The
State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) plans to focus on auditing issues of public
concern this year such as oil, gas, electricity, coal, land, housing and urban
development.
Areas under scrutiny would also include
mineral resources, education and training, environment and assessing
implementation of National Assembly and Government resolutions, said SAV Chief
Auditor Dinh Tien Dung in an interview with Vietnam News Agency.
Apart from auditing the State budget, finances
and State-owned property, SAV had planned to audit 16 special areas this year,
up from 11 focus areas during last year, which would include a rapid and
sustainable poverty reduction programme for poor districts and land use and
management projects, he said.
"SAV will carry out audit activities
across a wide range of focus areas in order to provide proper conclusions,
recommendations and information in a timely manner for the management
activities of the Government, National Assembly and relevant ministries and
agencies," Dung said.
In order to effectively carry out audits on
issues of public concern, improvements had been made to the quality of auditors
and the management capacity of auditing agencies, he added.
SAV planned to continue staff training
activities and speeding up measures to supervise audits and improve the
professional ethics of auditors.
"Auditing results of SAV will not only
have a strong impact on socio-economic development but also serve as an
important tool for management agencies to study in order to map out feasible
measures for the socio-economic development of the country," Dung said.
He stressed that the legal position, function,
tasks and jurisdiction of the State Audit did not allow officials or auditors
to abuse their authority to profit and under the current regulations, any
violators would face strict punishment or have to take legal responsibility
depending on the seriousness of infringement.
"Relevant agencies will regularly inspect
activities of auditors and strictly punish any auditor violating professional
ethics and cultural behaviours," he said.
In 2011, SAV carried out 152 audits as
planned, focusing on issues of public concern such as the Electricity of
Vietnam and the management and use of the petrol price stabilisation fund
during the 2009-10 period.
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