An entity refers to an agency that controls assets and income.

To resolve the overlap in asset and income verification, the National Assembly deputies suggested that it is necessary to add the principle that each individual is under the control of only one focal point. That focal point is responsible for synthesizing, storing and monitoring throughout the work process, and at the same time, there needs to be a principle of coordination between agencies.

B supplementary coordination principle

Regarding the establishment of the principle of one entity and one focal point for asset control, Article 30 of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Anti-Corruption stipulates the decentralization of asset control to many agencies, depending on the management level.
According to National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Tam Hung ( Ho Chi Minh City), this design still has potential "blind spots" in control, especially for those who rotate positions through many agencies.

Therefore, delegate Nguyen Tam Hung suggested that the drafting agency add the principle that "each individual is only under the control of a single focal point, that focal point has the obligation to synthesize, store and monitor throughout the working process". This principle helps eliminate the situation where many agencies control but no one takes final responsibility, reducing the effectiveness of supervision.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Tam Hung (Ho Chi Minh City) speaks

Also interested in this content, National Assembly Deputy Mai Van Hai ( Thanh Hoa ) expressed concern about the regulation that the Inspection Committee implements asset and income control. Because, the Inspection Committee at all levels performs its functions and tasks, inspection, supervision and disciplinary work in the Party according to the provisions of the Party Charter and Party regulations. The function of controlling assets and income of the Inspection Committee at all levels has long been implemented and implemented very well.

On the other hand, the functions and tasks of the Inspection Committees at all levels on the basis of asset and income control have also been stipulated very specifically and clearly in Regulation No. 296-QD/TW of the Central Executive Committee. Therefore, according to delegate Mai Van Hai, the draft Law should not stipulate an asset control agency for the Inspection Committees at all levels on the basis of the law.

In addition, in practice, the provisions of the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption require the person who is obliged to declare to declare the assets and income of both the husband and wife. Delegate Mai Van Hai said that this will cause problems in cases where the husband and wife are under the control of two different agencies, the Provincial Inspection and Inspection Committee. If both agencies conduct verification, it may lead to duplicate verification of the same common assets of the husband and wife who make the declaration.

National Assembly Deputy Mai Van Hai (Thanh Hoa) speaks

To resolve this overlap, delegate Mai Van Hai proposed to add a coordination principle to the draft Law. Specifically, in the case where a person who is obliged to declare is under the authority of the Provincial Inspectorate to control assets and has a spouse who is the subject of a decision to verify assets and income by the competent Inspection Committee, the Provincial Inspectorate should not re-verify assets and income of that person in the same period. Conversely, if the Inspectorate has verified assets and income, the Inspection Committee should not re-verify the same subject in the same period.

Define responsibilities and evaluation criteria among levels and sectors

Regarding the declaration of asset fluctuations and tightening responsibility for fluctuations under 1 billion VND in Article 36 of the draft Law, delegate Mai Van Hai found that the threshold of 1 billion VND is appropriate to the economic context, but if it is only regulated by an absolute threshold, there will be a situation of splitting transactions and separate transfers, making it difficult for the control agency to detect. Therefore, the delegate proposed to legalize the principle that "all unusual asset fluctuations, inconsistent with income, even under 1 billion VND, must be explained". This is an important mechanism to prevent "avoidance" techniques of declaration, which have been very popular in recent times.

Regarding the criteria for assessing the work of preventing and combating corruption, Clause 2, Article 17 of the draft Law assigns the Government to provide detailed regulations. Noting that the regulations must be clearly defined, National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Thi Suu (Hue City) proposed to amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 17 in the following direction: The Government shall provide detailed regulations on quantitative assessment indicators according to each content specified in Clause 1; procedures for assessing the work of preventing and combating corruption, assessment responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies and provincial People's Committees; inter-sectoral coordination mechanism in assessing, monitoring and reporting; responsibility for inspecting and supervising the assessment. Such regulations aim to clarify the responsibilities and assessment criteria between levels and sectors, and at the same time, also demonstrate the regulatory role of the Government.

National Assembly Delegate Nguyen Thi Suu (Hue City) speaks

Explaining at the meeting, Government Inspector General Doan Hong Phong said that in recent times, the implementation of the provisions in Clause 8, Article 30 of the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption has encountered difficulties and problems in the division of authority of the agency controlling assets and income of state management agencies and Party agencies. More than 3 years since the law took effect, the control of assets and income has not been implemented.

Therefore, to overcome the above situation, on February 8, 2022, the Politburo issued Decision No. 56 regulating the coordination regulations between agencies controlling assets and income. On May 30, 2025, the Central Executive Committee issued Regulation 296 on the Party's inspection, supervision and disciplinary work, which stipulates: The Inspection Committee and the Party Committee at the level directly above the grassroots level shall control assets and income.

"Therefore, the regulation on inspection agencies to control assets and income as in the draft law is in accordance with Party regulations and the law," the Government Inspector General affirmed.

At the same time, he emphasized the regulation that "one subject has only one agency controlling assets and income" and said that there will be a very clear distinction between which agency controls which subject.

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