State Auditor asked to improve organisation for better performance
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the State Audit to finalise a plan to better its organiational apparatus by 2020 with a vision to 2030, while improving the quality and capacity of its staff to increase the agency’s performance.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan addresses the conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has asked the State Auditto finalise a plan to better its organizational apparatus by 2020 with a visionto 2030, while improving the quality and capacity of its staff to increase the agency’sperformance.
Addressing aconference to launch the 2018 task of the State Audit in Hanoi on January 15, thetop legislator urged the agency to review the Law on State Audit and submit acomprehensive assessment of the law to the NA for revision.
The State Audit shouldalso focus on strengthening the application of technology in line with administrativereform, while fostering international cooperation to host the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions in 2018, shesaid.
Stressing that thecountry is entering a new development period, the NA leader expressed herbelief that the State Audit will overcome all difficulties to successfullyfulfilling all assigned tasks.
General State AuditorHo Duc Phoc affirmed that the State Audit will continue exerting efforts tocomplete its target for 2018.
According to its 2017report, the State Audit completed all 257 audits, approved 273 audit reportsand issued 193 other reports.
As of January 4, 2018,the organization discovered financial violations of 43.66 trillion VND. Itvoided 96 legal documents to avoid losses and wastefulness, while discovering aredundancy of 57,175 public servants and employees.
The State Audit alsoevaluated the value of six enterprises before their equitisation, and exploringadditional 504.5 billion VND needed to be paid to the State budget.
On the occasion, NAChairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presented the Independence Order, third class,to former Auditor General Nguyen Huu Van, and the Labour Order, second class,to Auditor General Ho Duc Phoc. A number of individuals and collectives werealso honoured.-VNA
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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan addresses the conference (Photo: VNA) 
