Nghị quyết 52/2010/QH12

RESOLUTION

ON THE 2011 STATE BUDGET ESTIMATE

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10;
Pursuant to the State Budget Law;
After considering the Government's Report No. 16/BC-CP of October 15, 2010, on the 2011 slate budget estimate, submitted to the National Assembly; the Finance and Budget Committees Verification Report No. 1634/BC-UBTCNS12 of October 18, 2010; the National Assembly Standing Committee's Report No. 387/BC-UBTVQ1112 of November 9, 2010, on assimilation of opinions and explanations on the 2011 slate budget estimate, and opinions of National Assembly deputies,

RESOLVES:

Article 1. To pass the 2011 state budget estimate

The total state budget revenue will be VND 595,000 billion (five hundred ninety five thousand billion dong), equivalent to 26.2% of the gross domestic product; if including VND 10,000 billion transferred from 2010 to 2011, the total state budget revenue will be VND 605,000 billion (six hundred five thousand billion dong);

The total state budget expenditure will be VND 725,600 billion (seven hundred twenty five thousand six hundred billion dong);

The state budget deficit will be VND 120,600 billion (one hundred twenty thousand six hundred billion dong), equivalent to 5.3% of the gross domestic product.

(see attached appendices No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)

Article 2. To agree with solutions for implementing the 2011 state budget estimate submitted by the Government and proposed by the Finance and Budget Committee in the verification report, while stressing the following central solutions:

1. To implement the fiscal policy prudently, and strictly control slate budget revenues and expenditures. In the course of administering the state budget, to adopt measures to reduce its deficit in 2011 to below VND 120,600 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of the gross domestic product, and to lower levels in subsequent years. To formulate a strategy on public debt management through 2020, with a vision towards 2030, aiming to assure national financial security. To closely and synchronously combine fiscal, monetary and other policies in order to contribute to effectively achieving the 2011 socio-economic objectives.

2. To drastically direct and enhance the management of state budget collection, ensuring correct and full collection under law; and reduce tax debts and frauds.

Should state budget revenues increase higher than estimated, at least 30% of the increased central budget revenue amount shall be used to reduce the 2011 state budget deficit. The Government shall report to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and comment in accordance with law a plan on specific allocation of the increased central budget revenue amount.

3. To strictly manage state budget expenditures, practice thrift, and raise the effectiveness of the use of budget as well as other public financial sources; to end the transfer of large amounts from one source to another and making of expenditures outside or in excess of estimates ultra vires and in violation of the Law on the State Budget and the National Assembly's resolutions. To scrutinize and set an order of priority for investments; to make coordinated investment; to concentrate capital on key and urgent projects and programs to be completed in 2011-2012, especially in poor localities and ethnic minority areas still receiving large central budget grants; to incrementally reduce the ratio of development investment from the state budget in parallel with strongly socializing investment in sectors in which other economic sectors can participate, particularly in cities and towns, while increasing budget investment in agriculture, rural areas and other disadvantaged regions.

From May 1, 2011, to increase the monthly minimum wage from VND 730,000 to VND 830,000; and increase pensions and preferential treatment allowances for persons with meritorious services to the country in proportion to the minimum wage increase ;' and implement the regime of public-duty allowance of 10%; and seniority allowance in the education sector.

4. To further renew the financial mechanism applicable to the public non-business sector towards increasing autonomy and accountability of agencies and units, associated with the mechanism of placement of orders or assignment of specific tasks. To set service charges in the direction of incrementally offsetting costs, while the State shall introduce policies to support policy beneficiaries and the poor: to further improve mechanisms and policies to stimulate socialization of non-business activities; to increase state management of already socialized public services.

5. In 2011 to issue government bonds worth VND 45,000 billion for investment in projects and works on the list decided by the National Assembly Standing Committee. Localities shall actively make use of local budgets and capital of other sources under law for speeding up the implementation of projects and works funded with government bond capital. Not to allocate capital to ineligible projects and works and those which lack investment procedures or are not truly urgent and effective; to concentrate capital on projects likely to be completed in 2011 -2012. To transfer capital among projects and works in the same sector to suit their progress and completion capability; not to transfer unused government bond capital to subsequent years. To draw up detailed plans on raising and allocation of government bond capital in 2011 to each project or work, report them to the National Assembly Standing Committee for consideration and decisions before January 31, 2011, and report on the plan on issuance and use of government bond capital during 2011-2015 to the National Assembly at the coming session.

6. To increase oversight, examination, inspection and audit of expenditures balanced in the state budget and managed via state budget, loans for onlending, loans guaranteed by the Government, expenditures from state financial funds, and loans and advance amounts of ministries and local administrations. To observe the principle that loans and advanced amounts of a ministry, sector or locality shall be repaid with the budget of such ministry, branch or locality without any central budget support. To solve the problems of advance of excessive capital amounts, too long advance periods or unspecified time of repayment, especially for advance amounts from subsequent years' budgets. To strictly manage the raising and use of capital of slate enterprises, particularly of business groups and state corporations, including domestic and foreign loans in order to ensure their effective use. To clearly identify responsibilities of heads of agencies, organizations and units for the use of state budget, assets and capital sources.

7. In 2011, to implement 15 national target programs proposed by the Government. The Government shall elaborate criteria, norms and plans for allocation of funds for these programs, report them to the National Assembly for con­sideration and comment before implementation; to assign and allocate them to ministries, branches and localities before January 31, 2011. In 2011, the Government shall conduct a comprehensive review of the national target programs", clearly identifying their objectives, scope and target groups in order to integrate their activities and reduce the number of managing and implementing agencies for the 2011-2015 period, and submit proposals to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.

8. To review and assess the Law on the State Budget and propose amendments to the National Assembly for consideration and decision in order to redress limitations and inadequacies and increase effectiveness of the use of state budget, capital and assets.

Article 3. Oversight of the implementation of the 2011 state budget estimate

The Standing Committee, the Finance and Budget Committee, the Ethnic Council and other Committees of the National Assembly, National Assembly deputies* delegations and National Assembly deputies shall oversee the implemen­tation of the 2011 state budget estimate practically and effectively in the sectors and geographical areas under their respective responsibilities prescribed by law.

This Resolution was adopted on November 10, 2010, by the XII^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its eighth session.-

APPENDIX NO. 1

2011 STATE BUDGET BALANCE

Unit: VND billion

APPENDIX NO. 2

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE BALANCES OF 2011 CENTRAL BUDGET AND LOCAL BUDGET ESTIMATES

Unit: VND billion

APPENDIX NO. 3

2011 STATE BUDGET REVENUE ESTIMATES BY SECTOR

Unit: VND billion

APPENDIX NO. 4

ESTIMATES OF STATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES, CENTRAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES AND LOCAL BUDGET EXPENDITURES ACCORDING TO THE 2011 EXPENDITURE STRUCTURE

Unit: VND billion

Notes: (1) This figure includes also the projected target additional allocation to local budgets, exclusive of VND 93,799 billion additionally allocated from the central budget to local budgets.

(2) This figure includes also VND 93,799 billion additionally allocated from central budget to local budgets, exclusive of the projected target additional allocation from the central budget to local budgets.

APPENDIX 5

REVENUES MANAGED VIA 2011 BUDGET

Unit: VND billion