Some Specific Points in Evaluating the Implementation of State Budget Tasks in 2013

Some unique points in evaluating the performance of state budget tasks in 2013 (Illustration)

To be specific, Article 7 of Circular 90/2013/TT-BTC stipulates some unique points in evaluating the performance of state budget tasks in 2013 of provinces and centrally affiliated cities as follows:

- Assessment of the capacity to balance the local budget compared to the estimate, the measures that have been and will be implemented to ensure the balance of the local budget including efforts to increase revenue, save expenditures, cut costs, use the remaining financial resources of the locality (wage reform fund, 2012 surplus fund, financial reserve fund, etc.). Request to clarify each source, the amount used, and the remaining amount (if any).

- Results of implementing Resolution 30a/2008/NQ-CP dated December 27, 2008 of the Government of Vietnam on the Program for rapid and sustainable poverty reduction for 62 poor districts; Decree 49/2010/ND-CP dated May 14, 2010 of the Government of Vietnam on tuition fee exemption, reduction, educational expense support, and the mechanism of tuition collection and usage for educational institutions in the national education system; social protection policies; Decision 60/2011/QD-TTg dated October 26, 2011 of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam stipulating some policies for preschool education development for the period 2011 - 2015; Law on the Elderly, Law on People with Disabilities; support policies for boarding and semi-boarding ethnic students; support for electricity costs for poor households; allocation transfer for automobile purchases and equipment from 2012 to 2013; etc.

- Allocation of budget expenditures to implement state policies aimed at socio-economic development, poverty reduction, such as: health insurance policies for the poor, ethnic minorities, children under 6 years old, support for near-poor individuals to participate in health insurance, support for individuals in households engaged in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and salt production to participate in health insurance, unemployment insurance policies, support policies for fishermen, social protection support policies; allocation status for planning work, etc., at the local level.

- Assessment of budget allocation (including the amount of central budget support with specific targets for local budgets - if any) and the use of reserves to perform tasks of security, defense; prevention, combat, and overcoming of natural disasters, epidemics in humans and livestock, poultry, plants; the status of using budget reserves until June 30, 2013.

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For more details, please refer to Circular 90/2013/TT-BTC, effective from August 14, 2013.

Le Vy

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