Temporarily stop renovating and repairing office buildings to avoid waste

(NLDO) - Nghe An province has just issued a document requesting agencies and localities subject to the arrangement to temporarily suspend the implementation of renovation and repair of working headquarters.

On March 4, the People's Committee of Nghe An province announced that it had just issued a document on temporarily suspending the renovation and repair of office headquarters; purchasing and leasing assets; advancing investment capital for works and projects and reporting on the overall implementation status and total outstanding debt in localities during the implementation of the plan to innovate and reorganize the apparatus.

The model of the People's Committee headquarters of Con Cuong district, Nghe An with a total investment of over 110 billion VND must temporarily stop construction to avoid waste.

Accordingly, implementing the Conclusions of the Politburo and the Secretariat: No. 126-KL/TW dated February 14, 2025 on a number of contents and tasks to continue to arrange and streamline the apparatus of the political system in 2025; No. 127-KL/TW dated February 28, 2025 on implementing research and proposing to continue to arrange the apparatus of the political system. During the implementation of the plan to innovate and arrange the apparatus in Nghe An province, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh commented as follows:

Assign agencies, units and localities subject to the arrangement to temporarily suspend the implementation of renovation and repair of working headquarters, purchase of assets, working equipment and lease of new assets during the implementation of the Plan for innovation and arrangement of organizational apparatus in Nghe An province until the Plan is completed or there is a new guiding document (except in other really necessary cases, agencies and units must report to the competent agency or person for consideration and decision).

Temporarily stop the advance payment of capital for basic construction investment for works and projects using state budget sources from Nghe An province budget from March 4, 2025, only make capital payments for completed volumes according to regulations. At the same time, speed up the progress of refunding for contents that ensure conditions according to regulations. In case agencies and units still make advance payments, they must take full responsibility before the Provincial People's Committee and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

The People's Committees of districts, cities and towns shall comprehensively review, classify and report on the implementation of projects in the area from all capital sources to clearly determine the number of outstanding and unfinished projects, the number of completed projects that have not been settled, the outstanding debt (clearly stating the investment policy of which agency, capital structure and debt from budget levels) up to the reporting time. Complete the report and send it to the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Finance before March 6, 2025. The Department of Finance shall synthesize and report to the Provincial People's Committee on March 6, 2025.

Carry out the handling of assets, finances, and state budget in the process of restructuring the state apparatus in the province according to Official Dispatch No. 637/UBND-KT dated January 23, 2025 of the Provincial People's Committee.

The Department of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with the Department of Construction, the State Treasury, investors, construction investment project management boards and relevant units to direct, urge, monitor, inspect and supervise agencies, units and localities in implementing and promptly advise the Provincial People's Committee during the implementation process, ensuring efficiency, practicing thrift and combating waste.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tam-dung-cai-tao-sua-chua-tru-so-lam-viec-de-tranh-lang-phi-196250304172523301.htm