Could you tell me, what is the position and role of the press in the business? Over the years, I have worked at the Provincial Business Association, joined the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), I have realized that the press plays a big role in the development of the business community. Newspapers help businesses promote images, brands and products to the public. News in the press also helps businesses capture diverse information, especially domestic and foreign market information, giving businesses more data to shape production and business activities, perfect their strategies. business development strategy. Mr. Tran Khac Tam – Chairman of Soc Trang Province Business Association, Vice Chairman of the Council of Business Associations in the Mekong Delta, Member of the Executive Committee of VCCI. The press helps the business community raise policy recommendations to the State, in order to develop policies and laws for socio-economic development, helping the business community to constantly grow. The press also pointed out the non-standard things and shortcomings in production and business activities, helping enterprises to recognize and evaluate their activities, increasingly improve and develop businesses within the legal framework. the law. Personally, I have many good memories with reporters in the role of a member of the National Assembly, a member of the People’s Council, Chairman of the Provincial Business Association, etc. They help me convey my opinions and recommendations to the authorities, to general public. Currently, the rise of the social network has changed the method of information, brand promotion and image of businesses, weakening the advantage and position of the press. So, does the press still play an important role in business activities? It is clear that when social networks develop, the emergence of transnational platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, Google, Tiktok …, the press encounters fierce competition in both information and business aspects. advertising revenue. I was told by some leaders of press agencies that advertising and communication activities are difficult because businesses have other options. I understand and share with the press agencies, because once such a “cake” or has grown, it is not worth much but must be divided into more parts, the fiercer competition for shares is obviously difficult. more difficult. The press is the ideological and cultural force and also the business units to maintain operations and development. What about the information aspect, I find that with the use of today’s easy media, each person holding a smartphone can post information and express opinions very quickly and diversely. . Some people say that every facebooker can also become a “journalist” – citizen. Thus, the press has to compete for information with social networks, and in fact, there are cases where the press has gone behind social networks. However, I believe that social media cannot take away the position of the press. Despite fierce competition, which greatly affects journalism activities, social networks cannot replace journalism. I still read the press every day because there is official information, with statements, with verification, many issues are laid out methodically, multi-dimensional and complete information has been provided by reporters and editors. evaluation, screening, investigation, thorough interview. For the operation and development of the business community, I can confirm that the press still plays a very important role. So, in your opinion, is the press and business a reciprocal, symbiotic relationship? In the development of the press, businesses also play a significant role, newspapers and television stations attract significant financial resources from product promotion and communication activities for businesses. The activities of newspapers, television and radio stations are also production and business activities. Giving and receiving always take place in the process of interaction for a common goal of socio-economic development, building a richer and more civilized country. The business community and the press are not two opposing forces. Enterprises develop production and business activities, create material wealth for the society, and create jobs for employees. The press reports, analyzes and comments on social, policy and economic issues…, protects the right, fights against the wrong, and ensures social justice. Newspapers and businesses must operate within the framework of the law, especially the Enterprise Law and the Press Law. If operating in accordance with the law, there cannot be a situation where the press causes difficulties for businesses, and vice versa, businesses cannot cause difficulties for press activities. Dr. Tran Khac Tam in a regular meeting of the 13th National Assembly as a National Assembly member. Power always goes hand in hand with responsibility. So, what are your views on the role of the press in today’s social life? The power of the press is the power of public, transparent and fair information, the power of reason and the legal order. In the West they see the press as the “fourth power”, alongside legislative, executive and judicial powers, although this is not constitutional. It is a way of honoring the role of the press in social life. In our country, the press is a sharp ideological “weapon” of the Party and State, a bridge between the Party, the State and the people, an important means of propagating socio-economic development, building construction building the Party and political system, is a forum for the people to participate in social management, monitor power, and realize the goal of a rich people, strong country, democracy, justice and civilization. As society develops, the information needs of the whole society are also increasing. Information becomes a power, having a direct impact on the management and organization of social life, on habits, perceptions, moods, emotions and actions of each individual. Access to information becomes an important need in modern society; in which the main means to bring information to the public is the press and media. It can be affirmed that the more society develops, the more the press and media have a particularly important position, role and mission in the daily life of each country and nation. Therefore, the press must always protect the right, fight against the wrong in order to make social life healthy, for the law to be enforced and to ensure social justice. Reality has proven that during the process of national construction and development, many journalists have been like soldiers fighting corruption and negativity, protecting the weak. I hope that tradition will be maintained and promoted so that our revolutionary journalism continues its glorious path. Sincerely thank you!

The first dose of COVID-19 vaccine for the group, the first phase of priority subjects in Hai Phong. Photo: An Dang/VNA Too many clues but still confused At working sessions, representatives of grassroots trade unions all said that during the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control period, relevant units and departments required establishments to provide too much duplicate information. Ms. Tran Thi Thuy, Chairman of the Trade Union of Greating Fortune Conainer Joint Stock Company (Dinh Vu Industrial Park), said that at times of complicated developments in the COVID-19 epidemic, every day she received a request to report from many different governing bodies on the same content. In some cases, the unit sent a report by email, but the state management agency did not respond to the receipt, and then requested to send an official letter with a fresh stamp recognizing it as a valid document. According to Ms. Thuy, in addition to trade union work, cadres like Ms. Thuy also have to undertake professional work at the enterprise. Therefore, the overlap in direction has created great pressure for those who are concurrently. In addition to the problem related to the report, the representatives of businesses also suggested to the departments and branches of Hai Phong city that the city’s functional agencies need to have a reasonable plan in the large-scale testing and screening. with workers. Ms. Dao Thi Thu Trang, Chairman of the Trade Union of Nam Dinh Vu Industrial Park, said that many businesses in the industrial park think that testing and screening 50% of the employees in the business is only a temporary solution. , because it is likely that among those who have not been tested there are also risk factors. Moreover, when workers have tested negative, they themselves will be subjective in epidemic prevention and control. Regarding the development of scenarios to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, a representative of Dai Duong Electronics Company Limited (An Duong Industrial Park), said that during the screening test, the company had 5 suspect sample. As soon as they heard the information, the company’s partners from food and drink suppliers to other delivery units refused to deliver and receive goods for epidemic prevention and control. Meanwhile, thousands of employees have to stay at the company to wait for test results. Although there was a scenario of epidemic prevention and control before, the company was very confused to respond, not knowing which unit to call first to seek support. Need consistency in planning kế According to representatives of businesses, in order to remove obstacles about information focal points, state management agencies related to companies in economic zones and industrial parks need to have a connection in accessing documents and numbers. information content. Ms. Le Thi Thu Giang, Chairman of the Trade Union of Cheveron Lubricants Vietnam Co., Ltd., said that during the epidemic, all needed urgency, accuracy and efficiency. Therefore, the receipt of information reported through online channels of state management agencies must be recognized as official information. Agencies such as tax, economic zone management board, and trade union need to build a common software to receive and process documents to save time for both the receiving unit and the information processing unit. . To ensure the health and safety of workers, all businesses have suggested that the Hai Phong city government and the Government should prioritize the source of vaccines for workers at businesses. This will ensure 2 benefits, both saving costs for businesses and ensuring effective epidemic prevention and control. A representative of an enterprise said that each combined test sample costs more than 350,000 VND, if each enterprise has to test 50% of its employees, businesses with a large number of workers have to spend billions of dong to test. screening while this job is only temporary, while some businesses are in a very difficult period due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. On the other hand, foreign-invested companies will have to report to the parent company a lot of content related to financial issues. Therefore, the directions on testing or vaccination need to agree on the number and time for businesses to have grounds to report. Receiving opinions from representatives of grassroots union presidents, Chairman of the Hai Phong Confederation of Labor Tong Van Bang said that the city’s Confederation of Labor would make specific reports to the city’s leaders, and at the same time requested relevant units to promptly handle problems to remove difficulties for businesses while still ensuring the requirements of disease prevention and control.

Not only residential and housing projects, but also many industrial parks also committed violations according to the Government Inspector’s conclusion (Artwork). The Government Inspectorate has just issued the conclusion of Inspector No. 757/KL-TTCP on state management and law implementation in planning, construction management, land and environment for industrial parks and zones. urban; the conversion of houses and public land in a prime location to another purpose in Ho Chi Minh City “POINTS” MULTIPLE PROJECTS OF WRONG PROJECTS At the conclusion 757/KL-TTCP, the Government Inspector has “pointed out” many wrong projects. Specifically, in the project Lacasa Residential Area in Phu Thuan Ward (District 7) with a total area of ​​61,280m2 invested by Van Phat Hung Company. Through inspection results, this project was licensed by the Department of Construction 253/GPXD on December 30, 2016 (phase 1) to build blocks 3A-3B, 4A-4B, 6A-6B and basement. Commercial and service blocks, offices with accommodation, kindergartens with 2 basements are not in accordance with the approved planning. According to Decision 152/QD-UBND dated December 25, 2015 of the People’s Committee of District 7, the project has only 1 basement. A series of land violations in Ho Chi Minh City have been “pointed” by the Government Inspector and asked the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to take measures to handle the responsibility for relevant individuals and organizations. … With the Vision project in Tan Tao A ward, Binh Tan district, invested by Khang An Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd., the Government Inspector concluded that this project has been converted to use the entire 59,236m2 of land to invest in the construction of residential areas when the project is not included in the land use plan, convert agricultural land to build a residential area, and are not included in the list of projects that need to use land in the use plan. The city’s 5-year land for the period 2001-2005 was approved by the Prime Minister, allowing residential areas to use land for a long time, but when allocated land, the investor did not register the land use demand. Not only that, the height of this project was built with 25 floors, 10 floors higher than the 1/200 plan previously issued by the People’s Committee of Binh Tan District. At the commercial apartment building at 38 Kim Bien and 88 Go Cong streets, invested by Saigon Real Estate Development Joint Stock Company 5 with an area of ​​1,827m2 and currently this land is leased as a parking lot. The inspection results showed that the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City approved the change of land use purpose and assigned Real Estate Development Joint Stock Company 5 to be the investor to build the apartment building according to the planning without auction. The land use right price is not in accordance with the provisions of law. Due to the slow implementation of the project by the investor, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is requested to consider withdrawing the project according to regulations. Another project of Saigon Real Estate Corporation as an investor is a luxury hotel at 458 Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4 with an area of ​​5,950 m2. This is land managed by the State and assigned to the Department of Housing and Land of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly, now separated into Department of Construction and Department of Natural Resources and Environment). The inspection results showed that the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City approved the policy of transferring some warehouse space to Saigon Real Estate Corporation – One Member Limited to repay the capital of phase 1 Rach U Cay and deliver The Saigon Real Estate Corporation continues to change the purpose of land use at 458 Nguyen Tat Thanh without auction, which is not in accordance with regulations… At the time of the project inspection, there was no decision on land allocation, no land use fee was determined, and no construction investment was implemented. Therefore, the Government Inspectorate proposed the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to review and consider to handle the withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of the Land Law. For the Phuoc Long B housing project (District 9), the investor compensates the people themselves, with the land use and site clearance unit with a total land area of ​​more than 9,000m2, the project is calculated as follows: land use levy by the residual method. Through inspection, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has the decision to allocate land No. 3852 (June 26, 2011) with an area of ​​2,180m2 and No. 1400 (April 2, 2004) with an area of ​​more than 6,300 m2 for housing project but not included in the city’s land use plan for the period 2001 – 2005 approved by the Prime Minister. MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL PARKS CHANGE YOUR PLAN ONLY In addition, the Government Inspectorate also pointed out many violations in industrial zones in the city. Accordingly, the investor has changed the planning by himself, built in accordance with the planning, used the land for the wrong purpose, obtained illegal profits, caused waste and loss of state property … Specifically, businesses lease land in industrial zones but do not exploit and use it, leading to a waste of more than 53,000 m2 of land. In which, Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park of Hung Vuong Joint Stock Company is nearly 42,000 m2, Le Minh Xuan Industrial Park of Vietnam Investment Joint Stock Company is more than 7,200 m2, in Tan Binh Industrial Park of the Company. limited liability Russia Bangkok is 4,000 m2… Many investors have changed their own planning, built improperly, used land for wrong purposes, obtained illegal profits, and caused waste and loss of state assets. At the Cu Chi Northwest Industrial Park, Cu Chi Trading Company and Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Joint Stock Company (Sabeco) signed Contract No. 04/HDCT on June 1, 2004 to lease 50 hectares for construction and operating the beer factory for 43 years, Sabeco has paid the entire land rent of more than 188 billion dong. However, by the time of inspection, Sabeco had only invested and used about 26 hectares, the remaining area had not been put into use for 9 years but did not apply for an extension of the land use period. The Government Inspectorate determined that this violated Article 15 of Decree No. 36/1997 of the Government, causing waste of land and the paid land rent of about VND 18 billion. In the existing Tan Tao industrial park, the investor is ITACO Company, which signs contracts for businesses, banks, etc. to lease land that is not in accordance with the approved regulations. The management board of the industrial park agreed to adjust the planning for more than 95,000 m2 of land that was not in accordance with its authority in the land areas planned for green trees, wharfs, etc. In the expanded Tan Tao Industrial Park, the investor leased land to 93 investors and earned about VND 1,041,953.2 million and more than USD 5.8 million in the period before July 1, 2014, but until July 1, 2014, has not yet fulfilled its financial obligations to the state, causing damage to the state budget… With Vinh Loc industrial park, for more than 20 years, the site clearance has not been completed, and the infrastructure of the industrial park has not been fully invested in according to the approved detailed planning, but only invested in each work item to allow to rent. Not to mention, the investor has been using a number of land plots not for the right purpose compared with the approved plan, using a part of the land as a treasure for Ben Thanh Tobacco Company to lease to build a factory and use the land. trees to build a wastewater treatment plant… For Hoang Quynh Joint Stock Company to build a brewery with a capacity of 100 million liters/year but without a construction permit, the construction did not conform to the planning criteria. approved… These violations have existed for a long time, but have not been checked and handled by the authorities in HCMC in a timely manner. Therefore, the Government Inspectorate recommends that the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City take measures to deal with units and individuals that commit violations, collect land use levy, recover illegal revenues, request the investor to thoroughly remedy the violations. The Government Inspectorate also suggested that the Prime Minister assign the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to direct and organize the review of responsibilities and handle according to its competence to the concerned collectives and individuals. In case of exceeding competence or showing criminal signs, it shall be reported to competent authorities for consideration and handling according to regulations.

Visitors who are granted a “Digital Certificate of Covid-19” can enter many European countries from July 1. After two weeks of consecutive declines in the number of new Covid-19 cases, Spain recently announced the relaxation of entry regulations for travelers from 10 countries, including the requirement to test negative for the virus. SARS-CoV-2. Meanwhile, North Macedonia also closed almost all Covid-19 treatment centers and makeshift hospitals after the number of cases dropped by 90%. Germany, Italy and Cyprus are also expected this week to allow food and beverage restaurants to open for service. In the recently approved border opening plan, the leaders of the European Union (EU) set out two main conditions. Firstly, the EU only reopens its borders to those countries that have controlled the Covid-19 epidemic well for a certain period of time, with indicators of the infection rate among the population equal to or lower than that of the EU. Second, only those who have been granted a “Covid-19 Digital Certificate” can travel freely. For Europeans, the “Digital Certification of Covid-19” is expected to take effect from July 1, and is expected to become the “key” to open the economy, especially. is the tourism industry. Because European countries have lost hundreds of billions of euros since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, closing their borders with the outside for nearly a year. According to statistics, the “smokeless industry” contributes about 14% of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), over 13% of Italy’s GDP, nearly 8% of France’s GDP and even up to 20% of GDP of Spain. Greek. Therefore, if this summer tourist season fails, the economies of countries such as Greece and Spain are at risk of not being able to recover. The emergence of medical certificates not only helps promote tourism within the EU countries, but also allows visitors from countries outside the union to enter, especially visitors from the US and UK, two countries. The country has the highest rate of vaccination against Covid-19 in the world today. Gloria Guevara of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) called the “Digital Certification of Covid-19” a big step towards the recovery of the tourism industry, helping EU countries in time. welcome a large number of visitors in the summer tourist season. Currently 46 per cent of the EU’s adult population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, while 300 million more will be delivered soon. The EU’s goal is to fully immunize 75% of adults by the end of July. If according to plan, EU countries can confidently reopen safely. Along with the tourism industry, many other business and manufacturing sectors will also recover. The European Commission (EC) predicts that the bloc’s economy will grow 4.2% this year. Although the “Digital certification of Covid-19” is considered the “key” for Europeans to regain their former rhythm, according to health experts, the opening of borders and the easing of controls epidemic still needs to be conducted with caution. European countries will have to closely monitor and make specific assessments in each phase. The World Health Organization (WHO) also recommends that the vaccine is considered a “light at the end of the tunnel”, but its effectiveness has not been fully evaluated while the strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus continued to appear. Therefore, countries around the world need to choose safe steps. Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other users who have installed Bluezone. If Bluetooth is not already on, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

Using the bracelet to manage people in Covid-19 isolation. Emphasizing that the need for isolation monitoring in Vietnam is very large and urgent, the Ministry of Information and Communications pointed out that it is necessary to soon introduce digital technology solutions to implement automatic monitoring, improve monitoring efficiency, and reduce the load on staff. isolation areas and functional forces. In the world, there are a number of countries that have exported solutions to monitor quarantined subjects. But the Ministry of Information and Communications believes that using available foreign solutions will lead to many limitations in mastering and customizing to suit the Vietnamese context. Buying foreign solutions is also dependent on the production capacity of partners, which can significantly affect Vietnam’s Covid-19 prevention and control plan. Through the survey, Vietnamese enterprises now also have solutions (owning technology and data stored in Vietnam) and sufficient production capacity, ready to deploy on a large scale in a short time. Proposing an option to apply a dedicated bracelet to manage people, the Ministry of Information and Communications said that this device uses GPS technology to record locations, the battery runs for 30 days, has Can send an alert if vandalism is detected or out of the quarantine area. The Ministry of Information and Communications proposed that the National Steering Committee on Covid-19 Prevention and Control assign the Ministry to assume the prime responsibility for, and direct a number of domestic enterprises to research, produce and test using the socialization budget. It is expected that the time to research and customize the product to suit the requirements and mass production in large quantities is about 4 weeks after the technical plan and policy is approved. Currently, the solution of using specialized bracelets in the prevention of Covid-19 has been applied by a number of countries and territories around the world. The two main functions of the dedicated bracelet are: Proximity detection based on Bluetooth low energy technology (with the same operating mechanism as tracing applications); Compliance checking of subjects undergoing mandatory medical isolation based on GPS positioning technology. The use of a dedicated bracelet will overcome some disadvantages such as: Users do not have or cannot use smartphones, users actively turn off Bluetooth or GPS, users do not carry smartphones with them or turn off smartphones. Depending on the needs and methods of epidemic prevention and control of each country and territory, the use of bracelets with either or both of the above technologies is prescribed. For example, Singapore has put into use both close contact detection equipment and equipment to support mandatory isolation monitoring.

Amazon’s distribution center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 25, 2020. Documentary photo: AFP/VNA The appeal comes after the LuxLeaks scandal exposed in 2014 revealed 500 tax agreements between Luxembourg and more than 350 international businesses, including many billion-dollar tax frauds and involving corporations. such as Apple, IKEA, Pepsi… These corporations have had tacit agreements with the tax authorities of Luxembourg to enjoy lower tax rates than prescribed. In the case of Amazon, in 2017 European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager accused Luxembourg of having an illegal arrangement with the online commerce giant to pay less tax than other businesses. other profession. Accordingly, Luxembourg has offered a preferential tax policy for Amazon, helping nearly three-quarters of the company’s profits not be taxed. At the heart of the EU’s allegations is Amazon’s violation of the so-called “market price principle”, which ensures that transactions between subsidiaries are based on prices that other independent companies in the market would charge. must return. At the time of the EU case, Amazon said it had not received any special treatment from Luxembourg, and insisted it had paid taxes in full in accordance with both Luxembourg and international tax law. However, analysts are not too optimistic about the ability of the EU’s requirements to be upheld. Less than a year ago, iPhone maker Apple won a spectacular victory in this same court against the European Commission’s request that Apple pay 13 billion euros in taxes to Ireland in 2016. But whether it wins or loses in the appeal, the European Commission will likely emphasize its goal of targeting corporate profits. The agency is also developing new rules to close tax loopholes, especially for tech giants. In recent weeks, the US side has gradually embraced the idea of ​​a global minimum corporate tax. Negotiations on cross-border corporate tax are underway at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). If successful, this tax policy will make special transactions for multinational companies a thing of the past.

Conference scene – Photo: Phu Khanh

According to the Hanoi People’s Committee, over the past years, Hanoi has been drastic in the leadership and direction of anti-corruption; focus on effective implementation of 5 groups of measures on anti-corruption. According to the reports of the units, from 2009 to June 2020, through the internal self-inspection, no corruption cases have been detected and handled.

From June 1, 2009 to June 1, 2020, inspection units across the city held 3,136 inspections, and concluded 3,078 inspections. Through inspection, found wrongdoings of over 3,597 billion VND, proposed withdrawing and remitting the state budget over 2,380 billion VND, other proposals were over 1,185 billion VND; proposing to recover over 2,000 ha of land, administratively handle 523 collectives and 579 individuals; administrative sanction over 375 billion VND; transfer investigation agency 57 cases.

At the same time, the city’s administrative agencies received 237,109 turns of citizens; receiving and processing 230,960 applications of all kinds (45,988 complaints, 23,300 denunciations, petitions, reflecting 161,672 petitions); accept and settle 18,160 / 18,319 complaints and 6,612 / 6,647 denunciations under their jurisdiction.

Through settlement of complaints and denunciations, they have proposed to recover 22.5 billion VND and 17.5 hectares of land; proposing to return benefits to citizens 43.8 billion VND and 3.7 ha of land; proposing adjustment of 109 compensation plans, support for site clearance; additional sale of 8 resettlement houses, revocation and modification of 31 certificates of land use rights; administrative handling of 229 collectives and 389 individuals; transfer to investigation agency for 30 cases

Regarding the results of the investigation, prosecution and trial of corruption cases, the City Police accepted the investigation: 256 cases / 627 defendants (of which, prosecution: 240 cases / 610 defendants). Resolved: 221 cases / 601 accused (Suspension of investigation: 9 cases / 13 suspects; Suspension of investigation: 6 cases / 10 defendants; At the end of the investigation, the Procuracy proposes prosecution: 206 cases / 578 accused). Currently investigating 35 cases / 26 defendants.

The City People’s Procuracy accepted 207 cases / 579 defendants. Prosecution, court transfer: 204 cases / 568 defendants. Suspension: 3 cases / 11 accused.

City People’s Court has tried at first instance 352 cases / 1059 defendants; resolution: 342 cases / 1023 defendants (including: trial of 265 cases of 777 defendants, return of documents for additional investigation of 77 cases of 246 defendants); are dealing with 10 cases of 36 defendants. The number of assets lost in the trialed corruption cases was over 15,687 billion VND …

However, according to the People’s Committee of Hanoi, forecasts of corruption in the area will still develop complicatedly and potentially in many areas such as credit, banking; land management and use, land clearance; construction investment; finance, tax … with increasingly complex nature; more sophisticated tricks; scope and field are increasingly wide.

In particular, there is still public opinion about the harassment situation of a part of cadres and civil servants in the performance of public duties and duties. Some corruption cases have been discovered in the health sector, the implementation of the meritocracy policy has caused public frustration; Interestingly group corruption has emerged in some areas …

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Nguyen Trong Dong, Vice Chairman of Hanoi City People’s Committee, said that anti-corruption is the responsibility of the entire political system, an important, urgent, long-term, and frequent during the socio-economic development. It is necessary to continue to improve institutions, mechanisms, policies and laws in all fields, eliminate the “ask – give” situation to limit corruption. Along with that, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management in areas prone to negative issues such as financial management, construction investment, public procurement, land management, construction order management … At the same time, strengthen inspection, examination and audit; strictly and promptly handle acts of corruption, thoroughly recover the property of the State, collectives and individuals that are appropriated and lost.

At the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty, the National Assembly discussed in the hall about the working report for the 2016-2021 term of the State Audit. One of the contents that receive the attention of the National Assembly deputies is that the auditing agency must request audited units who have been identified with financial handling violations to have a clear explanation and must strictly comply with the recommendations of the State Auditor.

Delegate Hoang Van Cuong- Hanoi National Assembly delegation expressed his opinion.

Delegate Hoang Van Cuong – Delegation of the National Assembly of Hanoi, pointed out that there is a current situation that sometimes auditing agencies find it difficult to access documents of audited units. Many audited agencies deliberately extended the audit time, making the auditing agency not have enough documents and evidence to consider wrongdoing.

In order to limit the above shortcomings, delegate Hoang Van Cuong stated: If auditing agencies apply electronic data, deliberately prolonging the audit time of agencies and units will no longer happen. again. The application of electronic data will create truly objective information, regardless of the subjective factors of the supplier, as well as the individual auditors. To do this, the State Auditor must accelerate the process of transforming the number of countries. In addition, must increase the use of information technology in auditing. The Audit Law also allows auditors to access and exploit electronic data. Therefore, the auditing agency needs to actively implement this job, in order to reduce costs in terms of costs, and at the same time save time when performing the tasks.

Delegate Nguyen Truong Giang – Delegation of the National Assembly of Dac Nong province, suggesting the audited units have been pointed out violations of financial handling but do not have to have a clear explanation of why. not implementing audit recommendations and strictly implementing recommendations of the State Auditor. This is a mandatory regulation that has been included in the law to enact but if the unit does not implement it means that the executive discipline of the agency is problematic.

Delegate Nguyen Truong Giang said that in the next term, the annual report of the auditor should clearly state the recommendations for each specific unit to report to the National Assembly Standing Committee, report to National Assembly, to have solutions to strictly comply with the provisions of the Law on State Audit.

Representative Quach The Tan – National Assembly delegation of Hoa Binh province contributed ideas.

And delegate Quach The Tan – The National Assembly delegation of Hoa Binh province asked the Government, government agencies, local agencies to strictly implement the recommendations of the State Audit. At the same time, handling the liability of collective and individual wrongdoers in the management and use of public finance and public property; That is to tighten discipline, efficiently use the country’s resources.

In addition to the implementation of the approved annual audit plan, according to the assignment, at the request of the National Assembly, as well as at the request of the Government and ministries, branches as well as localities, the State Audit also performed a number of thematic audits. For example, topics, BT, BOT projects, or the efficiency of ODA projects, the management and use of land after the equitization of enterprises …

Delegate Quach The Tan wished that in the coming time, the State Auditor would continue to better manage the issue of land use and management. This is a huge resource of the country, but there are still many shortcomings and violations. Therefore, it is suggested that the State Audit promote the achievements achieved in the management and use of land; at the same time offering more effective solutions in the coming time.

Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty concluding speech at the session.

Speaking at the conclusion of the session, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty emphasized that, basically, the National Assembly members agreed with many contents of the State Audit and the inspection report of the Finance Committee. The budget will recognize and appreciate the results achieved in the 2016-2021 term; agreed on the shortcomings and limitations in the past term as well as the direction in the coming term of the State Audit Office. The achievements of the State Audit have contributed to the effective management of public finances and assets as well as actively contributed to the prevention of corruption and waste.

However, according to Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Do Ba Ty, along with the achieved results, the State Auditor also needs to overcome the shortcomings and limitations in the past time mentioned in the reports and comments. The opinions of National Assembly deputies stated, along with that, it is necessary to develop solutions to continue developing the State Audit to meet the requirements and tasks in the new period./.

At the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Huu Trung – Deputy Director of Binh Thuan Department of Transport said: Over the past time, the province has stepped up the implementation of site clearance work as well as issues related to the project, especially especially the work of solving the demand for construction materials of the expressway project. Up to now, the number of households and organizations has handed over 2,657 / 2,684 dossiers, reaching the rate of 99%; The compensated clean land area was 1,204.89 ha, reaching the rate of 98.6%. 27 households have not received compensation money and handed over the premises. In addition, at the locations where the ground has been handed over, there are 25 cases (received money and signed the handover) but have not moved or handed over the site to construction contractors. Currently, the province is actively directing the People’s Committees of relevant localities to completely settle the compensation and site clearance work in May 2021.

The Economic Committee of the National Assembly’s supervisory delegation works with Binh Thuan province.

According to the report of Project Management Unit (PMU) 7 and PMU Thang Long, the total demand for construction materials for the project of the Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet section and the Phan Thiet – Dau Giay section is nearly 16 million blocks.

Deputy Director of Binh Thuan Department of Transport added: For the demand for construction sand and stone, the construction material mines in the province can meet the needs of the project. As for embankment materials, according to the approved technical design documents of the approved Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet and Phan Thiet – Dau Giay sections, the reserves of the mines in the province meet the quality and demand of the project. project. However, through the field survey at the mines, the volume of soil and soil cover mentioned above is preliminarily classified into 3 categories by PMU 7, PMU Thang Long, including: Soil, rock mixed with weathered rock and rock.

According to the assessment of the two boards mentioned above, the soil mixed with rock and weathered rock does not meet the requirements for making backfill materials according to the project’s technical requirements. Based on the proposals of the Thang Long Project Management Board and PMU 7, the Provincial Working Group is now speeding up the determination of the mines being exploited that need to increase capacity, expand the scale, or push To speed up the mining licensing procedures to guide the Miners in order procedures, shorten the time but ensure compliance with the provisions of law. At the same time, invite the Miners to work to guide the procedures for capacity increase, scaling up and mining licensing. Expected to complete the mining licensing procedures in the second quarter of 2021.

Mr. Vu Hong Thanh – Member of the Party Central Committee – Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly spoke at the meeting.

At the meeting, Chairman of Binh Thuan Provincial People’s Committee – Le Tuan Phong said: The province has drastically participated in solving the needs of building materials for the expressway project, step by step solving problems, Gradually came to agreement on issues related to the provision of soil filling materials for the project. In particular, the province has instructed the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and related departments and sectors to give priority to processing investment, environmental, land, and mining permits within 3 working days upon receipt. are business records.

To ensure the demand for building materials for the project, the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee suggested that the Project Management Units: Thang Long, 7, 85 coordinate closely with relevant departments and branches of the province and mine owners. to survey, evaluate and determine the reserves and quality of each field of embankment materials to unify data, propose ground-filling requirements for each specific construction and installation package, in which clearly identify which mines Exploiting operations need to increase capacity, expand the scale, which mines need to speed up the mining licensing procedures.

The Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee also requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to guide the province to shorten the time for implementing mining licensing procedures. At the same time, it is recommended that the Ministry of Transport soon consider and approve the plan to use 1.1 million cubic meters of salvaged rock in package No. 01, Vinh Hao – Phan Thiet section to crush into expressway embankment as proposed. proposal of PMU 7; Consider and approve for the use of rock and wind mixed in mines.

The Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly – Vu Hong Thanh highly appreciated the efforts of Binh Thuan province in implementing and implementing the North-South Expressway project in the East, the section passing through the province, especially the coordination. solving the need for building materials to implement the project. Mr. Vu Hong Thanh also suggested that the province continue to direct the completion of site clearance in May 2021 according to the province’s progress; Early completion of related procedures to ensure a dumping site for project construction. Regarding the handling of materials for construction, the Chairman of the Economic Committee of the National Assembly requested the Ministry of Transport to review the material needs of the entire route, directing the Project Management Boards to: Thang Long, 7, 85 urgently coordinate with the province to remove problems.