Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized this spirit when concluding meetings on draft Decrees regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance (after merging, arranging and streamlining the organizational apparatus) and Vietnam Television.
On February 7, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc chaired a meeting on the draft Decree regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Vietnam Television (VTV) and the draft Decree regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance (after merging, rearranging and streamlining the organizational apparatus).
Regarding the draft Decree regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of VTV, the Deputy Prime Minister requested ministries and branches to give their opinions on the contents that are not highly agreed upon in order to complete the draft Decree and submit it to the Government for promulgation according to plan.
Reporting at the meeting, comrade Nguyen Thanh Lam, General Director of VTV said that according to the latest plan, after the arrangement, VTV will reduce from 27 units to 22 units belonging to the blocks assisting the General Director, specialized units, ensuring streamlining according to the correct ratio (18.5%).
At the meeting, representatives of the Government Office, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Information and Communications, and the Ministry of Finance discussed and highly agreed with VTV's explanation, especially regarding its tasks and organizational structure; stating that VTV had performed very methodically, in accordance with the Party's policies and legal regulations.
Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc highly appreciated VTV's report and explanation and the opinions of representatives of ministries and branches.
Emphasizing some contents related to the number of units under VTV, including VTV Times; the implementation of foreign television tasks, VTV's financial operation mechanism; handling of assets after receiving the functions and tasks of television stations... The Deputy Prime Minister requested VTV to absorb and complete the draft Decree, and submit it to the Government according to plan.
* At the meeting on the draft Decree regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance (merging the Ministry of Finance with the Ministry of Planning and Investment; merging Vietnam Social Security; transferring a number of functions and tasks of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises and the National Financial Supervision Committee to the Ministry of Finance), Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi reported clearly on the viewpoint of developing a decree to ensure proper implementation of the Party and State's guidelines, orientations and policies on restructuring and streamlining the apparatus, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of financial management.
Inheriting and restructuring the functions, tasks and powers of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment as prescribed in Decree No. 14/2023/ND-CP and Decree No. 89/2022/ND-CP, ensuring coverage of the entire state management field in the fields of finance-budget, economy-investment and other related fields.
Arrange and consolidate organizations and units of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment to ensure the principle that one organization performs many tasks, and one task is assigned to only one unit with primary responsibility; merge Vietnam Social Security into a focal point under the Ministry of Finance; at the same time, restructure the internal organizations of Vietnam Social Security, ensuring streamlined, effective and efficient operations.
End the general department model at general departments and equivalents, convert them into department-level units under the Ministry; build a streamlined internal apparatus, reduce staff units, internal management, reduce intermediate levels, and ensure sufficient authority to perform assigned functions and tasks.
On the basis of merging the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, reviewing the functions and tasks of the units under the two ministries, the plan to arrange the two ministries after merging and receiving the functions and tasks of related units, the Ministry of Finance reports the plan to merge administrative organizations with overlapping functions and tasks from 10 units into 5 units; merge and consolidate administrative organizations with connected, interconnected or similar functions from 20 units into 8 units; maintain administrative organizations that are independent in terms of professional expertise or have specific characteristics (12 units).
The report of the Ministry of Finance clearly stated the plan to arrange public service units of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (public service units under the authority of the Government); the plan to reorganize general departments and equivalents under the Ministry (General Department of Taxation, General Department of Customs, General Department of State Reserves, State Treasury, State Securities Commission, General Statistics Office) into administrative organizations equivalent to departments under the Ministry; merge Vietnam Social Security into the Ministry of Finance to organize into a single focal point.
According to preliminary calculations, after merging the two ministries and merging Vietnam Social Security into the Ministry of Finance, the number of focal points will decrease by about 3,600, equivalent to 37.7% compared to the current number of focal points of units and organizations of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Investment, and Vietnam Social Security.
Of which, 2 focal points at the ministerial level and government agencies; 6 focal points at the general department level; 98 focal points at the department, bureau and equivalent levels under the ministry; 336 focal points at the department, bureau and equivalent levels under the general department; about 3,100 focal points from the department, branch and equivalent levels under the department, bureau and equivalent levels under the ministry and below...
Speaking at the meeting, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said: The two ministries of Planning and Investment and Finance have coordinated very well, urgently and seriously implementing the directions of the Central and Government on restructuring, streamlining the apparatus and unifying the plan; currently the draft Decree has no issues with different opinions.
Minister Nguyen Chi Dung emphasized: Reorganizing and streamlining the apparatus is a very big and important issue, especially in the new context, we are preparing a new mindset to enter a new era. To do so, we must have a strong apparatus that operates effectively, efficiently, effectively, and smoothly from top to bottom, horizontally and vertically to successfully achieve the set goals.
Minister Nguyen Chi Dung emphasized the view that the arrangement and organization of the new Ministry of Finance needs to inherit the functions and tasks of the two ministries and related agencies, ensuring no omissions, no overlap, and smooth and effective operation.
At the meeting, Minister Nguyen Chi Dung, Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises Nguyen Hoang Anh, leaders of the Government Office, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance... also gave their opinions on reviewing and amending legal documents related to the organization of the Ministry of Finance; organizing the system of statistical branches; organizing departments in some special cases; arranging staff, working locations, resolving regimes and policies for those affected by the organization of the apparatus...
The opinions emphasized that the arrangement of cadres must ensure publicity, transparency, rationality, appropriateness, right person, right job; well implement propaganda and ideological work for cadres, civil servants, public employees, and workers at agencies and units... along with that, it is necessary to quickly deploy solutions to ensure material conditions so that the new Ministry of Finance can immediately go into operation, operate smoothly, synchronously, and effectively.
Concluding the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc commended and highly appreciated the sense of responsibility of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies in coordinating and developing the draft Decree, achieving high consensus and unity.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc also gave his opinion on the contents related to the merger of Vietnam Social Security; organization of departments in some special cases; organization of the system of statistical agencies, specialized inspection; public service units; reception, arrangement of personnel, ensuring facilities... for the operation of the new Ministry of Finance.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested the two ministries and relevant agencies to continue reviewing and ensuring that no functions, tasks, or scope of work are missed so that the new apparatus can operate smoothly and effectively.
The Deputy Prime Minister highly appreciated the pioneering and revolutionary spirit of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant agencies in developing plans, arranging and streamlining the apparatus (proposing to reduce up to 46% of focal points).
Emphasizing that the Ministry of Finance is the "core" ministry - the "blood vessel" of the economy, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc requested that "once the arrangements are completed, the work must run"./.
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