What is the deadline for completing the restructuring of provincial departments and authorities under the provincial People's Committee of Vietnam according to Official Dispatch 24? What are the functions of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam?

What is the deadline for completing the restructuring of provincial departments and authorities under the provincial People's Committee of Vietnam according to Official Dispatch 24?

On December 18, the Steering Committee for the summary of the implementation of Resolution 18-NQ/TW of the Government of Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 24/CV-BCDTKNQ18 regarding the orientations and suggestions for restructuring the specialized agencies under the district-level People’s Committee.

To be specific, in this document, the Steering Committee of the Government of Vietnam provided orientations and suggestions for merging some provincial departments and authorities in alignment with the restructuring of ministries at the central level; suggestions for the restructuring of unique departments; orientations for restructuring provincial-level public service providers; and the restructuring of other specialized divisions similar to the restructuring of central ministries and provincial departments and sectors.

Regarding the implementation, sub-section 4 of Section 4 in Official Dispatch 24/CV-BCDTKNQ18 specifies as follows:

ORIENTATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING SPECIALIZED AGENCIES UNDER THE PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT PEOPLE'S COMMITTEES

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4. Regarding implementation

a) It is suggested that party committees and party organizations lead and direct local agencies and units to formulate a restructuring scheme to streamline the organizational apparatus as directed by the Central Government, the Politburo, the Central Steering Committee, and the Steering Committee of the Government of Vietnam; thoroughly prepare personnel options, policy frameworks, headquarters, finances, assets, equipment, seals, and other necessary conditions to implement immediately after the Central Government and the National Assembly give approval (tentatively, the Central Government and the National Assembly will meet in February 2025).

b) The provincial and centrally-run city People’s Committee assigns the Department of Home Affairs to lead and cooperate with Departments, Boards, and sectors to develop a plan for restructuring specialized agencies under the provincial People's Committee, to be submitted to competent authorities for consideration and decision; provides guidance to the district People's Committees regarding the restructuring of specialized agencies under the district People's Committees.

c) District-level People's Committees direct the Internal Affairs Division to preside and cooperate with specialized divisions to devise a restructuring scheme for specialized agencies under the district People’s Committees, to be submitted to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

d) Localities direct specialized agencies at the provincial and district levels to proactively cooperate with relevant bodies to draft a Decision detailing the functions, tasks, powers, and organization of their apparatus for submission to competent authorities immediately once a unified guideline from the Government of Vietnam is received, ensuring conditions for conducting party congresses at various levels.

dd) Time frame for implementation: Localities must complete the restructuring of specialized agencies under the provincial and district People’s Committees, ensuring synchronization with the restructuring and streamlining of the organizational apparatus of the Government of Vietnam (expected to be completed by February 20, 2025, and report the results to the Ministry of Home Affairs before February 28, 2025).

From now until the restructuring of specialized agencies under the provincial and district People’s Committees is implemented, the Ministry of Home Affairs, based on the directives from the Central Steering Committee and the Steering Committee of the Government of Vietnam, will continue to provide guidance ensuring that the restructuring of the state administrative apparatus is synchronized, consistent, and suited to the new practical requirements.

It is requested that localities strictly comply with the assigned tasks as required by the Central Steering Committee and proactively devise plans to restructure specialized agencies under the provincial and district People’s Committees in accordance with the orientations and suggestions outlined in this Document. During the implementation process, if any difficulties or obstacles arise, please report to the Ministry of Home Affairs and relevant sectoral management ministries for aggregation and resolution as per the regulations.

The above are a number of contents guiding the restructuring and streamlining of specialized agencies under the provincial and district People’s Committees in the process of reorganizing and streamlining the organizational apparatus of the political system. In addition to the above orientations and suggestions, localities are encouraged to study and implement the restructuring based on their agency, unit, and local characteristics within their jurisdiction.

Therefore, the deadline for completing the restructuring of provincial departments and authorities under the provincial People's Committee according to Official Dispatch 24 is before February 20, 2025, and reporting the results to the Ministry of Home Affairs before February 28, 2025.

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What are the functions of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam?

According to Article 1 of Decree 14/2023/ND-CP, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam is an agency of the Government of Vietnam, performing state management functions regarding:

(1) Finance - budget (including: State budget; State Treasury; public debt; taxes; fees, charges, and other collections of the state budget);

(2) National reserves;

(3) State financial funds;

(4) Financial investment;

(5) Corporate finance;

(6) Cooperative and collective economic finance;

(7) Public assets in accordance with the law;

(8) Customs;

(9) Accounting;

(10) Independent auditing;

(11) Pricing;

(12) Securities;

(13) Insurance;

(14) Financial services and other services within the scope of state management of the ministry;

(15) Acting as the representative for state capital at enterprises under the ministry as prescribed by law.

What are tasks of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam in assisting the Government of Vietnam?

According to Clause 1, Article 15 of the Tax Administration Law 2019, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam is the lead agency assisting the Government of Vietnam in the unified state management of tax management with the following tasks and powers:

- Issue legal documents on tax management under its authority or submit them to competent authorities for issuance;

- Organize the implementation of tax management as defined in the Tax Administration Law 2019 and other relevant legislation;

- Organize the preparation and implementation of the state budget revenue estimates;

- Organize inspection and examination of tax law implementation and related legislation;

- Handle violations of law and resolve complaints and denunciations related to tax law according to its authority;

- Organize international cooperation in tax;

- Coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and other relevant ministries to guide independent evaluation of the value of machinery, equipment, and technological lines as prescribed.