Controlling assets and income (TSTN) of people holding positions and powers in agencies, organizations and units is one of the important new points in the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption (PCTN) with many new regulations on measures to prevent, detect and handle corruption. This content has been regulated by the Law in a separate section (Section 6, Chapter II, including 24 articles). Compared with regulations on other measures to prevent corruption, measures to control TSTN of people holding positions and powers are regulated in the most articles of the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption (24 out of a total of 96 articles). The content of controlling TSTN of people holding positions and powers has also changed a lot compared to the provisions of the 2005 Law on Anti-Corruption. The purpose of controlling TSTN is to clearly know the TSTN, fluctuations in TSTN, and the origin of the increased TSTN of the declarant in order to prevent corruption and serve the work of managing cadres; timely detection of corruption, recovery of corrupt assets, prevention of asset dissipation.
However, the practice of implementing measures to control TSTN in recent times according to the 2018 Law on Anti-Corruption and Decree 130/2020/ND-CP shows that the difficulties and shortcomings mainly focus on the implementation of declaration and verification of TSTN; the authority to verify assets and income. Some localities, ministries and branches have recommended the need to soon build and complete the legal basis system of procedures, regulations and forms related to TSTN control; sanctions to handle violations. In particular, due to the lack of sanctions for cases of fraudulent behavior, the accuracy and honesty of the declaration documents have not been ensured.
At the conference, the Government Inspectorate also answered and clarified the difficulties in declaring additional personal income tax when verification has not been carried out; the decentralization in verifying personal income tax; the declaration of loans, stocks, etc.
Deputy Inspector General of the Government Bui Ngoc Lam received the recommendations and proposals of the delegates at the bridge points. The Government Inspectorate will synthesize and propose to the competent authority to make timely adjustments and supplements, contributing to the prevention, detection and suppression of corruption; serving the work of cadres, preventing the dissipation of corrupt assets, and recovering corrupt assets.
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