Report on the practice of thrift and anti-waste in 2021

Pursuant to Decision No. 563/QD-UBND dated February 25, 2021, of the City People's Committee on the promulgation of the City People's Committee's Action Program on practicing thrift and combating waste in 2021, and Official Letter No. 3923/STC-QLNS dated October 21, 2021, of the Department of Finance regarding; the Department of Finance reports as follows:

1. Direction and Administration:

In implementation of the City People's Committee's Action Program on practicing thrift and combating waste in 2021, the Department of Finance issued internal documents on practicing thrift and combating waste, directing departments and units under the Department with specific contents, tasks, and saving measures, and organized one briefing session for all civil servants, public employees, and workers to study and implement.

The leaders of the Department, according to their assigned areas, directed departments and units to research and advise the City People's Council and People's Committee on the effective management and use of public investment capital, and to strengthen inspection, examination, and supervision of public investment projects.

The Department Office was assigned to preside over and coordinate with departments and units to research, advise, and propose measures to save gasoline, electricity, water, and stationery, and to effectively use equipment for work; and to regularly monitor and inspect the practice of thrift and anti-waste by departments, units, civil servants, public employees, and agency workers.

2. Implementation Results:

2.1 Management and use of recurrent expenditure funds:

As of the current time in 2021, the saving of recurrent expenditures has continued to be maintained and implemented quite well compared to the set plan, specifically: electricity consumption saved 10%, gasoline saved 5%, and vehicle repair saved 2.3%.

2.2 Advising on the management and use of public investment capital and national target program capital:

Advised the City People's Committee to focus on disbursing public investment capital for districts within the city; advised on the effective management and use of public investment capital and national target program capital.

Focused on organizing specialized inspections and examinations to promptly guide and rectify localities and units to comply with state regulations, thereby recommending the reduction of unnecessary expenses to save the state budget.

2.3 Management of office headquarters and public assets:

Effectively managed and used agency headquarters to ensure cleanliness and civilized office environment, with computer equipment, printers, etc., being effectively exploited and used, and software applications serving direction, administration, and operations improving operational quality and saving costs.

In the management and use of vehicles for work, the Department continued to use 02 cars, including: 01 16-seater car and 01 7-seater car; the vehicles were used effectively and in accordance with regulations.

2.4 Management and use of labor and working hours:

Directed strict compliance with regulations, the Department's Public Duty Discipline Inspection Team organized a total of 25 inspection sessions on public duty performance and state secret protection, and the inspection results showed that the departments under the Department fully complied with current regulations.

3. Comments and Assessment:

The leadership, direction, and organization of the implementation of thrift and anti-waste contents and tasks were timely and in accordance with regulations; civil servants and public employees were responsible and strictly complied with thrift and anti-waste regulations, with no violations requiring handling.

The advisory work on the management and use of public investment capital was well-focused; the organization of inspections, examinations, and supervision of investment projects, and guidance to localities and units to comply with legal regulations and save state budget capital were effectively carried out.