the State Budget Law, guiding documents, and specific provisions set forth in this Circular.

1. Establishment of budget projections:

a) General requirements for budget preparation:

- Based on the content and volume of work needed to achieve the goals and products of Project 312 as approved by the competent authority.

- Based on economic and technical norms issued by relevant ministries and sectors, the cost norms prescribed in this Circular, and current state policies. In cases where there are no economic and technical norms, detailed explanations must be provided as the basis for preparing the budget to be submitted for approval by the competent authority.

- The budget for Project 312 shall be prepared and explained according to each content item linked to the products of Project 312.

b) For Ministries and Central Agencies:

Annually, based on their activity plans and assigned tasks, agencies and units tasked with implementing Project 312 activities shall be responsible for preparing necessary budget estimates for their annual plan tasks (with detailed calculations attached), which will be included in their annual state budget estimates and sent to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consolidation and submission to the Prime Minister and the National Assembly for approval in accordance with current regulations.

c) For localities:

Annually, based on their activity plans and assigned tasks, agencies and units tasked with implementing Project 312 activities shall be responsible for leading the coordination with related agencies to prepare plans and budget estimates for implementing Project 312 tasks at the local level, detailing each task and the executing unit, and submitting them to the Department of Finance and the Department of Planning and Investment for review and consolidation before being submitted to the competent authority for decision-making in accordance with regulations.

2. Allocation, assignment, and settlement:

The allocation, transfer, and settlement of Project 312 funds shall be carried out in accordance with current regulations of the State Budget Law and guiding documents; unused funds at the end of the year may be transferred to the following year for continued use in Project 312 activities.

On the 5th day of each month, the bonded warehouse owner must report to the General Department of Customs managing the bonded warehouse about the situation of goods brought from abroad into bonded warehouses to wait for export to another country (according to Form No. 02/BC/KNQ attached to this Circular). The General Department of Customs will compile and report to the General Administration of Customs on the 10th of each month.

a) Annually, ministries, central agencies, and localities are responsible for evaluating and summarizing the implementation of Project 312 and submitting reports to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment is responsible for organizing inspections at some ministries, central agencies, and localities to assess and draw lessons from the implementation of Project 312, ensuring its implementation meets the objectives and requirements set forth in Decision No. 312/QĐ-TTg dated March 2, 2010 of the Prime Minister.

b) In 2015, ministries, central agencies, and localities shall organize comprehensive evaluations and assessments of the entire process of implementing Project 312, submit these to the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consolidation and assessment of the results, and report to the Prime Minister.

Article 6. Implementation organizations.

1. This Circular shall take effect 45 days from the date of signature.

2. For the workload that ministries, sectors, and localities have implemented before this Circular takes effect, ministries, sectors, and localities shall settle the budget expenses according to the provisions of this Circular and actual reasonable expenditure vouchers in accordance with the State Budget Law.

3. When the State issues new or adjusts, supplements, or replaces expenditure regimes and levels, the expenditure regimes and levels implemented under Project 312 shall be correspondingly converted.

4. During the implementation process, if there are difficulties or obstacles, agencies and units are requested to report them to the Ministry of Finance for study and resolution ./.