New regulations on budget spending for science, technology and innovation

Decree No. 265/2025/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (S&I) on finance and investment in the field of S&T, in which, specifically defining the structure, expenditure content, budget preparation, allocation, expenditure allocation and final settlement of the state budget for S&T activities, ensuring unified, effective and transparent management of State investment resources.

State budget expenditure for science, technology and innovation includes: Development investment expenditure, career expenditure and other expenditures related to science, technology and innovation according to the provisions of the law on state budget.

State budget expenditure on science, technology and innovation

The state budget expenditure for science, technology and innovation includes: Expenditure for implementing science, technology and innovation tasks; Expenditure for implementing special science, technology and innovation tasks, special national science, technology and innovation programs that apply the expenditure contents specified in 1 and 4 and other specific expenditure contents; Expenditure for supporting activities to improve science and technology capacity; Expenditure for implementing innovation tasks to apply technology, transfer technology, innovate technology, and innovate; Expenditure for supporting loan interest rates for projects and investment plans borrowing capital from credit institutions with the content of applying technology, transferring technology, innovating technology and innovating for implementation; Expenditure to support activities to develop innovation systems, creative startup ecosystems, promote innovation culture, creative startups; Expenditure for public science and technology organizations.

Decree detailing the content of state budget expenditure for science, technology and innovation. Illustrative photo.

Special public science and technology organizations apply the expenditure contents specified in points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g, h, i, Clause 7, Article 6 and the expenditure contents in Clause 8, Article 6 of this Decree. Expenditures for public science and technology organizations are public innovation centers, public creative startup support centers, research and development centers and other organizations established by competent state agencies according to the provisions of Article 48 of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation according to the provisions of Clause 7 above.

Management expenses of the National Science and Technology Development Fund, the National Technology Innovation Fund, the Science, Technology and Innovation Development Fund of Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies, other central agencies and provincial People's Committees; Management expenses of science, technology and innovation activities; Expenses for supporting registration, protection, exploitation and management of intellectual property rights; Expenses for activities of standards, measurement and quality according to the provisions of law on standards and technical regulations, law on measurement, law on product and goods quality, including: Research, development and completion of national standards and technical regulations; research, development and completion of mechanisms and policies to promote productivity based on the foundation of science , technology and innovation; scientific research, application and development of technology in measurement; Costs of sampling, testing, appraisal, inspection for quality survey, quality inspection and settlement of complaints and denunciations about product and goods quality.

Along with that, the state budget also spends on building, updating, and purchasing access to databases serving science, technology, and innovation activities; spending on supporting the publication of scientific research results in scientific journals, articles, books, and book chapters domestically and internationally; spending on training and fostering to improve professional qualifications and skills for the team of managers and researchers on science, technology, and innovation domestically and internationally; spending on propaganda, dissemination of knowledge, communication, information activities, statistics, libraries, and evaluation of science, technology, and innovation activities; organizing domestic and international scientific conferences and seminars; rewards, awards for science, technology, and innovation, and technical improvement initiatives; spending on international integration activities on science, technology, and innovation; spending on implementing policies to support the attraction, use, incentives, and treatment of individuals working in science, technology, and innovation; Expenses for implementing policies and regimes for Chief Engineers, Chief Architects of Science, Technology, Innovation and National Digital Transformation (DT) according to the provisions of Decree No. 231/2025/ND-CP dated August 26, 2025 of the Government regulating the selection and use of Chief Engineers, Chief Architects of Science, Technology, Innovation and National Digital Transformation (NDT); expenses for implementing policies and regimes for attracting experts in Science, Technology, Innovation and DT according to the provisions of Decree No. 249/2025/ND-CP dated September 19, 2025 of the Government regulating mechanisms and policies for attracting experts in Science, Technology, Innovation and DT.

The Decree clearly states that the Ministry of Science and Technology shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to provide detailed guidance on the above regulations on regimes, standards, expenditure norms and state budget expenditure levels for the field of science, technology and innovation.

The Ministry of Science and Technology shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to provide detailed guidance on regulations on state budget expenditure for science, technology and innovation. Illustrative photo.

Management and use of state budget for career expenditure on science, technology and innovation activities

The Decree stipulates the management and use of the state budget for career expenditures on science, technology and innovation activities as follows: Regarding the budget for implementing science, technology and innovation tasks, the organization in charge of implementing the tasks is responsible for managing and using the budget according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 63 of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation.

For expenses for implementing the task of spending the state budget on science, technology and innovation activities not covered by the above provisions, agencies, organizations and units shall comply with the provisions in Clause 4, Article 63 of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation and make payments and disbursements through the State Treasury in accordance with the provisions of the law on the state budget.

Adjustment of the state budget expenditure estimates for science, technology and innovation activities shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on the state budget. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government agencies and other central agencies, and provincial People's Committees shall be responsible for inspecting and monitoring the implementation of the state budget for science, technology and innovation activities in accordance with the provisions of the law on the state budget.

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Source: https://mst.gov.vn/quy-dinh-moi-ve-chi-ngan-sach-cho-khoa-hoc-cong-nghe-va-doi-moi-sang-tao-197251026133851806.htm