JOINT CIRCULAR No. 61/1999/TTLB-BTC-BCA Circular guiding the management and use of funds for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control

JOINT CIRCULAR

Guidelines on the management and use of funds for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control

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Implementing Resolution No. 09/1998/NQ-CP of the Government on strengthening crime prevention and control work in the new situation; Decision No. 138/1998/QD-TTg dated July 31, 1998 of the Prime Minister approving the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Public Security issue guidelines on the management and use of funds for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control as follows:

2. Individuals who have registered as the principal investigator of a Research Project or Pilot Production Project and those participating in its implementation shall not participate in the Evaluation and Selection Council for that Research Project or Pilot Production Project (hereinafter referred to as the Council). In necessary cases, members of the Council may be staff members of the organization registering as the principal investigator of the Research Project or Pilot Production Project, but not more than one person and they cannot serve as Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, or reviewing member.

1\. Annually, the Government allocates a necessary amount of funds from the central budget to Ministries, Central Agencies, and provinces and centrally-administered cities (hereinafter referred to as localities) to implement the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control.

2\. The Central Steering Committee for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control (Committee 138/CP) and the Steering Committees for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control at local levels shall cooperate with financial agencies at all levels to strictly manage the program's funds; check expenditures according to the prescribed contents, objectives, and regulations to ensure economy, effectiveness, and practicality.

II. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

1\. Funds for implementing the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control allocated from the central budget to Ministries, Central Agencies, and localities shall be used for the following purposes:

1.1\. Information dissemination, education, and mobilization for crime prevention and control.

1.2\. Research topics, project development, and implementation, including:

- Survey costs both domestically and internationally.

- Translation costs for reference materials.

- Content development costs for projects and topics.

- Conference, seminar, and expert hiring costs.

- Implementation costs for projects and topics.

1.3\. Procurement, repair, and maintenance costs for equipment and office activities of Committee 138/CP and local Steering Committees for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control.

1.4\. Conference, seminar, training, mid-term review, final evaluation, and assessment costs for the implementation of the Program and crime prevention and control work organized by Committee 138/CP and local Steering Committees for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control, including:

- Material preparation costs.

- Speaker costs.

- Delegate costs for conferences, seminars, trainings, mid-term reviews, final evaluations...

1.5\. Reward costs.

1.6\. Costs to ensure the operation and management of Committee 138/CP and local Steering Committees for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control, including:

- Printing and distribution costs for materials.

- Costs for Collaborators (writing articles, providing information...).

- Other expenses;

1.7\. Costs for forces directly involved in mobilization, dissemination, education, and struggle against crime.

2\. Funds from other sources within Ministries, Central Agencies, and localities for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Point 1, Section II of this Circular.

3\. Budget preparation, allocation, and settlement.

Funds for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control shall be managed, allocated, and settled in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 103/1998/TT-BTC dated July 18, 1998 of the Ministry of Finance on guiding the decentralization, preparation, execution, and settlement of the state budget; Circular No. 06/1997/TTLB dated April 29, 1997 of the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance on the allocation, issuance, management, and use of funds for national programs and targets, and current regulations.

3.1\. Budget preparation work.

Each year, Ministries, Central Agencies, and localities shall prepare budgets for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control based on assigned plans and programs, and submit them to Committee 138/CP for consolidation. Committee 138/CP shall take the lead in coordinating with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment to develop plans and allocate funds for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control to Ministries, Central Agencies, and localities for approval by the Government.

Based on the Government's approval decision, the Ministry of Finance will notify the funding indicators for Ministries, Central Agencies, and localities.

3.2\. Fund allocation.

- For Ministries and Central Agencies allocated funding for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control: Quarterly, based on the allocated funding indicators, they shall prepare budgets and submit them to the Ministry of Finance, which will directly allocate funds to Ministries and Central Agencies according to approved indicators and budgets.

- For localities allocated funding for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control, the Ministry of Finance will allocate funds through the "Delegated Funding" method to the Provincial Departments of Finance and Prices according to approved plans and budgets.

3.3\. Fund settlement.

Quarterly and annually, Ministries, Central Agencies, and localities shall settle the allocated funds for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control in accordance with current regulations and submit them to the Ministry of Finance, while also sending them to Committee 138/CP for consolidation and reporting to the Government.

Local Steering Committees for the National Program on Crime Prevention and Control must have their final settlement reports reviewed by local financial agencies before submitting them to the Ministry of Finance and Committee 138/CP.

III - IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

This Circular takes effect 15 days after its signing date. During implementation, if there are any difficulties, please report them to the relevant authorities for study and resolution.