The Government proposes to add more than 4,300 billion VND to the budget for ministries, branches and localities.

View of the meeting. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

According to the Government's Proposal, the total need to supplement the regular state budget estimate (foreign non-refundable aid) in 2025 for agencies with a capital of VND 4,327.121 billion; of which, the Ministry of Health proposed to submit to the National Assembly for consideration to supplement the estimate for the Ministry VND 4,080.65 billion. Regarding the additional amounts of the regular state budget estimate for aid capital of other ministries and localities, due to the emergence of new aid projects after the time of synthesizing and submitting to competent authorities on the state budget estimate in 2025, on the basis of approval decisions, project/non-project aid agreements, a number of ministries, central agencies and localities proposed to supplement the estimate as a basis for implementation, expenditure control, accounting and settlement of aid capital in accordance with regulations.

Specifically: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) proposed to add a budget of 126.625 billion VND, for economic career expenses (support expenses for typhoon Yagi). The Ministry of Science and Technology proposed to add a budget of 19.18 billion VND, of which 13.4 billion VND is for science and technology career expenses and 5.78 billion VND is for education - training and vocational training expenses. The Central Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society proposed to add a budget of 59.367 billion VND, the People's Committee of Da Nang City proposed to add a budget of 11.708 billion VND, all for social security expenses...

According to Article 52 of the State Budget Law, the decision to supplement the budget for ministries and central agencies and to supplement the central budget for localities is under the authority of the National Assembly . Based on the above contents, the Government submits to the National Assembly for consideration: Approval of the supplementary budget for regular expenditure (foreign non-refundable aid) in 2025 for agencies with a capital of VND 4,327,121 billion; approval of the detailed allocation plan.

Regarding the content submitted by the Government, the Verification Report of the National Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee clearly stated: Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 19 of the State Budget Law, the Government's submission to the National Assembly for consideration and decision on supplementing the state budget revenue and expenditure estimates for non-refundable aid from regular expenditure sources in 2025 is within its authority.

Regarding the supplementary budget estimate for regular expenditure from foreign non-refundable aid in 2024 for central agencies, ministries and localities, regarding the Government's proposal to the Ministry of Health, the Appraisal Agency found that the proposal is well-founded and appropriate, based on the following grounds: Minutes of the 2022 settlement appraisal of the Ministry of Finance; The conclusion of the State Audit Team on this content recorded that the amount of non-refundable aid received by the Ministry of Health but not yet added to the estimate is 4,096 billion VND; Official Dispatch No. 2040/BYT-KHTC dated April 19, 2024 of the Ministry of Health has accurately determined the data on the need for additional budget estimates of 4,080.65 billion VND to settle aid goods for disease prevention and control. Therefore, the Appraisal Agency agrees with the plan submitted by the Government.

Regarding other ministries and agencies, the majority of opinions of the Economic and Financial Committee found that, through the Government's Proposal, the reason for the additional budget estimate is due to the emergence of new aid projects after the time of synthesis and submission to competent authorities for consideration and decision at the time of developing the 2025 budget estimate. Therefore, these non-refundable aid revenues and expenditures need to be added to the budget estimate to ensure sufficient legal basis for implementation according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 8 of the State Budget Law. Based on the actual arising needs, to ensure the effectiveness and progress of project implementation, the Economic and Financial Committee agrees with the plan to supplement the budget estimate for ministries, branches and localities as proposed by the Government.

The Government directs the review and is responsible for the accuracy of data and proposed content, ensuring that the budget supplements for ministries, central agencies and localities are completed in accordance with procedures, standards, norms, spending regimes and conditions for budget supplements, and assigning foreign aid capital in accordance with legal regulations; ensuring effective and proper use, avoiding loss, waste and negativity.

HA (according to VNA)

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