Directive number 756/CT-TTg On the development plan for socio-economic progress and state budget estimate for 2010

DIRECTIVE

ON BUILDING THE PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATE BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 2010

The year 2010 is the final year for implementing the five-year plan for economic and social development from 2006 to 2010, and it is of great significance in completing the targets set out in the five-year plan for economic and social development from 2006 to 2010. However, the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2010 are being developed against the backdrop of significant and unpredictable changes in the global and domestic economic situation, particularly the impact of the global financial crisis and economic recession. To contribute to the successful implementation of the Resolution of the 10th National Party Congress and the Resolution of the National Assembly on the five-year plan for economic and social development from 2006 to 2010, the Prime Minister requests that all Ministries, agencies at the level of ministries, government agencies, provinces, centrally governed cities, economic groups, and state-owned corporations focus on building the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2010 with the following main requirements and contents:

A. REQUIREMENTS IN BUILDING THE PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATE BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 2010

1. Seriously organize the assessment of the implementation of the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2009 based on a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of the conclusions of the Politburo, the Resolutions of the National Assembly and the Government on the implementation of the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2009, with particular emphasis on evaluating the implementation of Resolution No. 30/2008/NQ-CP; Resolution No. 30a/2008/NQ-CP; mechanisms, policies, and measures adopted by the Government in 2009 to prevent economic decline, maintain economic growth, and ensure social welfare.

2. Objectively and truthfully assess the results achieved in 2009 compared to the goals, tasks, and indicators set out in the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2009; simultaneously, compare them with the goals and tasks proposed by various levels and sectors in the five-year plan from 2006 to 2010 and the Ten-Year Socio-Economic Development Strategy from 2001 to 2010 according to the Resolution of the 9th National Party Congress.

3. Determine the goals and tasks of the 2010 plan based on the goals of the five-year plan from 2006 to 2010, the international and domestic situation; at the same time, they must be based on the requirements for national development in the upcoming period.

4. When building the plan for economic and social development for 2010, it must be linked to the ability to balance resources and the capacity to implement by all levels and sectors to ensure feasibility and improve the efficiency of resource utilization.

5. Regarding the construction of the state budget estimate for 2010, it must be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law, Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of the State Budget Law and related legal documents.

6. The state budget estimate for 2010 must reflect the viewpoint of continuing to promote the process of restoring sustainable economic growth, maintaining macroeconomic stability, ensuring social welfare, and public security.

7. The construction of the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2010 must mobilize and closely coordinate among agencies, units, and levels and sectors to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the plan.

8. During the process of assessing the implementation of the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2009 and setting the goals and tasks of the plan for economic and social development and the state budget estimate for 2010, Ministries, sectors, and localities need to widely seek opinions from research institutions, organizations, enterprises, communities, sponsors, experts both domestically and internationally... to enhance the feasibility of the proposed plan and create consensus throughout society.

B. MAIN TASKS OF THE PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATE BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 2010

I. TASKS IN BUILDING THE PLAN FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR 2010

In light of the complex developments in the world economy and the limitations and difficulties within the country, the main task for 2010 is to continue to mitigate the maximum impact of the global economic recession, stabilize the macro-economy, strive to achieve high and sustainable economic growth rates, ensure social welfare, and successfully complete the tasks of the socio-economic development plan for the 2006-2010 period.

1. On the economy

a) Continue to focus on implementing solutions to overcome difficulties for production and business, accelerate investment in effective projects and programs, contributing to promoting the development of the country. Strive to increase the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010 to reach 6.5% to 7%.

Continue to improve the investment and business environment, ensuring equality, transparency, creating favorable conditions for businesses of all economic components to maintain and promote production and business, ensure employment and living standards for workers, contribute to stabilizing social welfare, and adjust the economic structure and labor structure towards industrialization and modernization, promoting economic growth.

Enhance the competitiveness and efficiency of industrial production. Strengthen technological innovation, improve product quality, reduce costs, lower product prices, especially essential goods and export items. Implement policies to support and encourage domestic organizations and individuals to produce and manufacture industrial products that meet standards to replace imported goods.

Continue to implement solutions to overcome difficulties and support production, forestry, and aquaculture to develop production, solve employment issues, and increase income for farmers. Maintain a stable and sustainable growth rate in the agricultural, forestry, and fisheries sector. Continue to effectively implement Resolution No. 7 of the 7th Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Party (10th Tenure) on agriculture, farmers, and rural areas, promoting structural economic transformation. Prioritize measures to boost agricultural and aquaculture production, creating favorable conditions for farmers to accumulate from agricultural production.

Vigorously develop animal husbandry towards efficiency, sustainability, and food safety. Focus on rational exploitation of marine resources, promote breeding, processing, and exporting aquatic products.

Improve the quality of service industries with potential, particularly focusing on enhancing the quality of tourism services according to international standards to increase the number of tourists visiting Vietnam. Develop and improve transportation quality to ensure good service for commodity circulation and people's travel needs. Emphasize domestic market development work, implementing policies to encourage domestic consumption.

b) Vigorously promote exports, strictly control imports, especially non-essential consumer goods imports. Strengthen trade promotion activities; expand and diversify export markets, particularly promoting exports to traditional and new markets with great potential. Limit exports of certain types of natural resources and minerals. Adjust tariff rates flexibly within the framework of WTO commitments to facilitate domestic production development and curb the trade deficit.

c) Continue to manage prices according to a market mechanism with state supervision; strengthen price and market inspection, combat commercial fraud, speculation, smuggling, price hikes, and unjust profits. Strictly handle violations according to current laws, especially illegal business operations, tax evasion, monopolistic collusion to manipulate markets and prices.

d) Implement proactive and flexible monetary policy to maintain macroeconomic stability, prevent inflation, and meet the capital needs of the economy.

đ) Mobilize maximum sources of capital to serve investment and production development. Encourage businesses of all economic sectors to participate in investment in production, business, and large-scale projects, important infrastructure investment projects.

Enhance the effectiveness of capital utilization. Address inefficient investment, scattered investment, loss, and waste right from planning, planning, and investment decision-making stages. Prioritize mobilizing maximum capital for important projects to be completed and put into use in 2010; accelerate land acquisition, resettlement progress to implement investment projects, especially large-scale projects already approved in economic zones.

Focus on quickly and effectively disbursing development investment funds, particularly state budget funds, government bonds, and state development credit.

Attract maximum and speed up disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) and official development assistance (ODA) funds, especially infrastructure construction projects, high-tech product manufacturing projects with significant export value, and projects that create many jobs.

e) Create conditions for enterprises to access capital, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, export-oriented enterprises, enterprises in craft villages, enterprises in rural areas, and enterprises producing consumer goods directly serving people's lives. Pay attention to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in accessing credit, training human resources, improving technological capabilities, expanding markets, participating in supplying public goods and services, production premises, information, and consulting.

g) Encourage the establishment of cooperatives and cooperative groups in all fields and industries, particularly in rural areas, remote and mountainous regions; support training and capacity building for cooperative cadres and cooperative group leaders in trade promotion, innovation, technological advancement, agricultural extension, fishery extension, industrial extension, infrastructure investment to serve production and community life, and participation in socio-economic development programs; support cooperatives in accessing capital from financial institutions and the Cooperative Development Support Fund.

2. On scientific and technological development, education and training, social security, and other fields.

a) Enhance domestic research and technology development capabilities, combined with strengthening the transfer of foreign technology. Apply advanced scientific and technological achievements from around the world in various aspects of economic and social life. Implement policies to encourage technological innovation investments in enterprises to add value to products, reduce pollution, and protect the environment.

b) Improve the quality of education and training, develop human resources, care for people's health and spiritual life. Concentrate on directing and synchronizing implementation of solutions and policies to increase investment, promote socialization, and mobilize social resources to complete the five-year plan goals for education and training, healthcare, culture, and sports from 2006 to 2010.

Effectively implement credit policies for disadvantaged students and trainees to study and investment policies for building housing for students and trainees at educational institutions.

Effectively implement investment in medical equipment for hospitals from central to local levels, while mobilizing other economic sectors to participate in people's health care work to meet needs and improve the quality of diagnosis and treatment. Develop preventive health systems to proactively prevent and control dangerous diseases affecting people. Strengthen inspections and controls over drug quality and pricing.

c) Effectively implement social welfare policies, particularly poverty reduction and job creation programs. Properly implement unemployment insurance policies as prescribed by law. Continue to effectively implement support policies for poverty reduction in 61 poor districts to contribute to rapid and sustainable poverty reduction. Strengthen inspection, supervision, and evaluation of the effectiveness of issued policies to enhance their efficacy.

d) Address pressing social issues. Ensure traffic safety and order. Resolve traffic congestion in major cities.

3. On environmental protection

a) Complete the legal framework for environmental protection; establish administrative penalties, criminal proceedings, and compensation mechanisms for serious violations causing environmental pollution.

b) Continue addressing environmental degradation around factories, industrial zones, and densely populated areas; rehabilitate and treat heavily polluted rivers, lakes, ponds, canals, and ditches; focus on treating hazardous waste and medical waste; survey, detect, and handle residual chemical toxins and dioxins from war.

c) Enhance the ability to prevent and mitigate adverse impacts of natural disasters and unfavorable climate changes on the environment; promptly rescue and mitigate negative consequences caused by natural disasters.

d) Strengthen propaganda, education, training, and capacity building to raise awareness about the environment, recognizing that maintaining and protecting the environment is the responsibility of the entire society.

4. Simplify administrative procedures across all state management sectors to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state management, promote thrift, combat waste, and intensify anti-corruption efforts.

a) Continue implementing the overall program on administrative reform to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of state machinery management.

b) Apply information technology in the operations of state agencies, linked with the modernization of administrative management methods to ensure transparency and clarity in state management work.

c) Continue reforming the civil service system, including personnel management, salary systems, and other policies.

d) Strengthen thrift and anti-waste efforts.

đ) Intensify efforts to combat bureaucratic practices, corruption, and waste, especially in land management, basic construction investment, and state capital and asset management. Strengthen inspections of projects funded by the state budget to effectively prevent embezzlement and waste, ensuring the quality of projects and constructions. Timely and strictly handle any violations.

5. Improve the quality of building a people's national defense and public security foundation in new circumstances; build a strong and comprehensive people's armed force, focusing on equipping and other supporting conditions. Enhance the effectiveness of foreign affairs, information dissemination work; closely combine national defense, security, foreign relations, information, and propaganda tasks with economic and social development tasks.

6. Improve the quality of analyzing and forecasting domestic and international situations, particularly fluctuations in the global economy and finance. Proactively develop response plans for the impact of global economic crises on our country's economy under all scenarios.

II. TASKS FOR BUILDING THE STATE BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR 2010

1. The state budget revenue estimate for 2010 must be built in accordance with policies and regulations, based on forecasts of investment, production, and business development in 2010. For state budget revenues from enterprises, organizations, and individuals arising after the tax deferral period in 2009; revenues generated in 2009 permitted to be deferred until payment in 2010; revenues from investment projects that have exceeded tax incentives, the Ministry of Finance shall aggregate and propose handling measures, including debt collection and late payment penalties arising before the Law on Tax Administration took effect.

The state budget revenue estimate aims to mobilize and strive to achieve over 21% of GDP, with tax and fee revenues accounting for over 20% of GDP. The domestic revenue estimate nationwide (excluding oil revenues and land use fees) should increase by at least 16% to 18% compared to the estimated actual performance in 2009 (excluding factors influenced by tax exemptions, reductions, and deferrals in 2009). The revenue estimate from import and export activities should increase by at least 5% to 7% compared to the estimated actual performance in 2009 (excluding factors influenced by tax exemptions, reductions, and deferrals in 2009).

Along with building the state budget revenue estimate for 2010, ministries, central agencies, and localities should proactively assess and analyze the results of implementing Resolution No. 30/2008/NQ-CP dated December 11, 2008, of the Government and related documents (Decision No. 16/2009/QĐ-TTg dated January 21, 2009, Decision No. 58/2009/QĐ-TTg dated April 16, 2009, of the Prime Minister, etc.) regarding certain tax measures to stimulate investment and consumption, prevent economic decline, and address difficulties faced by businesses.

2. The state budget expenditure estimate for 2010 is built based on current legal provisions on systems, policies, and standards, and the requirements for funding important functions and tasks, ensuring thorough thrift and anti-waste practices from the budget preparation stage. Ministries, sectors, and localities are responsible for proactively forecasting all funding needs for new policies and tasks (if any); ensuring that newly proposed systems and policies to be implemented from 2010 are adequately resourced, without causing shortages in funding for ongoing tasks, existing policies, and newly approved tasks by competent authorities.

The ministries and sectors when proposing amendments, supplements, or new policies and systems shall conduct investigations and surveys to accurately grasp the number of beneficiaries, estimate financial needs; calculate the integration between proposed amended or newly issued policies and existing policies; coordinate with financial agencies to ensure sufficient budget allocation before submitting to competent authorities for issuance.

For local budgets, in 2010, it remains within the period of stabilization of the 2007-2010 budget, thus the balanced expenditure budget should be built based on the local budget revenue share according to the tiered revenue distribution ratio between the central and local budgets, and the additional balance from the upper-level budget to the lower-level budget (if any) stabilized at the level decided by the National Assembly, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, People's Councils, the Prime Minister, and the upper-level People's Committees in 2007 (except for Hanoi which implements Resolution No. 705/2008/NQ-UBTVQH12 dated November 19, 2008 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly).

When building the draft budget and allocating the state budget for 2010, the ministries, central agencies, and localities need to pay attention to the following contents:

a) Building the draft development expenditure budget in the direction of continuing to implement measures for reviewing, rearranging, and adjusting investment capital, focusing on enhancing the efficiency of investment capital usage during implementation, contributing to macroeconomic stability and promoting economic growth.

The draft development expenditure budget for 2010 needs to focus on allocating development expenditure for economic and social development programs, poverty reduction work during the 2006-2010 period, prioritizing national key projects and state investment priorities; continue to prioritize allocating development expenditure for human resource development in education and training, healthcare, science and technology, people's health care, environmental protection, rural agriculture and rural development, security, and defense.

Ministries, sectors, and localities must allocate the draft development expenditure budget for 2010 to ensure sufficient counterpart funds for ODA projects; concentrate funds on effective ongoing projects and key projects, urgent projects such as flood control, water conservancy, rural transportation development, infrastructure in flood-prone areas, tourism infrastructure, etc., to complete and put into use in 2010; ensure funds for investment preparation work; settle the construction cost debts of completed projects; allocate funds to repay advance payments according to regulations. The remaining funds should be allocated to new projects, prioritizing national key projects and projects that have been approved and have full investment procedures; firmly postpone, delay, or not allocate funds to projects not included in approved planning, lacking necessary procedures, having unresolved investment procedures issues, incomplete land clearance, and other non-urgent projects that do not yield significant benefits.

Implement targeted supplementary development investment capital from the central budget to carry out national target programs, Program 135 (Phase II), Program 134, the rapid and sustainable poverty reduction support program for 61 poor districts, the project to plant five million hectares of new forests; counterpart funds for ODA projects; support localities in implementing industrial zone infrastructure investment, upgrading provincial health systems, and investing in national cultural heritage sites, etc.; prioritizing local budgets in midland and mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam, North Central Coast and Central Coast, Central Highlands, Southwest, and ethnic minority areas facing difficulties, truly difficult localities.

b) Building the draft expenditure budget for developing educational and training, cultural, health, environmental, scientific and technological, social, defense, security, administrative management, Party activities, and mass organizations' operations according to current policies, systems, and standards; prioritizing human resource development; ensuring budget allocation for education and training, science and technology, cultural information, environmental protection affairs according to the requirements set forth in Party resolutions and National Assembly resolutions.

Ministries, sectors, and localities proactively build the budget for organizing the drafting of the Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2011-2015 and the Socio-Economic Development Strategy for 2011-2020 to submit to competent authorities for approval.

During the process of building the state budget for 2010, ministries, sectors, and localities must adjust the state budget expenditure tasks appropriately based on implementing the delegation of autonomy and responsibility for staffing and administrative management expenses for state agencies and public service units; simultaneously, pilot transferring some public service units with conditions to operate under enterprise mechanisms.

Within their management functions and responsibilities, ministries, sectors, and localities actively and effectively promote socialization in public service fields as prescribed by the Government.

c) Regarding the draft expenditure for implementing national target programs, Program 135 (Phase II), and the project to plant five million hectares of new forests: ministries and program management agencies shall base on the Prime Minister's decision approving the programs for the 2006-2010 period, determine specific goals, tasks, and the 2010 state budget draft for national target programs, Program 135 (Phase II), and the project to plant five million hectares of new forests, and send them to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance for consolidation in the 2010 state budget draft to report to the Government and the National Assembly as stipulated by the State Budget Law. At the same time, based on the estimated performance in 2009 and the planned targets for 2010, conduct detailed evaluations according to each program and project, compare with set objectives and requirements, thereby assessing the effectiveness of state budget spending; analyze in detail achievements, limitations, causes, and solutions for improvement.

d) Proactively balance the budgetary expenditure from the state budget to ensure the implementation of salary reform expenditures in the future; at the same time continue to mobilize other financial sources according to regulations to proactively implement. Ministries, central agencies, localities, and units using the state budget proactively continue to fully and correctly implement measures to create sources for salary reform as prescribed.

đ) For programs and projects using official development assistance (ODA) funds, they must prepare detailed budgets in accordance with the procedures and regulations stipulated in the State Budget Law and related guiding documents, Government Decrees on investment management and basic construction, management and use of official development assistance (ODA) funds, paying particular attention to detailing ODA funds and counterpart funds for each program and project, in accordance with the nature of the basic construction investment capital and operating expenses, ensuring consistency with the progress of implementation.

e) Ministries, central agencies, and localities assigned to implement projects using government bond funds need to forecast the implementation capacity and capital requirements for the year 2010, and submit these forecasts to the ministries and agencies responsible for managing the government bond-funded investment programs for consolidation and submission to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance for reporting to the Government and the National Assembly.

g) The central budget and local budgets at all levels should prioritize setting aside budget reserves to proactively respond to natural disasters, floods, epidemics, and urgent tasks outside the budget estimates.

3. Building local budget estimates at all levels: In addition to implementing the requirements set forth in points 1 and 2 above, the work of building local budget estimates at all levels must also meet the following requirements:

a) The construction of the state budget revenue estimate on the territory must be proactive, consistent with the growth rate of revenue in previous years, consistent with the ability to achieve economic and social targets and the state budget for 2009, forecasting economic growth and revenue sources for 2010 for each industry, sector, and economic entity within the territory, paying attention to new expected revenue sources within the territory to accurately calculate revenue sources for each sector and each type of revenue according to the established system.

b) Construction of local budget expenditure estimates

Based on the local budget revenue share according to the revenue distribution ratio between the central budget and local budgets, the supplementary balance transferred from the central budget to the local budget (if any) allocated stably to determine the local budget source; the socio-economic development tasks of the locality in 2010; current expenditure standards, policies, and rates. Within the scope of the determined local budget revenue, construct specific local budget expenditure estimates for each spending area, focusing resources to ensure education and training, health, science and technology, culture and information, environmental public services according to Party and National Assembly resolutions; ensuring regular funding for planning work within the territory.

For supplementary budget expenditure estimates from the central budget to the local budget such as national target programs, Program 135, the Five Million Hectare Reforestation Project, and other important programs and projects, the estimates are determined based on criteria and investment development capital allocation standards according to Decision No. 210/2006/QĐ-TTg dated September 12, 2006, of the Prime Minister and related guiding documents. Additional funds to implement poverty reduction housing support policies, the Sustainable Poverty Reduction Support Program for 61 poor districts according to Government Resolutions and approved plans and projects.

c) For land use fee revenues, localities proactively forecast revenues based on planning, plans, and implementation capabilities; simultaneously, prepare budget expenditure plans for basic construction investment corresponding to this revenue source to focus on economic and social infrastructure projects, relocation and resettlement projects, land preparation for construction; prioritizing sufficient funding to accelerate cadastral surveying, establishing land administration database, and issuing Land Use Right Certificates according to the Land Law and National Assembly Resolutions.

d) Lottery revenues continue to be used to invest in social welfare projects within the territory and managed through the state budget (not included in state budget balancing). Provincial People's Committees proactively forecast revenues, prepare allocation and utilization plans for these revenues to submit to the same-level People's Councils for decision-making, concentrating funds to ensure the completion of basic goals in education and healthcare (with a minimum of 20% used to implement the Solidification of School Buildings and Teacher Housing Project for the period 2009-2012), the remaining amount (if any) will be invested in other important social welfare projects of the locality.

đ) Localities proactively calculate and allocate sources to implement salary reform in 2010 according to the principles applied in 2009. The Ministry of Finance is tasked with leading the detailed guidance on this matter.

e) Develop plans for raising and settling (both principal and interest) borrowed funds for development investment in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law and Government Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003.

g) Based on the local budget's balancing capability, the implementation situation of supplementary budget items from the central budget to the local budget in 2009, and current policies and systems, build budget expenditure estimates for implementing important projects and tasks proposed to be supplemented with targeted funds from the central budget as stipulated in point b, Clause 2, Article 29 of Government Decree No. 60/2003/NĐ-CP dated June 6, 2003, detailing and guiding the implementation of the State Budget Law.

4. In conjunction with the preparation of the State budget estimate for the year 2010, ministries, sectors, central agencies, localities, and state budget expenditure units shall proactively assess and analyze in detail the results of state budget spending in 2009; focus on directing and organizing the settlement and inspection of the approval of the state budget settlement for the year 2008 in accordance with the provisions of the State Budget Law; implement the public disclosure of the state budget settlement for the year 2007; promptly address and resolve any existing issues and violations identified and recommended for action by supervisory and auditing bodies during the preparation of the budget estimate in accordance with the provisions of the law.

5. During the process of preparing the State budget estimate for the year 2010, ministries, sectors, central agencies, and local authorities at all levels must strictly adhere to the practice of thrift, combat waste, and prevent corruption; ensure that the preparation of the State budget estimate, allocation, and utilization of the budget are truly thrifty and effective.

6. Ministries, central agencies, and localities must provide clear and detailed explanations regarding the State budget revenue and expenditure estimates for the year 2010 according to implementing units and important expenditure tasks as prescribed.

C. ASSIGNMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN

I. ASSIGNMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION

1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment

a) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to calculate and determine various options and major balances as a basis for guiding ministries, sectors, and localities in developing the socio-economic development plan and the State budget estimate for the year 2010.

b) Organize guidance on the development and consolidation of the socio-economic development plan, the State budget expenditure estimate for development investment from the State budget and government bonds for the year 2010; coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to guide ministries and localities in piloting the development of financial plans and medium-term expenditure plans for the period 2010-2012.

c) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to guide ministries, sectors, and localities in preparing the budget for implementing the Socio-Economic Development Plan for the 2011-2015 period; the Socio-Economic Development Strategy for the 2011-2020 period; plans to assist in training resources for small and medium-sized enterprises, including plans to develop human resources within the State budget estimate for the year 2010.

d) Take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to organize meetings with ministries, central agencies, provincial People's Committees, and municipal People's Committees directly under the Central Government (as stipulated by the State Budget Law) regarding the socio-economic development plan for the year 2010, the State budget expenditure estimate for development investment from the State budget, and government bonds for the year 2010.

đ) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to propose allocation schemes for central government development investment expenditures for ministries, central agencies, and the amount of targeted supplementary funds from the central government budget for local budgets to implement important programs and projects approved by competent authorities; review and consolidate allocation schemes for the National Target Program budget, the Program 135, and the Project to plant five million hectares of new forests.

e) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to guide ministries, sectors, and localities in evaluating and summarizing the implementation of national target programs, targeted support programs, and other programs and projects for the 2006-2010 period. Based on the evaluations of ministries, sectors, and localities, coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to propose national target programs and large-scale projects to be implemented in the 2011-2015 period, to be submitted to the Prime Minister.

g) Evaluate the implementation of principles and criteria for allocating development investment funds from the State budget for the 2007-2010 period. Prepare for the development of principles and criteria for allocating development investment funds from the State budget for the new period.

2. Ministry of Finance

a) Guide ministries, sectors, and localities in assessing the implementation of the State budget estimate for the year 2009, paying particular attention to the assessment of the situation of State budget revenue due to the implementation of tax exemption, reduction, and deferral policies in 2009 and the preparation of the State budget estimate for the year 2010.

b) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to guide ministries, sectors, and localities in preparing the budget for serving the development of the Socio-Economic Development Plan for the 2011-2015 period; the Socio-Economic Development Strategy for the 2011-2020 period; the plan to support the training of human resources for small and medium-sized enterprises.

c) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to propose allocation schemes for regular expenditures from the central government budget for the year 2010, and propose the amount of targeted supplementary regular expenditures for the year 2010 from the central government budget for local budgets.

d) Take the lead and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to organize meetings with ministries, central agencies, provincial People's Committees, and municipal People's Committees directly under the Central Government (as stipulated by the State Budget Law) regarding the State budget estimate for the year 2010, medium-term financial plans, and medium-term expenditure plans for 2010-2012 (for ministries and localities participating in pilot programs).

đ) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and related agencies to prepare and consolidate the State budget estimate for the year 2010; the allocation scheme for the central government budget for the year 2010, to be submitted to the Government for comments before being submitted to the National Assembly for decision.

e) Evaluate the implementation of criteria and standards for regular expenditures from the State budget for the 2007-2010 period and prepare for the development of criteria and standards for allocating regular expenditures from the State budget for the new period.

3. Ministries and agencies responsible for managing national target programs, the Project to plant five million hectares of new forests, trade promotion, investment, tourism programs, and plans to apply information technology in the operations of state agencies for the 2009-2010 period (hereinafter referred to as programs and projects) which are carried out by many ministries, agencies, units, and localities.

a) Take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to guide ministries, agencies, units, and related localities in evaluating the implementation of programs and projects in 2009 and preparing the State budget estimate for the year 2010.

b) Chair and coordinate with relevant agencies to propose tasks and allocation plans for the budget expenditure estimate (within the total amount of funds announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance) for each ministry, agency, unit, and related localities, and submit them to the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance for review, consolidation, and submission to the Government and the National Assembly for decision.

c) Organize the evaluation of the implementation of programs and projects during the period from 2006 to 2010, focusing on evaluating the organization and implementation situation, the results achieved against approved objectives and tasks, the resources allocated for implementation, and the effectiveness of the programs and projects.

4. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, localities, agencies, units, and organizations using state budget.

a) Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance to develop the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for the year 2010 for their respective sectors and fields of responsibility and for their own agencies, units, and organizations.

b) Ministries and state agencies, based on their functions, calculate the exploitable resources, and build socio-economic development goals, indicators, and plans for their respective sectors and fields of responsibility. Propose solutions, mechanisms, policies, and new systems or suggest amendments and supplements to existing systems and policies, and submit them to the competent authority for issuance before the preparation of the state budget estimate (before July 20, 2009), and notify the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, and relevant ministries and agencies as a basis for developing the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010.

5. Provincial People's Committees under the Central Government

a) Guide, organize, and direct the competent agencies at the local level to develop the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for the locality.

b) Organize broad consultations on the draft socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010 to achieve high consensus, and submit it to the competent authority for decision; simultaneously report to the central agencies as prescribed.

II. TIMELINE FOR DEVELOPING THE PLAN

1. In June 2009, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance will guide the framework for the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010; the Ministry of Finance will guide the mid-term financial planning and mid-term expenditure planning for the period 2010-2012 for ministries, sectors, and localities.

2. From June until the competent authority approves the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, localities, and other agencies, units using the state budget will implement the development of the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010, mid-term financial planning, and mid-term expenditure planning for the period 2010-2012 (for participating ministries and localities in pilot programs), and submit reports to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Audit Office before July 20, 2009.

3. In August 2009, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance will consolidate the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010; at the same time, propose allocation plans for the targets and the state budget for 2010.

4. In September 2009, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance will report to the Government the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010 so that the Government can provide comments, complete the plan, and submit it to the National Assembly according to the provisions of the State Budget Law.

5. Before November 20, 2009, the Prime Minister will assign the socio-economic development plan and the state budget for 2010 to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, localities, and other agencies, units based on the resolutions of the National Assembly regarding the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for 2010.

6. Before November 25, 2009, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance will provide detailed guidance to ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, localities, and other agencies, units, and organizations using the state budget for 2010.

7. Before December 10, 2009, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies, and localities will finalize the allocation plans for the socio-economic development plan and the state budget estimate for subordinate levels based on the tasks assigned by the Prime Minister and the guidance of the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance. Ensure that the state budget estimate for communes is decided before December 31, 2009.

8. Before December 31, 2009, budgetary units will decide on the allocation and assignment of state budget revenue and expenditure estimates to subordinate units based on the tasks and estimates assigned by the competent authority and the guidance provided.

The Prime Minister requests the Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government agencies, Heads of other central agencies, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities, Chairmen of Management Councils, General Directors of State-owned Economic Groups and Corporations, and Heads of agencies, units, and organizations using the state budget to be responsible for organizing the implementation of this Directive effectively./.