Chỉ thị 03/2003/CT-TTg

In order to put an end to the situation of out-standing debts, clarify financial -budgetary activities and create conditions for grassroots administrations to take initiative in financial-budgetary activities, the Prime Minister requests the presidents of the provincial/municipal People’s Committees to immediately carry out the following tasks:

- To regularly guide and inspect administrations of rural districts and communes in strictly and fully observing the provisions on budgetary decentralization and management under the Law on the State Budget and the stipulations on management of commune budgets of the Government and Finance Ministry. It must be ensured that cost-of-living allowances and allowances for commune officials are paid fully and in time. The decisions on investment in assorted projects must be based on allowed investment capital sources, made by the commune People’s Councils and be publicized for discussion and inspection by people. The commune budgets must not borrow capital for investment.

- To direct concerned branches to inspect the financial-budgetary management in communes in order to detect and redress in time the existing problems and errors in the management work; and at the same time identify debts owed by the commune budgets. On the basis of the actual debt amounts of the localities, to direct the classification thereof so as to work out handling measures:

+ In 2003, to completely settle debts of cost-of-living allowances of commune officials. In case of actual difficulty, the duration for payment of these debts may be prolonged but must be completed before the second quarter of 2004.

+ For debts of capital construction investment capital, the duration for settlement shall be 3 years.- (Summary)