Focus on auditing 'hot' issues of interest to voters and public opinion

Presenting to the National Assembly the State Audit's work report for the 2021-2026 term on the afternoon of October 20, State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan said that during the term, the sector has seriously grasped, disseminated and synchronously implemented the Party's guidelines and resolutions and the State's policies and laws.

State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan presents the State Audit's performance report for the 2021-2026 term. Photo: Pham Kien/VNA

The State Audit also proactively concretizes and promptly implements the National Assembly's resolutions on fiscal and monetary policies and socio -economic development through selecting many large-scale audit topics related to public finance and public assets, especially land, resources and minerals.

Notable are the audit topics assessing the implementation of Resolution No. 43/2022/QH15 of the National Assembly ; the audit topic "Mobilization, management, and use of resources for COVID-19 prevention and control and support policies"; audit topics serving the National Assembly's supreme supervision activities such as: auditing the implementation of 3 national target programs, the implementation of policies and laws on planning, the implementation of policies and laws on practicing thrift and combating waste in the period 2016 - 2021...

With the motto "Compact but quality", persistently pursuing the goal of "quality, more quality and more quality", the State Audit has implemented many solutions to fundamentally resolve the overlapping and duplication with inspection and examination agencies; strongly innovated the audit mindset, shifting the focus from "inspection, detection" to "analysis, forecasting, and recommendations for policy improvement", while focusing on areas with high risks of revenue loss and fraud.

Regarding the work of preventing and combating corruption, waste and negativity, during the term, the State Audit provided 1,749 reports/documents to agencies serving inspection, investigation and supervision (an increase of nearly 4 times compared to the previous term), transferred 17 files to the Police Investigation Agency to clarify signs of law violations; directly audited 2 cases with signs of corruption under the direction of the Central Steering Committee on preventing and combating corruption and negativity.

Promoting the application of technology in auditing activities, the State Audit has deployed data analysis, piloted AI to support auditing activities; applied remote sensing technology in auditing resources and minerals; hired consultants to inspect construction quality when auditing investment projects; which has initially brought about efficiency, contributing to improving the quality and transparency of auditing activities.

Summarizing the audit results for the 2021 - 2026 term, State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan stated that by September 30, 2025, the State Audit recommended handling more than VND 254 trillion and more than USD 125 million in finances; recommended canceling, amending, supplementing and issuing new contents that are contrary to or inconsistent with general regulations of the State and practices for 938 legal documents and management documents at all levels, an increase of 19.3% compared to the 2016 - 2021 term.

The rate of implementation of financial handling recommendations reached an average of 90%, significantly higher than the previous term (only 74.7%); 267 documents were amended, supplemented, and canceled according to the recommendations of the State Audit, higher than the number implemented in the previous term (with 136 documents).

In the coming term, the State Audit Office will focus on perfecting the legal framework in the spirit of Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW dated April 30, 2025 of the Politburo on innovating the work of building and enforcing laws to meet the requirements of national development in the new era, as a basis for innovating the organization and operating mechanism; associated with improving the quality of human resources and organizational apparatus.

The entire industry promotes digital transformation; promotes the application of technology to improve the quality and efficiency of operations. At the same time, the State Audit continues to focus on auditing "hot" issues of interest to the National Assembly, voters, and public opinion; associated with the task of performing the National Assembly's supreme supervision and the management and operation requirements of the Government, ministries, branches, and localities.

The sector continues to strengthen discipline and public order; strictly manage audit activities to prevent violations; improve facilities, focusing on investing in accommodation for rotating and mobilized civil servants and auditors; invest in information technology infrastructure and equipment to meet the digital transformation requirements of the State Audit.

State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan affirmed that the State Audit will continue to strongly innovate, taking quality as the top criterion, continuing to promote its role as an important and effective tool of the Party and State in inspecting and controlling the management and use of public finance and public assets, contributing to preventing and stopping corruption, waste and negativity.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/tap-trung-kiem-toan-cac-van-de-nong-duoc-cu-tri-du-luan-quan-tam-20251020183144150.htm