Circular No. 562-TC/HCSN on the administrative and public service expenditure levels for 1998

LETTER

OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE NUMBER 562/TC/HCSN ON MARCH 3, 1998
REGARDING THE LEVEL OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE EXPENSES FOR 1998

Respected: - Ministries, central agencies

           - People's Committees of provinces and centrally governed cities

The Ministry of Finance has issued Circular No. 40a/TC-NSNN dated June 30, 1997, "Guidelines for Building the State Budget Estimate for 1998," at Section III, Point 2.5, which stipulates: "The level of administrative and public service expenses in the state budget estimate for 1998 shall temporarily apply as prescribed in Circular No. 38/TC-NSNN dated July 18, 1996, of the Ministry of Finance." However, to have a basis for disbursing funds and managing the state budget expenditure estimate for 1998, the Ministry of Finance provides guidance on the levels of expenses in the field of administrative and public services as follows:

1. Level of expenses for Education and Training:

Issuing and supplementing postgraduate expense levels, expense levels for students in part-time training programs according to Table 1, and expense levels for students at all levels of general education, students at boarding schools for ethnic minorities, and literacy expense levels according to Table II.

2. Level of expenses for Health Care:

Expense levels are guided according to regions and hospital tiers (central, provincial, district) according to Table III.

3. Level of expenses for Administration:

Administrative expense levels are calculated based on staffing, combined with various types of agencies (comprehensive, specialized management). For special agencies with few staff, an additional 10-50% of the general prescribed level may be added according to Table IV.

4. The expense levels guided in this Circular (Tables I, II, III, IV) are the proposed overall expense levels. Based on these proposed levels and the total state budget approved annually by the National Assembly, ministries and localities may issue detailed expense levels suitable to their specific circumstances, but must ensure that the total expense levels for each sector do not exceed the approved budget estimates.

5. For the year 1998, according to the Resolution of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, 10% of the expenses at all levels (excluding salaries, salary supplements, and contributions) will be temporarily withheld. Therefore, ministries and localities in the early months of the year can only manage within the scope of the budget announced by the Government (at 90% of the National Assembly's approval).

After being allowed by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the Government to use the remaining 10%, the Ministry of Finance will promptly announce and provide guidance on its use.

TABLE 1

EXPENSE LEVELS FOR EDUCATION IN 1998
(Attached to Circular No. 562 TC/HCSN dated March 3, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance)

Unit: Thousand dong/student/year

TABLE II

EXPENSE LEVELS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION IN 1998
(Attached to Circular No. 562 TC/HCSN dated March 3, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance)

Unit: Thousand dong/student/year

TABLE III

PROPOSED EXPENSE LEVELS FOR HEALTH CARE IN 1998 BY TIER AND REGION
(Attached to Circular No. 562 TC/HCSN dated March 3, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance)

a. Applicable to local levels

Unit: Million dong/bed/year

b. Applicable to health care facilities under central management:

Unit: Million dong/bed/year

TABLE IV

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE LEVEL IN 1998
(Attached to Circular No. 562 TC/HCSN dated March 3, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance)

a. Applicable to local levels

Unit: million VND/per establishment/year

Note: Specifically, Hanoi City and Ho Chi Minh City are calculated at an additional 20% compared to the general expense level.

b. Applied for the Central Level: 14.0 million VND/per establishment/year.