Guidance on costs for organizing groundbreaking ceremonies and commencing and inaugurating state projects in Vietnam

Guidance on costs for organizing groundbreaking ceremonies and commencing and inaugurating state projects in Vietnam

Costs for organizing groundbreaking ceremonies, groundbreaking ceremonies, and inauguration ceremonies for head offices and public service facilities of agencies and organizations using the state budget are as follows:

- The cost of organizing the ceremony is included in the total investment in the project.

- Based on the permission to hold the ceremony from the competent person specified in Article 5 of Decision 27/2023/QĐ-TTg, the investor prepares and approves cost estimates for each ceremony.

The cost estimate for organizing the ceremony is made in accordance with the content and scale of the project, according to the current norms, standards, and regimes of the State. The investor is not allowed to request that the contractor pay for the costs of organizing the ceremonies.

Authority to decide on organizing groundbreaking ceremonies and commencing and inaugurating state projects

The authority to decide on organizing groundbreaking, groundbreaking, and inauguration ceremonies for head offices and public service facilities of agencies and organizations using the state budget is as follows:

- The Prime Minister decides to organize ceremonies for important national projects based on the request of a competent state agency or investor.

- Heads of ministries and central agencies preside over and coordinate with the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to decide on the organization of ceremonies for projects of great value and important economic, political, cultural and social significance in the locality in which they decide to invest.

- The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee decides to organize ceremonies for projects of great value and important economic, political, cultural, and social significance in the locality in which he/she decides to invest. .

- The investor plans to organize the ceremony, clearly stating: content, time, location, components, costs, and implementation plan; submitted to the competent authority for decision.

More details can be found in Decision 27/2023/QĐ-TTg, taking effect on December 25, 2023.

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