Decision No. 3063/QD-BTC On the allocation of state budget revenue and expenditure estimates for 2013

Pursuant to …;

Regarding the allocation of the state budget revenue and expenditure plan for 2013

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THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to Resolution No. 32/2012/QH13 dated November 10, 2012 of the Thirteenth National Assembly, fourth session on the state budget plan for 2013;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 33/2012/QH13 dated November 15, 2012 of the Thirteenth National Assembly, fourth session on the central budget allocation for 2013;

Pursuant to Decision No. 1792/QD-TTg dated November 30, 2012 of the Prime Minister on the allocation of the state budget plan for 2013;

At the proposal of the Director of the State Budget Department,

DECISION:

Article 1. The provinces and centrally-administered cities are allocated the state budget revenue plan on their respective territories and local budget expenditure plan for 2013 (as attached).

Article 2. Based on the allocated state budget plan for 2013, the provinces and centrally-administered cities shall allocate resources to implement the salary reform in 2013 as follows:

- Utilize 50% of the increase in local state budget revenue (including both the projected amount and actual implementation).

- Implement savings of 10% of regular expenditure (excluding salaries and allowances with salary-like characteristics).

- For agencies and units with income from fees and charges, they must use at least 40% of the retained revenue according to the regulations of 2013 (except for the health sector which must use at least 35%, after deducting costs for medicines, blood, transfusions, chemicals, replacement materials, consumables, allowances for permanent duty, surgical allowances, procedural allowances if already included in service prices, medical examination and treatment fees).

For some difficult areas where the self-balancing ratio of expenditures from local revenues is low, annual revenue increases are small, and areas facing difficulties in sources when implementing salary reforms due to the inability to harmonize revenue increases across different levels of the local budget, the Ministry of Finance will consider specifically during the review of salary reform needs and sources, thereby determining the amount needed to be supplemented from the central budget to adjust the minimum wage in 2013 and compile the report. The Prime Minister.

Article 3. In addition to saving 10% of regular expenses as stipulated in Article 2, the provinces and centrally-administered cities shall implement additional savings of 10% of regular expenses (excluding salary allowances and human resource-related expenses according to regulations) right from the budget planning stage and retain the savings at each level of the local budget before allocating the budget to agencies and units within the locality for salary reform and implementation of social welfare policies.

Article 4. The state budget revenue and expenditure plan for 2013 shall be submitted by the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-administered cities to the People's Councils at the same level for decision-making before December 10, 2012, and implemented in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law. Within five days after the local state budget has been decided by the People's Council, the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-administered cities shall report to the Ministry of Finance the results of the decision and the allocation of the 2013 state budget plan for the localities.

Article 5. This Decision takes effect from the date of issuance. The Chairmen of the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-administered cities and the Heads of relevant units are responsible for enforcing this Decision.