As many as 50 audits will be conducted on investment projects in 2018 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 200 audits will be conducted in 2018, focusing on State budgetuse, according to a plan from the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV).
The audits will be carried out in ministries, centrally-run agencies, citiesand provinces, the General Department ofTaxation and its chapters in localities.
There will be 23 thematic audits, including examinations of the efficiency of investmentpreferential policies in economic zones and the management and use of officialdevelopment assistance.
As many as 50 audits will be conducted on investment projects, including metroline 1 – Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien section in Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Luc-Long Thanhexpressway, Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway in Hanoi, Lai Chau hydroelectricplant, Duong Noi new urban area in Hanoi and Quang Ninh airport.
Under the plan, financial reports and the use of State capital and assets by 33corporations and financial-banking organisations will also be examined.
The SAV said the audits will focus on major guidelines and policies such asthose on the restructuring of economic sectors, the financial market and the Statebudget.
There will be thematic audits in service of the National Assembly’ssupervision, covering environmental protection, national disaster preventionand climate change response, with priority given to projects in big cities likeHCM City.
To materialise the state audit development strategy by 2020, the SAV willcontinue to scale up audit activities.-VNA
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As many as 50 audits will be conducted on investment projects in 2018 (Source: VNA) 
