Expenses for the management of scientific and technological tasks in Vietnam

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Expenses for the management of scientific and technological tasks in Vietnam

Contents mentioned in Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC are the regulations on the preparation of estimates, management, use and finalization of State budget funds to carry out science and technology tasks issued by the Minister of Finance

The expenditures for the management of scientific and technological tasks are prescribed as follows:

(1) Expenses for activities of Advisory Councils to determine science and technology tasks, Advisory Councils to select and directly assign organizations and individuals to preside over science and technology tasks, advisory council for assessment and acceptance of results of implementation of science and technology tasks and other advisory councils specified in the Circular on management of science and technology tasks of the Ministry of Science and Technology (if any):

- Payment of remuneration and per diem for Council members;

- Expenses for stationery and communication to serve the Council;

- Logistics expenses for Council meetings, rental of scientific and technological services related to the Council's evaluation, and rental of facilities to serve the Council (if any).

(2) Operational expenses of the budget appraisal team to perform science and technology tasks are established according to the guidance of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

(3). Payment of remunerations and per diems to experts handling technical issues supporting the Council's activities (if any).

(4) Expenses for hiring independent consultants (if any).

(5) Expenses for the announcement of the selection in the media.

(6) Expenses for inspection and evaluation during the implementation of scientific and technological tasks; Inspect and evaluate after handing over the ownership and use rights of scientific research and technological development results, including:

- Expenses for the inspection team;

- Expenses for evaluation council meetings during the implementation of scientific and technological tasks (in cases of necessity, an evaluation council is required).

(7) Other expenses directly related to scientific and technological task management activities.

Principles of applying norms for making state budget estimates to carry out scientific and technological tasks in Vietnam

- The norms for preparing state budget estimates specified in Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC are the maximum norms applicable to national-level science and technology tasks using state budgets.

Pursuant to the provisions of Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Government (hereinafter referred to as ministries and central agencies) and localities based on the actual situation and assigned budget capacity to approve norms for making estimates for implementing scientific and technological tasks within the scope of management to implement uniformly within ministries, central agencies and localities, ensuring compliance with the specific characteristics of science and technology activities of ministries, central agencies and localities and the ability to balance the assigned budget, but not exceeding the limits specified in Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC.

In case of necessity, based on the ability to balance the budget and the specific conditions of each locality, the Provincial People's Committee shall submit to the People's Council at the same level a decision to supplement a number of contents and spending levels in addition to the contents and spending norms specified in Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC to carry out local scientific and technological tasks to ensure efficiency, in accordance with reality, and in accordance with the provisions of the Law on State Budget and guiding documents.

- Other spending norms used as a basis for developing estimates of science and technology tasks not specifically specified in Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC are implemented according to current state regulations.

Duong Chau Thanh

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