Joint Circular No. 3729/2001/TTLT-BQP-BTC guiding the contents of expenditure and budget management for implementing border management and protection work, maintaining national security and social order in the land border area

JOINT CIRCULAR

Guidelines on the content of expenditures and budget management for implementing border management and protection work, maintaining national security, public order, and social safety in the land border area

Pursuant to Decree No. 34/2000/NĐ-CP dated August 18, 2000 of the Government on the Regulations of the Border Area of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
The Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Finance provide guidelines on the content of expenditures and budget management to ensure the implementation of border management and protection work (hereinafter referred to as border management and protection work) as follows:

I. CONTENTS OF EXPENDITURE FROM THE STATE BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTING BORDER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION INCLUDE:

1. Expenditure for surveying and constructing sign systems indicating "border area," "border ring," and "prohibited zone" for border management and protection.

2. Procurement of equipment and means to serve border management and protection.

3. Maintenance, repair, and upkeep of equipment and means provided for border management and protection.

4. Expenditure for operational activities related to border management and protection and enforcement of laws on borders.

5. Expenditure for information dissemination, propaganda, and mobilization of the masses in border management and protection activities.

6. Expenditure for border defense diplomacy.

7. Expenditure for border defense training.

8. Expenditure for conferences related to border management and protection work.

9. Administrative expenses serving border management and protection activities of officers and soldiers operating in border areas.

10. Expenditure for rewarding mass movements participating in border management and protection.

II. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDGET PROJECTIONS, GRADING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND SETTLEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION WORK

1. Each year, the Border Guard Command shall establish a budget projection based on requirements and tasks for border management and protection to ensure the fulfillment of border management and protection tasks according to the provisions set out in this Circular and submit it to the Ministry of National Defense for submission to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment for consolidation and presentation to the Government for decision.

The funding for implementing border management and protection work is guaranteed by the State budget and is consolidated into a separate item in the annual regular expenditure budget of the Ministry of National Defense.

2. Provincial People's Committees and municipal people's committees directly under the central government shall allocate funds from their own budgets each year to implement border management and protection work according to the tasks assigned by Decree No. 34/2000/NĐ-CP dated August 18, 2000 of the Government.

3. The establishment of budget projections, implementation, and settlement of expenditures for border management and protection work shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law, Government Decree No. 120/1997/NĐ-CP dated December 22, 1997, Joint Circular No. 91/1998/TTLT-BTC-BQP dated June 29, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of National Defense, and other relevant regulatory legal documents.

III. IMPLEMENTATION

1. Units using the budget for border management and protection shall be responsible for completing their assigned budget expenditure tasks and strictly adhering to current financial management and usage policies.

2. This Circular takes effect fifteen days from the date of signature.

3. In the course of implementation, if there are difficulties, units are requested to report them to the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Finance for consideration and resolution.