Joint Circular No. 71/2007/TTLT-BTC-BNV guiding the amendment of Joint Circular No. 03/2006/TTLT-BTC-BNV dated January 17, 2006, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs guiding the implementation of Decree No. 130/2005/NĐ-CP dated October 17, 2005 of the Government on the self-management and self-responsibility regime for the use of staffing levels and administrative management expenses for state agencies.

JOINT CIRCULAR

Guidelines for amending Circular Joint Circular No. 03/2006/TTLT-BTC-BNV dated January 17, 2006, issued by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs guiding the implementation of Government Decree No. 130/2005/NĐ-CP dated October 17, 2005 on the self-management and self-responsibility regime regarding the use of staffing levels and administrative management expenses for state agencies.

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Pursuant to Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on State Budget;

To align with current circumstances, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs issue guidelines to amend Circular Joint Circular No. 03/2006/TTLT-BTC-BNV dated January 17, 2006, guiding the implementation of Government Decree No. 130/2005/NĐ-CP dated October 17, 2005 on the self-management and self-responsibility regime regarding the use of staffing levels and administrative management expenses for state agencies as follows:

1. Amend bullet point number 3 of Point g, Clause 2, Section II of Circular Joint Circular No. 03/2006/TTLT-BTC-BNV as follows:

"Advance payment before additional income:

To motivate civil servants to strive to complete their tasks, practice thrift, and combat waste; based on the situation in the previous quarter, if it is determined that the agency has the potential to save funds; the head of the agency shall base the amount of funds that can be saved to decide on advance payment of additional income for civil servants in the agency on a quarterly basis. The maximum advance payment per quarter shall not exceed 60% of the state-prescribed salary grade and position fund for one quarter of the agency.

At the end of the year, before January 31 of the following year, the agency implementing the self-management regime shall determine the amount of savings from the previous year and submit it to the State Treasury at the transaction location for settlement of additional income according to the prescribed regulations. Based on the unit's proposal, the State Treasury will process the settlement of additional income for the agency implementing the self-management regime (including both advance payment and direct payment) ensuring that it does not exceed the maximum limit prescribed.

When the final accounts of the agency are approved by the competent authority, if the actual savings exceed the amount determined by the agency implementing the self-management regime, the unit may continue to pay additional income according to the prescribed regulations. If the savings are less than the amount determined by the agency implementing the self-management regime, based on the decision of the competent authority and the proposal of the agency implementing the self-management regime, the State Treasury will process the recovery by deducting from the savings of the next year of the agency."

2. Implementation:

This Circular takes effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Other provisions in Circular Joint Circular No. 03/2006/TTLT-BTC-BNV dated January 17, 2006, guiding the implementation of Government Decree No. 130/2005/NĐ-CP dated October 17, 2005 on the self-management and self-responsibility regime regarding the use of staffing levels and administrative management expenses remain in effect.

During the implementation period, if there are any difficulties, units are requested to report to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Home Affairs for study, amendment, and supplementation to ensure compliance./.