05 Principles in thrift practice and waste combat in Vietnam

05 Principles in thrift practice and waste combat in Vietnam (Internet image) 

1. Concept of thrift and waste

- Thrift is the reduction of waste during use of capital, property, labor, working time and resources while the set targets are still achieved.

- Waste is the inefficient management and use of capital, property, labor, working time and resources.

(Clause 1 and 2, Article 3 of Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Combat 2013)

2. Principles in thrift practice and waste combat in Vietnam

Specifically, in Article 4 of the Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Combat 2013, the principles in thrift practice and waste combat include:

(1) Thrift practice and waste combat shall be a regular task, from guidelines, mechanisms and policies to organization of implementation in association with inspection and supervision.

(2) Thrift practice and waste combat must be based on norms, criteria, regimes and other provisions of law.

(3) Thrift practice and waste combat must be associated with administrative reform and the fulfillment of assigned tasks, not affecting the normal operation of agencies and organizations.

(4) Management decentralization and close coordination among levels, sectors, agencies and organizations in the performance of assigned tasks, and in association with the responsibilities of cadres, civil servants and public employees in agencies and organizations must be conducted for thrift practice and waste combat.

(5) Democracy, publicity and transparency must be guaranteed; the supervision role of the National Assembly, People’s Councils at all levels, Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organizations and the people must be protected in thrift practice and waste combat.

3. Forms of publicity of thrift practice and waste combat in Vietnam

Forms of publicity of thrift practice and waste combat is specified in Clause 3, Article 5 of the Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Combat 2013, as follows:

- Issuance of publications;

- Announcement in the mass media;

- Written notification to related agencies, organizations and individuals;

- Posting on websites;

- Announcement at meetings; posting up at working offices of agencies and organizations;

- Supply of information at the request of relevant agencies, organizations and individuals.

4. The fields and activities subject to publicity of thrift practice and waste combat in Vietnam

Except for the fields and activities related to state secrets, the following fields and activities must be publicized:

- Estimation, allocation, adjustment of estimate and final settlement of state budget of agencies and organizations using state budget; funds originating from the state budget;

- Capital construction investment, procurement, management and use of assets in agencies and organizations using state budget;

- Amounts collected into the state budget, capital raised for the state budget and state credit; funds originating from domestic and foreign mobilized contributions; public debts as prescribed by the Law on Management of Public Debts;

- Master plans and plans on socio-economic development; master plans and plans on sector or regional development; master plans and plans on land use; urban master plans, investment master plans, plans and lists of investment projects and investment capital sources; construction master plans; resource exploitation master plans, plans and activities;

- Norms, criteria and entitlements prescribed or applied by agencies or organizations; regulations on financial management and internal expenditures of agencies and organizations; sectoral standards and norms;

- Distribution and use of labor resources;

- Programs and plans on thrift practice and waste combat; results of thrift practice; wasteful acts and results of handling of wasteful acts;

- Process and procedures for settlement of affairs between state agencies with organizations or individuals;

- Other fields as prescribed by law.

(Clause 2, Article 5 of the Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Combat 2013)

Thanh Rin

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