Circular No. 63/2020/TT-BTC guides the preparation of budgets, management, use, and settlement of funds for implementing tasks and activities under the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of judicial appraisal activities.

CIRCULAR

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF BUDGET ESTIMATES, MANAGEMENT, USE, AND SETTLEMENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES FOR IMPLEMENTING TASKS AND ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROJECT TO CONTINUE REFORMING AND IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEGAL APPRAISAL ACTIVITIES

On the basis of Law on State Budget Management dated June 25, 2015;

On the basis of The Legal Appraisal Law on June 20, 2012;

Decree No. Decree No. 163/2016/NĐ-CP dated December 21, 2016 of the Government guiding certain Articles of the State Budget Law;

Decree No. Decree No. 87/2017/NĐ-CP dated July 26, 2017 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Implementing Decision No. Decision No. 250/QĐ-TTg dated February 28, 2018 of the Prime Minister approving the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Administrative and Public Financial Affairs;

The Minister of Finance issues this Circular guiding the preparation of budget estimates, management, use, and settlement of operating expenses for implementing tasks and activities under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities.

Article 1. Scope of Regulation and Applicability

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This Circular stipulates the preparation of budget estimates, management, use, and settlement of state budget funds for regular expenditure to implement tasks and activities as set forth in Decision No. 250/QĐ-TTg dated February 28, 2018 of the Prime Minister approving the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities (hereinafter referred to as the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities).

Thông tư này áp dụng đối với tổ chức, cá nhân có liên quan đến hoạt động kinh doanh đối tượng thủy sản nuôi chủ lực trên lãnh thổ Việt Nam.

The subjects subject to this Circular are agencies and units responsible for implementing tasks and activities under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities as prescribed.

Article 2. Sources of funds for implementing tasks and activities under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities

Funds for implementing the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 3, Section V of Decision No. 250/QĐ-TTg dated February 28, 2018 of the Prime Minister approving the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities. This Circular guides the state budget (regular expenditure) for implementing tasks and activities under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities as follows:

1. The central budget ensures the implementation of tasks and activities assigned to ministries, sectors, and central agencies.

2. The local budget ensures the implementation of tasks and activities within the authority and responsibility of provincial People's Committees in the annual regular budget of the locality as prescribed.

Article 3. Contents and levels of expenditure for implementing tasks and activities under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities

1. Research, review, develop, and promulgate normative legal documents assigned under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities

Implementation shall be in accordance with Circular No. 338/2016/TT-BTC dated December 28, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance on the preparation of budget estimates, management, use, and settlement of state budget funds to ensure the work of developing normative legal documents and perfecting the legal system.

2. Expenditure for repair, maintenance, renovation, upgrading, expansion of physical infrastructure; expenditure for purchasing equipment and means serving appraisal

Expenditure for repair, maintenance, renovation, upgrading, expansion of physical infrastructure; expenditure for purchasing equipment and means serving appraisal shall be implemented in accordance with the laws on the management and use of public assets, bidding, construction, and information technology.

3. Organizing training courses to enhance legal knowledge and appraisal skills for the legal appraisal workforce and litigation personnel

Implementation shall be in accordance with Circular No. 36/2018/TT-BTC dated March 30, 2018 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the preparation of budget estimates, management, use, and settlement of funds allocated for training and enhancing civil servants and public officials.

4. Summarizing and concluding the organization and operation of legal appraisal activities, the implementation of tasks by ministries, sectors, localities, and litigation agencies regarding legal appraisal, organizing inter-sectoral meetings to provide information and evaluate the implementation of tasks by ministries, sectors, and localities, and promptly resolving difficulties and obstacles related to legal appraisal

Implementation shall be in accordance with Circular No. 40/2017/TT-BTC dated April 28, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance stipulating the regulations on travel expenses and meeting expenditures.

5. Other necessary expenses to serve the implementation of tasks and activities under the Project to Continue Reforming and Improving the Effectiveness of Legal Appraisal Activities

Expenditure shall be made based on legal invoices and vouchers in accordance with current regulations and within the approved budget estimate.

Article 4. Establishment, Implementation, and Settlement of Budgetary Expenses

The establishment, implementation, and settlement of budgetary expenses for the tasks and activities of the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of forensic appraisal activities shall be carried out in accordance with the current laws on state budget and accounting. This Circular provides specific guidance as follows:

1. Preparing budgets

Based on the implementation plan of the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of forensic appraisal activities at ministries, sectors, central agencies, and localities; based on the current expenditure system; agencies and units shall establish the budget for implementing the tasks and activities of the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of forensic appraisal activities and incorporate it into their regular expenditure budget; they shall submit this to the directly superior supervisory agency for consolidation, then send it to the first-level budget unit for submission to the financial authority at the same level for consolidation and presentation to the competent authorities in accordance with the laws on state budget.

2. Implementation of the Budget and Settlement of Expenses for Tasks and Activities of the Project to Continue Reforming and Enhancing the Effectiveness of Forensic Appraisal Activities

a) The expenses for implementing the tasks and activities of the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of forensic appraisal activities are allocated within the state budget expenditure budget of ministries, sectors, central agencies, and localities according to the current budget classification;

b) Based on the allocated funds, ministries, sectors, central agencies, and localities shall distribute the funds for implementing the tasks and activities of the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of forensic appraisal activities in accordance with the laws on state budget;

c) The settlement of expenses for implementing the tasks and activities of the Project to continue reforming and enhancing the effectiveness of forensic appraisal activities shall be carried out in accordance with the laws on state budget and accounting.

State-owned enterprises that have been assigned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to conduct offshore wind power project surveys before the effective date of this Circular shall continue to implement according to the assigned documents; any new matters arising after the effective date of this Circular shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of this Circular.

1. This Circular takes effect from September 1, 2020.

2. When the legal normative documents cited for application in this Circular are amended, supplemented, or replaced by new documents, they shall be applied according to those amended, supplemented, or replacing documents.

3. In the course of implementation, if there are any difficulties, ministries, sectors, and localities are requested to promptly reflect them to the Ministry of Finance for research and resolution./.